The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-11-04
Predatory Animal Inspector


Defooter" for Lewis county. H
has rece'v his eq lipment and i
now waiting for H. G Sasse to re
ceive like appointment for Idah
county, providing the coyotes dom
get him first, when they will ventur
forth and exterminate every varmi
from a potato-bug to an Idaho ele
. plant.
! In order that there may be n
misunderstanding as to his of6cia
duties and for fear there may b.
some citizens of this section of Idah
who might happen to have som
animals about their person or prem
Uses which they might be lead to be
lieve belongs to the predatory class
and would wish our new inspector Il
make an inspection, he hands US thu
law relating to determination O
predatory animals, which is as
follows:
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislature Of
the State of Idaho:
| Section THAT section 1877 Of
the Revised Codes of Idaho read as
follows:
Sec. 1197-It is hereby made the
duty of the live stock sanitary board
to exercise a general supervision over
the killing and destruction of wolves,
coyotes, wildcats, bears and such
other wild animals IS are in the
habit of preying upon and destroying
sheep, calves, colts, pigs, poultry,
and other domestic animals and
fowls and wild game, and to devise
and put in operation such methods
and means as will best secure and
obtain the object of discriminating
such wild, destructive and pestiferous
animals.
Sec. 2-For the purpose of en-
couraging the destruction of coyotes,
lynx, wildcats, bears, wolves, coug-
ars or mountain lions, the following
bounties shall hereafter be paid by
the state of Idaho, in the manner
hereinafter provided, viz For each
coyote, lynx and wildcat SO d stroy-
ed, $3.50; for each bear or wolf,
$40; and for each cougar or noun
tain lion, $25.
Sec. 3-For the purpose of de-
fraying a portion of the expenses
necessarily to be incurred under this
Act, the board of county commits
sioners of the several counties in this
state, at the time of the annual levy |
of taxes, shall levy special tax of
mills on the dollar of the assessed
valuation of all sheep, l mill on the
dollar of the assessed valuation of all
cattle, l mill on the dollar CT the
assess d valuation of all hogs, and
LILO mill on the dollar of the as
'essed valuation of all horses, with
in their respective counties, which
hall be collected and RENTED to
he state treasurer at the same time
md in the same manner as other
axes, and kept in a separate fund
The creation of this fund is not to be {
onstrued as repeating any other
Act which has been or may here
fter be enacted to provide Preda- S
Dry Animal Fund, but is in addition
hereto. b
Sec. 4 - The livestock sanitary
GARD shall appoint in each county b
n inspector or inspectors, to be
nown as "Predatory Animal In
'ector," and any person who shall
.sire to obtain the bounty herein
divided for, shall present to one Of
i'd inspectors the entire skin of each II
final, with all paws attached there g
and which said skin shall also in c.
1de, none of which shall be de- ca
ched, the skin of the head with VI
tn ears, upper and lower lips, and Fl
i'd skin or skins shall be accom- Is
MED by an affidavit stating that 81
, animal or animals from which 20
, skin or skins were taken, we're tin
led by af6ant in the state of Idaho, tn
/ that said animal or animals fill
re killed on or after the LIST day of Tt
rch, 915. The said inspector to SCI
,m said skin or skins are present 81
shall cut off or detach therefrom at
four paws of the same and mail the