Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-12

Senate Bill, No. Sc. introduced by
Senator Huskey, February 10, 1915.
An act to protect domestic live stock
from contagious and infectionus dis
eases; to provide for the appointment
and duties of officials to carry into eff
feet the provisions of this act, and to
provide for an appropriation therefor
The people OF the state of Nevada,
represented in senate and assembly do
enact az follows:
Section 1. The office of state vet
erinarian in the state of Nevada is
hereby created. 1t shall be the duty
Of the governor. within fifteen days
| after the passage Of this act, to ap-
| point skilled veterinary surgeon for
| the state of Nevada to fill the office
OF state veterinarian, who, at the date
OF such appointment, shall be a gradu-
ate, in good standing, OF an A-class ac-
| chredited veterinary college, and quail
flied to practice as such in this state,
and who shall hold office for the
period of four years from and after
date of appointment. The salary of
such state veterinarian shall be three
| thousand dollars per annum, payable
| at the same time and In the same man.
ner as are the other state officials.
| Said state veterinarian shall be al
| allowed his necessary expenses incur
red in the discharge of his duty as
hereinafter provided. In making such
appointment, 1t shall be the duty of
the governor to disregard political af-
filiations and to be guided In his Sc
lection merely by professional and
moral qualifications Of said veterinar-
ian for the performance of his duty.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty OF the
state veterinarian, provided for in the
| first section Of this act, to protect
the health Of all live sotck of the
state from all contagious and infect
ious diseases 30 far as practicable, and
| for that purpose he is hereby authoriz-
| ed and empowered to establish and
maintain and to enforce such quaran-
tine, sanitary. and other regulations
as he may deem necessary as to live
| stock passing over any quarantine line
existing, or which may be established
| within the state. Said state veteri.
marian ia also hereby authorized and
empowered, by and with the approval
Of the governor, to establish, maintain,
and enforce such quarantine, sanitary,
and other regulations as he may deem
necessary, as to live stock entering
this state from other states and terri
tories and from foreign countries.
Sec. 8. Upon information by him
received OF the existence OF contagious
and infectious diseases OF domestic
animals within the state, the state
veterinarian shall proceed to thorough
ly investigate the same, and is here
by authorized, by and with the ap-
proval Of the governor, to establish
such quarantine, sanitary, and other
regulations az may be necessary to cir.
cumscribe and exterminRte such dis
eases and prevent the extension there
| OF, and he is hereby authorized and
empowered to enter upon any grounds
or premises and inspect any live stock
necessary to carry out the provisions
of this act.
Sec. 4. Upon the discovery OF any
case OF such contagious or infectious
disease, the state veterinarian shall
Immediately inform the board OF coun.
ty commissioners Of the county or
counties In which the disease exists,
or in which diseased animals are To-
Gated, OF the existence OF such disease,