The Monte Vista journal., 1913-07-12
THE NEW HOG
CHOLERA LAW
Continued from Page One)
Cholera and to the best OF the owners
knowledge are free Of disease.

Cholera and TO the best OF the owners
knowledge are free Of disease.
Section 2. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person, Arm, corporation or railroad
company, or operator Of a railroad to
load or cause to be loaded into any car
or cars. any hogs for shipment into or
within the State OF Colorado, except for
immediate slaughter, until said cars
have been cleaned and disinfected with
five per cent (5s) solution OF carbolic
acid, cresol or bichloride OF mercury.
Section 3. AT the time OF shipment
OF any hogs into the State OF Colorado,
except those for imthediate slaughter, =
copy Of said affidavit shall be mailed to
the State Veterinarian OF the State OF
Colorado, one copy to be attached to
way bill to destination.
Section 4. All cars used for shipping
hogs for immediate slaughter, shall be
placarded with the words: "STOCk
HOGS" each letter to be not less than
two inches in size, and notation must be
made on each bill OF lading. stock
Hogs"
Section 5. All railroad stock yards
shall be considered as infectious terri
tory and all hogs, except those foi im-
mediate slaughter, shall be unloaded in
chutes, in some section OF yards, which
have been thoroughly cleaned and dis
infected and kept clean and disiniected
TOR the reception OF all hogs other than
those for immediate slaughter.
Section 6. All stockyards at market
centers shall be considered as Infectious
territory, and at all points OF destination
for all hogs, except those for immediate
slaughter, there shall be provided for
the unloading Of such hogs, portion or
section Of yards and chutes, which shall
be clean and disinfected with five per
cent (5g) solution Of carbolic acid, cresol
or bichlorlde Of mercury.
Section 7. All hogs, except those for
immediate slaughter, which are being
shipped from one section, or portion OF
the State of Colorado to another section
or portion OF the State OF Colorado,
when passing through public stock
yards, or market centers, shall be treated
and handled AZ an interstate shipment
an specified IN this act; and it shall be
unlawful for any corporation, CO partner
ship, company. association, person or
persons, to drive or cause to be driven
upon any public highway, any hogs
known to be affected with hog cholera,
or that have within ten QO) days been
exposed to hog cholera or other con-
tagious or in fictitious disease.
Section 8. All hogs, except those for
immediate slaughter, upon arrival at
destination, shall be kept in some clean,
and disinfected place away from all
other hogs for period OF eighteen (18)
days from the date OF arrival at destina-
ton, and the State Veterinary Surgeon
shall be notified by the owner or con
signee Of such date OF arrival and the
date OF releasing said hogs from contine
nent.
Section o. All hogs that die from any
contagious orinfectious disease shall be
burned Immediately until consumed.
and the premises thoroughly cleaned
and disinfected.
Section TO- Any corporation, com
pany, association, person or persons,
railroad company or operator OF rail
road, who shall violate, or disregard any
OF the provisions OF this act shall be
guilty OF a misdemeanor and upon con
viction thereof shall be punished by n
fine OF not less than One Hundred Dol
lars ($lW0O). nor more than Five Hun
dred Dollars $500 0O) for each offense,
or by Imprisonment OF not moro than
six (6) months or by both such fine and
Imprisonment in the discretion OF the
| Court. ELIAS NJ AMMONS,
Governor OF the State OF Colorado.
This law in effect from and after July
15 1913.