The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-04-24
CATTLE TICK REGULATIONS.

Regulations for the eradication of
cattle ticks in the parish of West Fe-
liciana, Louisiana, effective April l,
1915.
Section l. No cattle shall be driven,
allowed to drift, or be moved by rail,
boat or other carrier into West Fee
liciana, Louisiana, from any area in
the United States that is quarantined
by the United States Secretary of Ag-
riculture to prevent the spread of sple-
netic or tick fever in cattle until they
have been dipped in an approved man
ner in the standard arsenical solution
or otherwise properly disinfected un-
der the supervision of duly author
lied inspector of this Board or a vete-
rinary inspector of the United States
Bureau of Animal Industry, who shall
tissue certificate for their removal.
Section 2. Horses and mules enter
ing the parish of West Feliciana shall
be free from fever ticks (Margaropus
Annulatus). When any cattle, horses
or mules are received at railroad
station in West Feliciana Parish, Lou
isiana, from any point in the United
States that is quarantined by the Unit
ed States Secretary of Agriculture to
prevent the spread of splenetic or tick
fever in cattle, it shall be the duty of
the railroad agent to notify the super
vising inspector, who will be stationed
at ST. Francisville, or Bayou Sara, West
Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, and the
cattle, horses or mules must not be
removed from the station stock pens
until permission to do so has been re-
ceived from duly authorized inspector
of this Board.
Section 8. 1t shall be the duty of all
persons, owning or having in charge
any cattle in West Feliciana Parish,
Louisiana, that are infested with or
exposed to cattle fever ticks to have
all their cattle at regular disinfecting
station at such times as may be desig-
mated by duly authorized inspector
of this Board for the purpose of having
them properly disinfected.
Section 4. Should any cattle, horses
or mules of the infested area drift,
swim or otherwise enter the parish of
West Feliciana contrary to the regula-
tons of this Board, they shall be quar-
antined and disinfected at the expense
of the owner or owners. Any infested
cattle, horses or mules within the
parish of West Feliciana, the owner or
owners of which after due notice fail
to disinfect same in manner salts
factory to an inspector of this Board,
shall be placed in quarantine and dis
infected at the expense of the owner
or owners. Should the owner or owners
of such animals be unknown to the in
spector such animals shall be quaran-
tined, disinfected and cared for, and
any expense thus incurred shall be paid
before such animals are released.
Section 5. Any person. persons, firm
or corporation violating any Of the reg
ulations of this Board shall be guilty
of misdemeanor as provided by Act
274 of the session of 1908 and by
amendment of same by Act I'll, not
less than ten $4,000 dollars nor more
than five hundred ($5OOOO) dollars or
In default thereof, Imprisonment not
less than thirty (3O) days nor more
than one (D year, and shall also be
held liable to any persons injured for
any damages resulting from such viola
tons.
Louisiana State Live Stock
Sanitary Board,
E. PEGRAM FLOWER, D. V. S.,
Secretary and Executive Officer.
Above regulations to be in effect
80 days after publication.
d., ordor IF Do1ioo r,r1,