Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-08-02


The new stallion license law be-
comes effective July 1, 1913. 1t does
not apply to stations standing for
service during the spring season of
1913. The new law requires everyone
who shall stand, travel, advertise, or
in any manner offer stallion for SER
VICE in Kansas, shall first get license
certificate for the stallion from the
state livestock registry board at Man
haitian. All licenses issued sander the
OLD law Chapter lssnawsof of Kansas,
1909 became void July 1, 1913, but
may be renewed for the year 1914 if
application for renewal be made
previous to March [, 1914
Stations will be licensed under
four classes. purebred, crossbred,
grade and scrub-according to their
breeding
= The principal purpose of the stall
lion license law is to verify the breed
ing of stations offered for service,
and under the new law certificates
will be issued without an examina-
t1on for soundneSs accompanying the
application for a stallion license.
/ The certificate of soundness will be
a separate document from the license
certificate. Thoroughly competent
men from the Kansas livestock re-
gistry board will make all examina-
tions for soundness. These inspec-
tors will visit from six to eight points
in each county upon dates previously
advertised. Personal notices giving
a fc r1af f0
County also will be sent to each stall
lion owner in that particular county
a week in advance. The stallion
owner brings his stallion to the most
convenient point to be examined for
tsoundness. The license certificates
are issued for only one year, becom-
ing void December 81, following the
date of issue. They must be renewed
before March following the date OF
Iexpiration.
Transfers of ownership must be
registry board
Fees are: New license, 81; renewal,
81; transfer, so cents
/ Copies of the new law, appica tion
blanks for licenses, renewals, and
4 transfers soon are to be sent to al
fstallion owners -=----.s... -
The method of advertising has been
simplified and made more practical
and effective. In the future every
bill, poster, newspaper or other ad
vertisement issued for d stallion
must have as heading for such ad
| vertisenfent the class and number oil
license issued for the stallion, as fol
instance, "Phrebred License No. So. >
This heading must be in the largest
type used in the advertisement.
The minimum penalty for violating
any provision of the law is a fine OF
$40 and costs for each offence.
1 The new law is practical and fair
1t is definite and specific, with nc
loopholes for wiIlful violators to escape
Enough men will be put into the
field during each-breeding season tc
enforce the law in every county
The law was passed for the benefit
and protection of mare owners, that
they might have authentic informa
tion in regard to the breeding of any
stallion. In return fer this protection
mare owners should be more prompt
in meeting their obligations to the
owners of the stations, not only in
returning mares at the proper time
and giving them the proper feed ano
care, but also in settling for the
service fee.-Written for Farmers
Mail and Breeze by c. W.. McCamp
bell, Secretary Livestock Registry
Board, Manhattan, Kansas.