The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-04-06
FEE FOR STOCK INSPECTION
RESTORED BY MONTANA BOARD

After having made free inspections
of stock, required for interstate ship
ments, for the past Is months, the
state livestock sanitary board April
1, will resume the imposition Of in
spection fees.
"These inspections are not requir-
ed by the livestock sanitary board of
Montana" Said DR.. w. j. Butler,
state veterinarian, 'but- they are re-
quired of cattle by the United States
government and of other stock by
various states to which the stock is
destined. During the drought situa-
ton in Montana, the state livestock
sanitary board deemed it necessary,
for the protection of the stock indu-
try of Montana and livestock owners,
that these inspections be r.cde free
of charge. In the beginning absol-
-utely no fee of any kind was asked.
This favor was abused in some in
stances and the order was modified
to provide that only the actual ex-
penses OF the inspecting officer be
paid. During the past IS months
any shipper who was a legitimate
taxpayer in this state and made a
statement that the payment of fees
would embarrass him financially had
his stock inspected free of charge. 1t
cost the board about $4,000 to do
this work.
Owe consider the emergency that
led the board to take this step has
now passed." said DIR. Butler, "and
furthermore, the appropriation of
the department is no larger than it
has been in the past while the work
imposed upon the department has
greatly increased. We have all the
laboratory work and the dairy in
spection, to enumerate some of the
additional work required. No addi-
tional money has been allowed for
this additional work, and under the
circumstances the livestock sanitary
board deemed it necessary again to
put into effect inspection fees. These
fees are substantially the same as
those that prevailed in the past
Regulations concerning the fees
are set forth in the following bulletin
of the livestock sanitary board:
"The emergency having abated
order No. 43 is hereby rescinded anC
order No. As, Official Charge fol
Interstate Inspection, issued:
'The fee will be 81 per head fol
every animal over five and up to anC
including Is, and SOC per head TO,
every animal over Is head, with |
maximum fee of $25; and with I
minimum fee of So when test is mad
in resident city of veterinarian ma
ing the test; and a minimum fee o
$40 when test is made in other thai
resident city of veterinarian making
the test. Total charges to be pro
rated when tests are made for NOR
than one shipper.
physical inspection of any elias
of livestock $40 per day.
When inspection is made in res
dent city of veterinarian making tn
inspection four cars or less shall b
classified as one day.
when two or more inspectors al
] made in one day each inspector ma
be charged for which requires a SCI
arate but not continuous trip. II
tai charges to BE prorated when IL
spections are made for more tina
one shipper.
Regular physical inspection fee
plus 15c for each animal immunize
3 with a maximum fee Of $40.
Owner to furnish serum, help az
3 incidental materials.
inspection of Dogs-Regular ca
fees may be charged.
i "Disinfection of Stock Cars-Wht
! inspection of disinfected cars is MAJ
at resident city Of veterinarian ma
ing the inspection the charge f
!. each inspection requiring a separa
5 trip will be "a.
? "When inspection of disinfect
s cars is made at other than reside
Z city Of veterinarian the charge W
Z be $40 per day.
{ "All necessary travelling and su
I sistence expenses for any class of
) terstate inspection or test or supe
Z vision of disinfected cars will
s charged against the owner or shipr