New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-10-30
ORDINANCE.

en-, allowed to drift, or moved by
rail, boat Or other carrier into
Iberia Parish, Louisiana, from
any area in the United Seates
that is quarantined by the Unit
ed States Secretary Of Agric Ill
ture to prevent the spread Of
splenetic or tick fever in cattle,
until they have been dipped in a
f! solution or otherwise properly
disinfected under the supervision
Of duly authorized inspector of
the Louisiana State Live Stock
Sanitary Board or a veterinary in
spector Of the United States Blu
reau Of Animal Industry, who
| shall issue a certificate for their
removal.
Section 2. BE it further or
daiDed, ETC., that horses and
mules entering the Parish of he
ria shall be free from tick fever
(Margarpus Annulatus). When
any cattle, horses or mules are re-
ceived at a railroad station in
Iberia Parish, Louisiana, from
any point in the United States
that is quarantined by the Unit
ed States Secretary Of Agricul-
ture to prevent the spread of
splenetic or tick fever in cattle,
it shall be the duty of the rail
road agent to notify the supervis-
ing Inspector, who will be sta
toned in New Iberia, Iberia Par
ish. Louisiana, and the cattle,
horses or mules must not be re-
moved from the station stock pens
until permission to do so has been
received from a duly authorized
inspector of the Louisiana State
Live Stock Sanitary Board or
from veterinary inspector of the
United States Bureau of Animal
Industry.
Section 3. Be it further or
dained, ETC., that all persons own
ing or having in charge any cat
tie, horses Or mules in the Par /
ish of Iberia, Louisiana, to have
all of their cattle. horses and
mules at a regular disinfecting
station at such times as may be
designated by duly authorized
inspector of the Louisiana State
Live Stock Sanitary Board or by
a veterinary inspector of the
United States Bureau of Animal
Industry for the purpose of hav-
ing them properly disinfected. !
Section 4. Be it further or
dained, ETC.. that should any cat
tie, horses or mules drift, swim or
otherwise enter the Parish of Ibe-
ria, Louisiana, contrary to the
provisions of the ordinance, they
shall be quarantined and disin-
fected at the expense Of the own
er or owners. Any cattle, horses
or mules within the Parish of Ibe-
ria, Louisiana, the owner or own
ers Of which after due notice fail
to disinfect same in a manner sat
isfactory to an Inspector of the
Louisiana State Live Stock San
itary Board or to a veterinary in
spector Of the United States Blu
reaux of Animal Industry, shall
be placed in quarantine and dis +
infected at the cost Of such. own
er or owners. Should the owner
or owners of such animals be un-
known, such animals shall be
quarantinued, disinfected and
cared for and the expense thus
incurred shall be paid before
such animals are released.
Section 5. Be it further or
dained, etc. that any of the pro-
visions Of this ordinance shall be
guilty Of misdemeanor and
upon conviction before any Court
of competent jurisdiction shall be
fined, not less than Ten $4,000
Dollars nor more than Five Hun
dred ($5OO.0O) Dollars; or in de- /,
fault thereof; shall be imprisoned
for not less than thirty days, nor I
more than one year, and shall also
be held liable to any persons in
jured, for damages resulting from
such violations. It
Section 6. Be it further or
dained, ETC., that all ordinances
or parts of ordinance in conflict
herewith be, and the same are