The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
CHAPTER 541-H. F.. No. 631.

elimination Of rabies: comforting power and
authority on certain health officers to deter r;
authority to such health officers to make
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to thereafter, for g. specified period Of time,
prohibit dogs from. being at large unless
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
OF minnesota:
Section 1. It shall be the duty of the
executive officer Of the Live Stock Sanitary
the executive officer Of each town and village
board Of health, when complaint in writing
in tenn vase on cS over
his jurisdiction extends. and for the pur-
poses Of this Act the jurisdiction Of the state
town, village or city in this state to investi-
gate. either personally through the agency
of subordinate officers under his jurisdiction:
as to the truth Of any such complaint. and
In any such town. village or. city. ANY such
such complaint, likewise make such an In
vestigation and determination. The fact that
any any executive officer Of any town, city or VII.
rabies does not exist In the territory over
which he has jurisdiction, shall not deprive
tarv Reard once e M atSo1tS to
make such an Investigation and determination
with reference to such territory.
Sec. ?. II on such investigation any such
officer finds and determines that rabies does
exist in any town city or village he shall
forth the fact of such investigation and de-
ton prohibit the owner or custodian of any
dog, from permitting or allowing such dog
to, be at large within such town.. city or
be so effectually lnuzzled that 1t cannot bite
any other animal or any person.
Such proclamation. when issued by the ex-
health. shall be filed with the town or VII
lage clerk. respectively: when issued by the
CHIEF health officer Of city 1t Shall be fled
official hereinbefore named. 1t shall be filed
with the clerk of the town. village city
to which it relates.
whom such proclamation is filed as aforesaid,
to forthwith publish a copy thereof (once)
at the expense Of his municipality' in legal
city to which such proclamation relates. If
such a paper is published therein, and if
there be no newspaper published therein, then,
to post copy of such proclamation in three
public places therein.
Proof of publication shall be made by at
hdavit of the publisher in the one case. and
ing the same, which affidavit shall be filed
with the proclamation. Such proclamation
@ oa be se the aoa in 5n ee
copies thereof, as hereinbefore provided for,
and shall remain In full force and effect for
a period of time therein designated not ex-
ceeding six months, shall be determined by
the officer making such proclamation.
Sec 8. It shall be unlawful for the owner
or custodian of any dog to suffer or permit
it to be at large either on the premises Of
the owner or elsewhere. within any city, viii
lage town wherein and, as to which any
such proclamation shall have been made.
during the time such proclamation is in force.
unless such dog shall be effectively muzzled
so that it cannot bite any other animal
any person.
1t shall be lawful for any person to kill
any dog running at large the public streets
or roads in violation of the provisions of
this Act, and the owner or owners Of any
dog so killed shall have claim against the
person so killing any such dog.
Amy person violating the provisions of this
Act shall be guilty Of misdemeanor. 1t
shall be the duty Of all peace officers and all
health officers to make complaint of any
known violation Of this Act.
Sec. 4. This Act shall take effect and be
In force from and after its passage.
Approved April 20, 1913.