The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-07-24
VETERINARIANS
PROTEST LAW
STATE ASSOCIATION RESOLUTION
PASSED HERE AT LAST CUN-
VENTION is JUST MADE
PUBLIC.

That the graduate veterinarians OF
this state will protest the recent law
passed by the thirteenth session OF
the state legislature, approved by
the governor March 18th, and which
became effective July LIST, is the state
ment of DR.. N. j. Mayer of this Guy
who gives out a resolution passed by
the former body at its annual meet
ing in this city June 10th and llth.
The act referred to repealed the vet
Urinary practice law, the stalhon reg
istartion law, and all the state i've
stock sanitary law except section -
thereof, these laws being enacted in
1909 and 1911. Under this new I'VE
stock sanitary law is incorporated Il
stallion registration law, a Veterlh-
airy practice act and a state live stock
sanitary act. Three members OIL lhe
new state live stock sanitary BOARD
shall be graduate veterinarians, me
qualifications of the other two are
not specified.
Purpose of Law.
1t appears that the purpose of this
new piece of legislation was origin
ally intended to protect the non-grad-
uate practitioners from any so-called
discrimination of which they claim
they have been victims the past four
years. In drawing this bill, a special
effort was made by the graduate and
congratulate, it is claimed, to make
it fair and just to both. In view OF
the fact that many of the non-grad-
yates are men who through years OF
private study and long experience
have attained a considerable degree
of proficiency in veterinary science
a provision was mad whereby any
veterinarian who could pass the X
animation prescribed by the state
board of examiners might then be
appointed a deputy state veterinarian
1t was further provided that every
veterinarian licensed d the acts
of 1909 and 1911 to practice veter-
mary medicine and surgery snould
be licensed by the new board to prac-
tice veterinary medicine and sur
gerry should be licensed by the new
board to practice veterinary medl-
cine and surgery in all its branches
without examination. BY this act the
graduate veterinarians say they nave
been disgraced and placed i'll a po-
4 sition of shame to think they ever
made a study of the science. me
graduate veterinarians of this state
nave Ule MelldIG ol lIC OAiiiip
!, wealth at heart and claih that owners
], of well-bred live stock that are sus-
ceptible to the ravages of contagious
and infectious diseases will have to
suffer when the live stock sanitary
control work is 10 be handled by the
unqualified man.
The following resolution was pass
+ ed at the annual meeting here: r
r Resolution Adopted.
f Whereas, The members of the
i South akota Veterinary Medical AS
+. sociation assembled in convention at
5 Mitchell. S. :, on June 10 and IL,
S 1913. after due d~eliberation. believe
. that Chapter 265 of the Session Laws
of 1913 of this state is unfair and
' unjust to the members and all grad
iuate veterinarians and deterimenta
> to the live stock industry OF this
Estate. in that it lowers the standard
Iof the veterinary profession to such
an extent that hte licensed non-grad-
uate who has no educational qual1fl-
Z cations whatever would be empower
ed with the same authority in the
control and eradication of contagious
: disease as the graduate veterinarian,
Whereas. The Honorable Attorney
General. Royal G. Johnson, rules
that the said law is constitutional and
t that the state live stock sanitary
e board would be compelled under the
e law to appoint such licensed non
graduate to the position of deputy
state veterinarian,
Now, therefore, be it resolved,
That we. the members of the South
Dakota Veterinary Medican Associa-
: ton for the maintenance of our pro-
e fessional standing, and for the up
n holding of the educational standard
i of the veterinary profession, and for
the welfare of the live stock indus
:, try of this state, positively refuse
: to accept any form of commission OF
d appointment under the said law, s
BE it further resolved, That we
e sign the above resolution. lJe+
1t is o the intent of the graduate
e veterinarians to hamper the working
e of this new board and in so far as
i possible they will report to them
the existence of infectious or conta-
t gious diseases but they will refuse
to accept a deputyship and will OF
( course not have the authority to act
under the direction of this board
!, S. w. Allen, Secretary South Dakota
r Veterinary Medican Association.
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