The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-27

e enforced against the movement of ticknfeste
cattle from any tick-intested area in TIN
, State, or area in which systematic tick erad
+ cation work is not being carried on under til
direction OF the State Live Stock Sanitar
Board. Provided, that the County Commits
sioners OF no county shall appropriate none
for dipping watts or cooperation with Stat
or Federal Authorities or both in excess o
mills per annum the assessed Valuation
OF the county, and that compulsory
systematic tick eradication work or compul
sorry dipping OF cattle shall be carried on il
any county or district OF the State by or Will
the cooperation OF the State Live Stock SAM
tary Board any Board OF County Commission
ers, or any State Veterinary, before an cleo
ton shall have been held in the county or dist
rlct in which the work is to be carried or
and majority Of the qualified electors voting
in said election have declared in favor o
compulsory systematic tick eradication work
or compulsory cattle dipping. Such election
may be held at any general elecuon according
to the laws and procedure OF general elections
or at special election which shall be called
and held according to the laws governing
special elections.
Sec. .. Said Board shall have the power
and it shall be its duty from time to time to
make, promulgate and enforce rules and reg.
ulations for carrying out the provisions and
requirements OF this Act and power to estab-
lish maintain and enforce quarantines in any
OF the counties, or parts of counties, any
place in the State Of Florida, or the whole OF
the State, and to prescribe quarantine districts,
regions or areas, their locations and bounda-
RES, and to restrict, regulate or prohlDt the
movement transportation OF cattle, hogs and
other domestic animals into or out OF the
same, when deemed by the said Board neces-
sary to prevent the spread or dissemination OF
contagious, infectious and communicable dis
eases among cattle, hogs and other domestic
animals Said Board shall publish in such
newspapers OF this State, as the said Board
may select, notices OF establishment OF such
quarantine lines, and such quarantine rules
and regulations, and place public notices OF
such quarantine Ines rules and regulations at
court houses and public highways and
other public places.
Sec g.. SAID Board shall have the power
and it shall be its duty as soon as practicable
after its organization to select and employ
person who shall be all experienced expert
in infectious, contagious and communicable,
and other diseases OF cattle, hogs and other
domestic animals who shall be a person OF re.
cogniZed abInty and skilled on diseases OF
such animals and who shall be graduate
veterinarian OF recognized and reputable
school OF veterinary medicine, who snail be
known and designated as State Veterinarian
said State Veterinarian shall be the Chief exc
cutlve officer OF said Board and Secretary
therof Said Board shall fix the compensa
ton at not exceeding $1,000 per annum and
the powers OF said State Veterinarian. lie
shall not be dismissed except Tor cause, ana
shall give bond in the sum OF $lo,Voo Tor ia'th-
1ul performance OF his duty.
Sec. l. 1t shall be the duty OF all practl-
toner OF veterinary medicine, and OF the own
er OF any animal or live stock afflicted with
or suffering from any contagious, infectious
or communicable diseases, immediately upon
gaining information OF the existing OF any
such disease in among such domestic
animals or live stock, to report the same TO
the State Veterinarian. Nj such Reports
shall be in writing, and shall describe me
diseased animal or live stock, and shall give
the name and address OF the owner or person
in charge thereof and the place where the
same are kept. .
Sec. 5. No person who has knowledge Oh
the existence of any contagious, infectious
or communicable disease in or among 90
nestle animals or live stock, or who snail
have knowledge that any such animal OF
live stock is afflicted with or suffering from
any such disease, shall conceal or attempt
to conceal such diseased animal or i've STOCK
or knowledge of such diseased amman Vi Nv
st took from the State Veterinarian OF any uthel
officer representative or agent of said state
Live Stock Sanitary Board, or shaIi remove
or attempt to remove Such amman u IVY
stock from the reach care or control OF such
State Veterinarian, or any ofhcer representa-
tive or agent of said State Live STOCK sam
tary Board ,,,
son to move upon cross any public hlsh-
way, or to expose to contact with other am
mals, or to take carry or ItaEe IN any puoiio
place any animal live stock known TO De
suffering from or afflicted with any cohtagl-
JUS infectious or communicates disease eNr
,cp, by and with the written pelihlS9lui' VI
he State Veterinarian, or some other oihcer
agent or representative of the state Live
Stock Sanitary Board. .
See 10. The state Live Stock sanitary
Board shall by rule provide for safe and
.ftectuaI manner for the disposal ana ueS-
ructiUn of the carcasseS Of domestic am !
nails or live stock which shall have dicd
rom or while afflicted with any contaglous,
Infectious or communicable disease, in such
/ manner as to prevent the continuance o' :
pread of such contagion or injection.
rJa Stltn
5Oard shall have the power to condemn ana l
estroy any live stock affected with any con
agious, infectious or Gommuhlca t utse"Se +
r suspected of being liable TO communicate
he COntagion infection OF any contagious d
infectious or communicable disease and to
ondemn and destroy any barns, sheds
ards COrrals or pens which the said Board
as reasonable cause to suppose are Ilaplt ,
. convey the said infection or contaslon; :
and condemnation and destruction ShaH
axe place only after a fair appraisal OF thG
4Gue of the property by three dlslntereSlt" /
ppraiSers one 20 he appointed ny the STAT"
ave Stock Sanitary Board, another by the
wner of the property and the third APP ii
raiser to be selected by these two, and such 4
pprased price shall be pad by the STATE h
i've Stock Sanitary Board in the same man %
cr as other expenses are paid. If owner a
r person in charge of such animal or liNe e,
ock barns. sheds, yards, corraIs or pens h
nall refuse to permit same TO De roHutHin'u fC
nd DESTROYED as required by the State Live ol
locJ Sanitary Board, it shall be the duty OF
ne Board to order the sheriff Of any coun' IL
in which such animal, live stock, barns II
leGs wards corrals or pens may be, to deS- in
'ov said animal, live stock, barns, sheds of
ards corrals or pens, and to dispose OF car II
tss thereof in the manner prescribed ny
Ich rules as may be prescribed by said
GARD and in such case the State Live Stock
initarv Board shall have the right to re
,yrr hy action of assumpstt from the per
m or owner of such animal, live stock,
arms sheds yards, corrals or pens the cost
killing and destroying such animal. live
ock barns sheds yards, corrals or pens,
I'd disposng of the carcass thereof as
Oresaid.
Sec T. The State Live Stock Sanitary
BARD shall cooperate with the authorities GS
the United States in enforcement of pro Do
slUns OF Acts of Congress for the control, 50
eventiOn, suppression and eXtrpatlon OF i'd
ntagious infectious and communicable dis
SEES affecting live stock. Said Board may nm
point inspectors of the Bureau of Animal la,
dustry of the United States department Of re
,rICulturc, as temporary assistant state lie
.terinarian and as temporary live stock
specturs; provided, however, they shan de
usent 10 act and shall act without com 10
nsatiun or profit from the State of FLORIDA. tn
ia BOARD shall accept aid or assistance RET
I'M the Government of the United States in ut,
,ducling the work of cattle tick eradica- wa
m ana hog cholera control from any of its Sti
rers representatives or agents in carry fol-
ont of such work in the State of Florida.
Sec - 1t shall be the duty of the said an
he Live Stock Sanitary Board to see that sio
, provisions Of this Act are carried out, BE
A said Board may require the States At