The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-08-04
DUTIES OF LIVE STOCK INSPEC.
TORS OF KENTUCKY

latiOns governing the duties of the
County Live Stock Inspectors OF
Kentucky and are published here for
the benefit Of the live stock industry
Of this vicinity and surrounding ter
ritory.
Under the authority conferred up
on the State Live Stock Sanitary
Board Of Kentucky by Chapter SO of
the Acts of the General Assembly of
the Commonwealth of Kentucky, APP
proved March 20, 1918, the follow
ing regulations are hereby adopted
prescribing the duties of the County
Live Stock Inspectors in the Com
monwealth of Kentucky.
Section 1.-The County Live Stock
Inspector shall investigate all reports
Of contagious and infectious diseases
Of all live stock within his county
and shall at all times cooperate with
the Board in preventing, suppress.
ing, controlling, and Graduating
communicable diseases in live stock.
He is hereby authorized to make all
necessary Investigations, enter any
! premises and examine live stock
wherever he may deem II necessary
in the discharge of his duties as live
stock inspector.
Section 2.--That he shall, when
authorized by the State Veterinarian,
quarantine all animals that are found
to be suffering from or exposed to
an infectious or contagious disease,
and If any animals have died TO see
that the carcasses of dead animals,
and all Of its parts and products,
are properly disposed Of either by
complete cremation or burying car
cass and all Of its parts and prod
ucts, in the earth at point which
is never covered with the overflow
of ponds or streams and which is
distant not less than one hundred
tlOO) feet from any watercourse,
well, spring, public highway, resi-
dence or stable, so that the entire
carcass be covered with at least two
(2) inches Of quicklime and three
CD feet Of earth.
Section st shall be the duty of
the County Live Stock Inspector to
supervise the cleaning and disinfec-
ton Of railway livestock pens, alley.
ways, chutes, etc, thru which infect
ed and diseased live stock have
passed.
Sub. Sec. (a)-To supervise the
dipping Of sheep wherein scabies
have been found or where sheep have
been exposed TO scabies.
Sch. Sec. (b).-The dips at present
permitted by the State Live Stock
Sanitary Board for the treatment of
sheep affected with or exposed to
scabies are rs follows: Lime and
sulphur dip made in the proportion
Of eight 80 pounds of unslacked
lime Cor eleven (lD pounds of COM
mercial hydrated lime, not air slaked
lime) and twenty-four (2D pounds
of flowers Of sulphur or sulphur
flour to one hundred (lOO) gallons of
wat,r. Nicotine dip containing not
less than five one hundredths of one
per cent of nicotine. The dipping
bath should be used at temperature
of 80 degrees to l05 degrees +. |
Dipping to be repeated in from ten
10 fourteen days.
Section 4.-That the County Live
Stock Inspector shall make month
ly report to the State Veterinarian !
giving the name and addresses of |
person or persons who had animals [
infected with infectious and conta.
gious diseases, also to report the dis !
position of the carcass of animals
that had died, also whether the prem
Uses are now free from infection, also
in what manner disease was con-
trolled.
Sub. Sec. (a).-This report shall
reach the State Veterinarian not
later than the 10th Of each month.
Sub. See. (b)-The dips at present
with the enforcement of these regu.
lations shall be cause for recommen-
dation of removal from the Office of
County Live Stock Inspector and his
removal shall be at the discretion of
the State Live Stock Sanitary Board.
Effective on and after July 20,
1921.
Adopted by the State Live Stock
Sanitary Board of Kentucky, July 2s,
1921.
W. c. Hanna, Chairman, State Live
Stock Sanitary Board.
W. n. Simmons, State Veterinarian.