Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-07-02
STATE OF NEVADA
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
A PROCLAMATION
BY THE GOVERNOR


Carson City, Nevada, July 1, 1915
Relative 70 Quarantine Against the
Importation into Nevada of Live
Stock from Other PortIons- Of the
United States, and Other Matters
Relating Thereto.
WHEREAS, A contagious, commune
cable disease known as "foot-and.
mouth disease" exists in live stock in
certain portions of the United States
and is causing extensive losses among
live stock; and
WHEREAS, Live stock existing in
other States may have been exposed
to the infection of said foot-and-mouth
disease; and
WHEREAS, Certain other infectious
and contagious diseases of live stock
existing in other states, may, if in,
troduced into the State of Nevada,
endanger the livestock industry of the
said State of Nevada; and
WHEREAS, The unrestricted move,
ments of live stock may result in the
introduction of said diseases into the
State of Nevada:
Now, Therefore, ] EMMETT D.
BOYLE, Governor of the State of Ne,
vada, under the authority in me vest:
ed by Chapter 22O, Statutes Of Ne.
vada, 1915. do hereby prohibit the i'm.
portation into this State in any rail
road car, or on the hoof, or otherwise,
OF any cattle, sheep, or other rumi.
nants, or. swine, originating or coming
from any points in the United States,
for any purpose whatsoever, except
from the States Of ,...
(A) California, Oregon, Washing.
ton, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, New Mexi.
co. Colorado, Wyoming, North Dako-
ia, South Dakota, Nebraska, Mime.
sofa, Missouri, Tennessee, all por
tons of the State of Kansas except
the countries of Butler, Cowley, Sedg.
wick and Sumner, that portion of the
State of Iowa west of SO degrees west
longitude, and the State of Montana
except the counties of Custer, Daw.
son, and Fallon; and quarantine in
respect to such importation of cattle
sheep, or other ruminan.s, or swine,
into the State of Nevada is hereby
declared against all States of the Uni.
ted States except those herein express
ly provided.
When shipments of cattle. sheep, or
other ruminants, or swine, are made
from any Of the aforesaid States to
p9ints within the State Of Nevada,
such animals shall first be inspected
BY an authorized Federal or State Vet.
erinayy Inspector, and a certificate of
inspection, issued by such inspector,
stating that the animals in question
have been examined before shipment
and found to be free from evidence of
foot-and-mouth disease and that such
animals have not been exposed to the
infection of foot-and-mouth disease
and ere free from all evidence of any
other contagious or communicable dis.
ease, shall be attached to the waybill
accompanying such shipment of ami.
mails, and a copy of such certificate
must be mailed by the agent of the
railroad who receives such animals
for shipment, to DR.. W. B. Mack, State
Quarantine Officer, University of Ne.
vada, Reno, Nevada.
(B) Shipments of cattle may be
made from the tlck.free areas only, of
Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisi.
ana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia,
Florida, South Carolina, and North
Carolina, provided they are inspected
prior to shipment by Federal Veterl.
nary Inspector and certified by such
inspector to be from tick-free areas
and shipped In accordance with the
regulations Of the United States Bur.
eau of Animal Industry in addition
to the above-specifled certiflcation re-.
garding footand.mouth disease, or 9th.
or contagious or communicable dis.
eases, and said certificate shall be at.
tached to the waybill accompanying
such shipments Of animals and a CODY
OF such certificate must be mailed by
the agent Of the railroad who receives
such animals for shipment, to DIR. w
b. Mack, State Quarantine officer
University OF Nevada, Reno, Nevada.
Shipments OF sheep and swine may be
made from the last-named states upon
the same terms, and under the same
conditions as required under exception
"A" above.
The importation into the State OF
Nevada In any railroad car, or on the
hoof, or otherwise, of cattle for breed
ing or dairy purposes is hereby prohib
tied, unless such cattle have passed
tho tuberculin test for tuberculosis
and have been shown by a physical ex,
animation by an authorized Federal OF
State Veterinary Inspector, and are
certified by such inspector to be free