The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-08-09
Duties Of Live
Stock Inspectors


upon the State Live Stock Sanitar
Board Of Kentucky BY Chapter 8
OF the Acts Of the General Assem-
bly, of the Commonwealth of Ken
lucky. approved March 20, 1918, th'
following regulations ar hcrch.
adopted prescribing the duties cl
the County Lave Stock inspectors
in the Commonwealth Of Kentucky
Section The County lave Stocl
Inspector shall investigate all rc-
ports Of contagious and infectious
diseases Of all live stock within his
county and shall At al times co-op-
crate with the Board in preventing,
sapprcSsing, controlling and eradi-
eating communicable diseases in
live stock. He is hereby author
iEed to make all necessary investi-
cations, enter any premises and ex-
anime hive stock wherever he may
deem II necessary in the Discharge
of his duties as live stock inspec-
tor.
Section 2-That he shall when
authorized by the State veterinar-
ian, quarantine all animals that arc
found to be suffering from or ex-
posed to an infectious or contagi-
Gus 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 carcass and all of its parts
and products, in the earth at a point
which is never covered with the
overflow of ponds or streams and
which is distant not less than one
hundred (1OO) feet from any water
course, well, spring, public high
way, residence or stable, so that the
entire carcass be covered with at
least two (2) inches of quicklime
and three ,t9l feet of earth.
Section St shall be the duty of
the County Live Stock Inspector to
supervise the cleaning and disin- |
lection of railway live stock pens, |
allcyways, chutes, etc., through |
which infected 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.
Sub. 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 as follows: Lime and |
sulphur dip made in the proportion /
of eight (S) pounds of unslacked |
lime or eleven (11) pounds of com
mercial hydrated lime, not air
Stacked lime and twenty four (24
pounds of flowers of sulphur or
salphur flour to one hundred (1OO) |
"cas of water. Nicotine dip, con-
tanning not less than five one hun
dredths of one per cent of nicotine.
The dipping bath should be used at
q, temperature of 95 to 1O5 degrees
F. Dipping to be repeated in from
ten to fourteen days.
Section 4-That the County Live
Stock inspector shall make a month
" report to the State Veterinarian
giving the name and address of per,
sen or persons who had animals in
feeted with infectious and contagi-
Gus diseases. also to report the dis
nos'tlon of the carcass of animals
that had died also whether the
premises are now free from infec-
tion, also in what manner disease
was controlled.
Sub. See. (a) This report shall
reach the State Veterinarian not
later than the 10th Of each month
Sub. See. (b) Failure to comply |
with the enforcement of these reg
ulations shall be cause for recon-
mendation or removal from the OF
flee Of County Live Stock Inspec-
tor and his removal shall be at the
discretion Of the State Live Stock |
Sanitary Board.
Effective on and after July 2sib !
1921.
Adopted by the State Live S'oel
Sanitary Board Of Kentucky Ju'.
2Sth, 1921.