The Monte Vista journal., 1913-03-29
STOCK OWNERS NOTICE.

Extract From Colorado Stock Laws
Section 221, Colorado stock laws.
provides A. follows:
III any person or persons shall
put any dead animal or part of the
carcass OF any dead animal into any
lake. river. creek. pond. road. street,
alley. lane. lot. field or meadow or
common, or In any place within one
mile OF the residence OF any person
or persons. except the same and
every part thereof be burned or
buried at least two feet under
ground; and IL the owner or owners
thereof shall knowingly permit the
same to remain in any OF the afore-
said places, to the injury OF the
health or to the annoyance of the
citizens OF this state, or any OF them,
every person 80 offending shall be
deemed guilty OF misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall
forfeit and pay a sum OF not less
than five dollars nor more than fifty
dollars, together with the costs Of
prosecution. and in default OF the
payment thereof shall be imprisoned
in the county jail OF the county in
which such conviction may be had,
not exceeding ten days, to be i'm
posed by any court of competent
jurisdiction; and every twenty-four
hours said owner may permit the
same to remain after such conviction
shall be deemed an additional Of
fence against the provisions of this
act, and upon conviction thereof
of not less than ten dollars and not
more than thirty dollars, together
recovered as aforesaid. and in de-.
fault Of the payment thereof be I'm
prisoned as aforesaid not more than
80 days or be punished by both such
fine and imprisonment in the discre-
tion Of the court"
Sec. 222. Domestic Animals Al
fected with Contagious or Infec-
tious Disease.
ut shall be the duty of any per-
son who discovers. suspects, or has
reason to believe that any domestic
animal belonging to him or in his
charge, or that may come under his
observation, belonging to other par
ties. 10 affected with any disease IL 1t
be contagious or infectious disease,
to Immediately report such fact, be-
lief or suspicion to the local board of
health or some member thereof, and
II. on examination, 1t is found that
the animal Is diseased and unit for
food such animal may be ordered
killed and buried by any officer of
the board Of health, at the expense
of the owner"
Sec. 223. Selling. Shipping or
Allowing Diseased Animals to Run
at Large.-Penalty.
ANY person who shall have in his
possession any domestic animal af-
fected with any contagious or infec-
tious disease. knowing such animal
to be 30 affected or after having re-
ceived notice that such animal is 80
affected who shall permit such ami
NAL to run at large or who shall
keep such animal where other do
mestic animals not affected by or
previously exposed to such disease
may be exposed to it's contagion or
infection or who shall move or drive
any domestic animal in violation of
any direction, rule, or regulation, or
order establishing or regulating
quarantine, shall be deemed guilty
of a mlsdemeanor. and upon convic-
tion thereof shall be fined in any
sum not less than FIVE dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars, or
be imprisoned In the county jail not
less than ten nor more than ninety
days, or both. such fine and i'm
prisonment in the discretion OF the
court for each of such diseased or
exposed domestic animals which
he shall permit to run at large, or
keep. sell, ship. drive. trade or give
away in violation of the provisions
OF this act"
Hereafter, anyone found violating
any OF these laws shall be dealt with
accordingly.