The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-03
QUARANTINE RULES
CONF USE SHIPPERS
IN OKLAHOMA. HOWEVER,
SHIPPING POINTS MUST
POST LAWS
STATE RULES VARY GREATLY
DR.. ShuIer Tells How Live Stock Own
ers May Avoid Expense and
Delays Of Inspection In
Transit.

Owners Of horses, cattle, hogs OF
sheep who desire to ship any OF these
animals into another state. ~ to bring
such animals into Oklahom;. from any
other state, should pay sSyict atten
tion TO the requirements OF the va
rlous quarantine laws, says DR.. w p
Shuler OF the department OF veteriu
AIRY medicine Of Oklahoma Agricul
tural and Mechanical College at Still
water
Anyone intending to chip livestock
from one state TO another can always
obtain the latest rulings OF the diff
ferent states at his shipping point,
says Dr Shuler All shipping points
in oklahoma are required by law to
keep copies Of such regulations, Fed
eral and state, and also a list OF those
persons entitled to inspect livestock
for Interstate shipments Where the
laws specifically require certain in,
spections on livestock, the railroad
NbIhpdlivo dtt DN law lulDluutH ~ az
cept shipments to these points except
upon the receipt OF health certifi.
cate from a competent inspector and
which accompanies the consignment
One copy Of the health certificate must
always accompany the way bills This
copy VIII be turned over to the owner
ut the point of destination AS these
certificates are made out in triplicate
the disposal OF the other two is as
follows. The duplicate certificate is
sent to the State Veterinarian or San,
itation Official in the state into which
the animals are shipped. The tripli.
cate copy is returned to the State
Livestock Commission in the state
from which the shipment was made.
at is always wisest and best for the
emigrant to have all inspections made
before the animals start ON their jour
ney, since many unsuspecting persons
/ have been the victims Of unscrupul
i Gus inspectors stationed at the large
railway points and who seem to con
/ slider the emigrant as a logical victim
4 Exhorbtant prices are charged and
/ unnecessary delays often occur
Laws in the different states vary
greatly in the matter Of livestock III.
specti0n Some states merely require
health certificate stating that the
animals show no visible symptoms Of
disease and did not originate in a
community in which there has been
infection Of recent date This in.
cludes, Of course, external parasites
and, in the case Of sheep, great deal
Of attention is placed on this phase OF
the inspection inasmuch as western
ranges have been HE source of a great
deal of parasitic trouble.
Cattle for breeding or dairy pur
poses must be accompanied by health
certificates showing that they have
been tested for tuberculosis before
shipment can be made into Kansas
Missouri Arkansas, Texas or Colo
RADIO II is generally considered tina
not more than 30 days should elapsC
between the time Of test and shipment
All Of the states require health Ger
uhcate for horses and mules and. il
, addition, Texas and Kansas require
a health certificate showing that thes
animals have been tested for glander
within a reasonably short time bef0r
shipment. They are all united on re
auirements for hogs Ia that If they b
? shipped into the state for breeding 0
exhibition purposes they must hay
been immunized against hog choler
o before shipment"
There is no question but that tn
i work OF inspection Is saving the farm
ers OF the country great sums
money annually by keeping down n
? spread OF disease. 1t is equally tru
that oyer-zealous inspectors frequen
ly make themselves obnoxious. Nor
e uniformity of regulations is the grea
est present need of this work.