Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-04-28
THE live STOCK
SANITARY BOARD

. VMuInnl DUnnU
Makes Rules and Regulations Per-
tanning to 'D1ourine and the
Distribution , Of Virus. >
The live stock and. sanitary board
OF this state is n of the busy de-
partments In the capitol. One of the
matters which Is now attracting the
attention of the members is the dis.
ease of dourine among horses.
Besides this, there are two other
matters which need a great deal Of
watching. They are distribution of
hog cholera virus and of tuberculin.
Disease Appeared Recently.
The state of North Dakota has been
quite free from the disease of, dOlr-
Inc until recently, when 1t made it's
appearance on the Fort Berthold and
the Standing Rock reservations. 1t
has appeared along the edge Of these
reservations; also, in the vicinity OF
the Kildeer mountains and In the.
northwest part of Mckenzie county,
especially along the Montana line,
Next Monday DR.. W. F. Crewe,
state veterinarian and executive Of
ficer of the live stock sanitary board,
will go to Wiiiston. where several
stockmen and horsemen have made
application to have a quarantine
placed upon horses coming from Nc
Kenzje county. -. -. |
Government and State Pay.
There are at present a large mum.
Der Of horses On the Fort ,Berth0ld
reservation, Mckenzie county, which
are being held, and will probably be
shot. The government Is arranging
to pay for one-half the appraised val
ue Of these animals and the state will
pay the other half.
Owing to the seriousness OF the
disease, the board has been compelled
to issue the following:
RULES AGAINST DoURiNE.
Rules and regulations pertaining
to a dangerous communicable disease
OF animals known as dourine.
The State Live Stock Sanitary
Board having determined that dour.
inc existing in horses in this state
can only be eradicated by adopting
rigid measures, therefore by author
ity granted in Sections 2, and 9 of
Chapter 169, 8. l.. 1907, the following
regulations for the eradication Of doal-
rine are hereby established. i
Section /. Any owner or person in
charge OF any mares" stations or
jackasses, shall when ordered by an
authorized agent of the Live Stock
Sanitary, Board, round up or gather |.
and submit said animals to such in
spection as the agent of the Live
Stock Sanitary Board shall direct. or
be subjected to arrest, as provided
for, in Section Is, Chapter l69 s. II.
1907. t,t..
Appraisal BY Agent l.
Section 2. Whenever It has been de- !,
termined by the application OF the
complement fixation test that any
mare, stallion, jack or gelding is in
fected with dourine. said infected ami.
NAL shall be appraised by the agent /.
Of the Live Stock Sanitary Board as
hereinafter provided and said animal
shall be Immediately, destroyed.
Section 3. The value Of any stallion
jack, mare or gelding, infected with
dourine shall be determined by the
actual market selling price, and the
apraisnient made accordingly.
Section 4. Owners will be indenni.
fed for animals destroyed on account
Of being infected with dourtne as
hereinafter provided. /.
2 Section 5. The United States De. I
partment Of Agriculture is trying to
arrange whereby it will pay ,one.halt /,
the indemnity on mares, grade stall.
lions, jacks and geldings, destroyed for !,
dOurine, and the State will assume /!
the payment of one.half the indem.
nifty subject to an appropriation being !:
created by the next Legislature to pro-
vide for said indemnity, provided in
instance shall the full indemnity
to be paid on said animals exceed
$4,000. Provided in the instance OF {,
purebred registered stations and
as determined by pedigree OF
registration, In q recognized horse :
registry association, the maximum in
demnity shall be $4,000. The: state
shall assume the payment Of 5000
of said maximum indemnity as here
inbefore provided and the U. 8. De.
partment of Agriculture will pay the
balance. .a~ =. ..a. ~ ~
Provision for indemnity.
Section 6. Considering the provi.
sion for indemnity contained in, these
1t is to the best inter.
est of all parties concerned in the
horse industry to cooperate with" the
authorities and use their
best efforts in aiding in the eradica-
ton of this disease. ~
Penalty: Any person violating any
Of the provisions Of this act or any
rule Or regulation made by the State
Live Stock Sanitary Board shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and be pun.
|shed by a fine of not less than TWEEN.
ty.ive dollars or more than five hun
bred dollars, or by Imprisonment not
less than thirty days or than
ninety days. ,.,,,.c.i, a.,
Repeal. ANY portion Of the regula-
lions, pertaining TO, dourine previous
y established that Is Inconsistent
With the above, regulations Is here.
~ repealed.