Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-05-18
ASKS COOPERATION OF
PANHANDLE CATTLEMEN

The News d N receipt Of the fol-
ioWin communication from " \.
Waddcll. chairman Of the Livestock
sanitary Commission Of Texas
a. Worth. Texas May 18Th. 1913
Attention. Caiilemen Il the Panhau-
die
The last regular session ~ the leg.
stature passed an Act known a. Sen
atr Bhl 80 - pertaining 70 Live
stock sanitary Control work IN Tex
a. Section 81 .aid Act. reads as
inllpws
~ IS further provided that the Live
Stock sanitary commission shall have
ihc power and u b hereby made ~
duty Co as Tar as possible eradicate
Texas oi spleneiic fever. tile scabies.
anthrax. tuberculosis. hog cholera.
CHAMBERS and other infectious. conta-
giou. ~ ~ communicable diseases of
livestock. and Tor this purpose II is
empowered t. establish special quar-
aniiued districts. where such diseases
10 the infection 81 such special quar-
aniincd district. shall be gwen as
provided im on Articlc 1914 The
Live stock Sanitary Commission shall
have power 10 quarantine premises ~
pastures located in such special quar-.
antincd districts or elsewhere when.
o. their knwlodgc such pastures or
premise, " the livestock theron are
injected with or have been exposed
10 a contagious. infectious or com
municablc disease or the infection
thereof aud nu livestock shall be
moved % Or from such special quar-
antincd district pastures ~ premises
90 q manner. method ~ other condi.
ton other than those prescribed by
the Live Stock SANITARY Commission
10 VII Dee the duty of the Live Stock
sanitary commission 10 prescribe
method, Tor dipping Or otherwise
treating ~ disiniectlng such premises
and The livestock thereon. a. 10 their
opinion are necessary ior the cradi.
cation 0i the disease ~ the infection
oi the disease for which they are quar-
anuncd and when any person. CON.
pany or corporation. owning. control
hng uf caring for such livestock. shall
iald ur refuse 90 dip ~ otherwise
treat such livestock or disiniect prem
Uses az such tune and in such manner
a. directed by the Live Stock SAM
iary Commission. then the Live Stock
SANITARY commission shall have mower
60 call upon the sheriff Of the county
m which such livestock are found. and
it will be the duty OF said sheriff Ia
geihcr with the Inspector. 10 din or
otherwise treat such livestock IN a
manner and at such time a, the Live
stock Sanitary Commission shall d.
rect. and the said sheriff shall keen
SAID cattle IA custody subject 10 such
quarantine instruction a. he sfmll re
ceive from such officers No officer
who shall seize such livestock Tor din.
ping or treatment shall be liable 10 the
owner thereof Tor damage. for such
taking. or by reason oi such dipping
or treatment provided. the dipping or
treatment has been done IN accord.
auoc with the methods approved by
the said Live Stock SANITARY Com.
mission
Again section seven provides a. fol.
lows.
Any person, company or corpora
ton owning controlling or caring Tor
any domestic animals affected with or
known 10 have been exposed to any
contagious or infectious disease or the
agency of transmission thereof. who
shall iail or refuse to dip or otherwise
treat such livestock at such time and
ln such manner as directed by the
Lave stock Sanitary Commission. shall
Ice deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor.
ana upon conviction thereof shall be
lined m any sum not less than fifty
dollars nor more than one thousand
dollars.
lhis law becomes effective and IN
force. July is,. at tins year after
which date the Live Stock Sanitary
Commission ct Texas. Is gong to un-
dcriakc the work OF cradica,inq the
,cab entirely of ct the plains of
Texas. and the full import of this Law
vii be rgldly enforced by the Live
stock sanitary Commission. and the
object of tins letter i, To- notify the
'aitlemen of the plains district. own.
INK Scab infected herds of the nature
ui The law passed by the last I.eRis.
la'ure and 20 further give them mo-
ticc ahead of time To make their nre,.
aratlons So as 10 be able To complv
w''h TINS law il is not the intent,on
OF the Live Stock Sanitary Comm,s.
SION ct Texas 10 impose any unnec.
eANary burdens upon the ca,ilemen of
me state, but It Is the inten,ion of
me 1--we Stock Sanitary Commission
OF lcNcsa 10 rid the State al Tex,s
oiihe disease known as scabieS IN ca,
,'e' ana those unfortunate enough 10
nav" nav, TINS disease among their cattle
VIII be held 10 a rigid Observance Of
81 the law The custom heretofore
prc'ailln gin the scab infected terri
tory OF Texas has been to allow cattle
10 be driven from one pasture 10 an.
other or a neighbor's pasture for the
purpose OF dipping. This custom in
me man. will be abroga,ed ard ex.
oep' m isolated places will a mar h,
allowed TO drive his cattle 10 his
ne'shbor's vat Tor dipping There.