The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-05


! in writing an account stating the
number of animals. the appraised
value Of each and the amount to be
paid the owner therefor, and upon
! presentation thereof, the auditor Of
accounts shall draw an order in favor
/ of the owner for the amount TO be
paid him under the provisions Of this
and the preceding section. No indem-
/ nifty shall be paid to an owner OF
! condemned animals that have not
been owned or kept within this state
for at least six months previous to
the discovery of the disease, unless
! such animals were at the time of
their importation examined in accord
ance with the provisions of section 2
and pronounced free from disease.
| Sec. Is. Under regulations to be
prescribed by said commissioner and
approved by the state board Of health.
animals which have responded to the
! tuberculin test but which show no
marked physical indications of dis
ease, may be retained by the owner In
| quarantine and used for breeding pur-
poses. The milk of such animals,
after having been sterilized or pas
teurized according to such regula-
tions, may be sold or manufactured
! into butter or cheese. In case ami
mails quarantined under the provisions
of this section are at any time con-
| demned or killed, the owner shall re-
ceive no compensation therefor from
the state. The premises on which
such animals are kept shall be at all
times subject to inspection by said
commissioner or his agent or by the
state board of health. Such animals,
may, at any time, be sold for immedi-
ate slaughter in any slaughter house
subject to federal inspection.
| Sec. 16 Said commissioner may,
with the approval of the governor. ar
range for the disposition Of the AMI
mails found to have tuberculosis, by
tuberculin test applied as hereinbe-
| fore provided at some fertilizer or
rendering plant, or at any slaughter
! house within this state where all AMI
mails slaughtered are inspected and
passed upon by an agent or official
of, and according to the regulations
! Of the bureau of animal industry or
the United States department of ag-
riculture. All contracts made by the
|
under this section shall be approved
; by the governor. All payments made
! for animals so sold shall be to the
state treasurer, with a statement
Herewith showing the amount paid
for each animal. The commissioner
or his agent shall insert in the ear
| of each animal sold numbered tag.
and record of such numbers shall
| be kept by the commissioner. All
| funds received from such sales shall
become the property of the state. Sales
made under this section shall be I'M
der such regulations as may be
formulated by the commissioner with
the approval of the governor.
Sec. H. A person who Intentional
ly interferes with or binders the work
of the commissioner or his employees
under this act, or who attempts to
defeat the object of the test by pre-
vious injection of tuberculin common
" known as plugging. or in any way
attempts to prevent an accurate and
truthful determination of the condi-
ton of the animals tested, shall be
fined not more than one hundred dol
lars nor less than ten dollars, or be
imprisoned not more than thirty
days
Sec. Is. A resident of this state who
slaughters for human consumption at
place within this state an animal
which after slaughter he finds or be-
lieves to be tuberculous, which ami
NAL shall have been owned within
this state for a period of at least six
months next preceding its slaughter,
may forthwith notify said commits
sioner in writing. or otherwise, Civ
ing such statement of facts as the
commissioner shall by general regu-
lations require. The commissioner
shall thereupon at the earliest date
possible. in person or by agent, In
spect the carcass of the animal In
question and. If such carcass Is tuber-
culous. he or his agent shall appraise
the same at a value not TO exceed
eight cents per pound: and thereup-
on. within sixty days. said commits
sioner shall furnish a certificate there
of TO the auditor of accounts who
shall draw an order in favor or the
owner of such carcass for the sum
of seventy-five per cent of the APP
praised value thereof Such diseased
carcass shall be buried or destroyed
by the owner and at his expense, in
the presence of said commissioner or
his agent. In no case shall such sum
of seventy-five per cent be reckoned
on a sum greater than fifty dollars
for a single animal. If, upon exam
nation, the carcass is not found tn
berculous the expenses for inspection
shall be paid by the owner or the
party who applied for the inspection.
Sec. 10. The sum of forty thousand
dollars. and. in addition thereto.
whatever amount may be received by
the state from the sale of condemned
animals. is hereby annually appropri-
ated for the purpose of carrying into
effect the provisions of this act.
When such funds are exhausted no
further expenses shall be incurred
by the commissioner except that in
case of the outbreak within the state
of some unusual and dangerous con-
tagious disease Of domestic animals.
he may use such further sums as the
governor may authorize. to be paid
in the manner provided by law. but
the expenses so incurred shall in no
case be deducted from the amount
herein appropriated.
Sec. 90. A person shipping COWS as
and for milch COWS. subject TO the
tuberculin test. TO any quarantine sta
ton in the state of Massachusetts,.
may. If any of such cows respond to
the test. and If the Massachusetts,
board Of cattle commissioners con-
dennis or refuses to accept them, sell
such condemned cows for the highest
price obtainable under the Massa-
chusetts regulations. and report in