The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-12-28
RESTRICTIONS IN FORCE ON AC-
COUNT OF THE TUBERCULOSIS
AREA TEST IN BROWN. IN
WOLVES SALES, SHIPPING.

AS a result of the area test for
tuberculosis put in effect in Brown
County last fall cattle regulations
now applying to that county will not
only be of interest to residents of
Brown but will also be of interest in
Redwood County where the cattle
tuberculosis test will be inaugurated.
The following story was taken
from the columns of the Brown Coun-
ty Journal:
In accordance with an agreement
entered into between the county COM
missioners of Brown county, the Min
nesota State Livestock Sanitary Board
and the United States Bureau of An
imal Husbandry, for the control Of
tuberculosis in cattle in Brown coun-
ty, the Livestock Sanitary Board has
adopted rules and regulations, as re-
quired by state law, governing the
importation and quarantine of cattle
brought into Brown county, which be-
came effective on and after October
"a, this year.
These rules and regulations provide
that the importation or bringing of
cattle into Brown county is prohibit
ed, unless such cattle are accompan-
led by an official certificate, made
and signed by an approved veterlnar-
ian, showing that the animals orig
mate from a federal-state accredited,
tuberculosis-free herd, or that they
have passed a satisfactory tuberculin
test, applied by an approved veterln-
arian within 60 days of the date Of
importation.
However, exception will be made in
case of cattle intended for immediate
slaughter, and steers for feeding and
grazing purposes.
The cattle intended for immediate
slaughter must be killed within 10
days, and during this interval, must
and be held separate and apart from
any other cattle.
Steers for feeding and grazing pur-
poses shall not be shipped or brought
into Brown county without an approx
ed tuberculin test certificate, except
on a special permit issued by the ex-
ecutive officer of the Minnesota
State Livestock Sanitary Board, or
a duly authorized agent of that
board, and all such steers shall be
placed in official quarantine and held
apart from any other cattle.
No other cattle shall be offered at
public sale for purposes other than
immediate slaughter, or exhibited at
shows and fairs, unless they have
passed a satisfactory tuberculin test
by an approved veterinarian, and are
accompanied by the official certlfl-
cate above specified.
All certificates of tuberculin test
must show the number of cattle in
cluded in the test, and the number
of reactors disclosed. Certificates of
tuberculin tests of all cattle import
ed or brought into the county must
be made in duplicate-one to accom-
pany the animals, and the other to be
sent to the State Livestock Sanitary
Board, Old Capitol building, st. Paul.
or to the authorized agent of that
board. stationed in Brown county.
According to the law, every person
violating any rule or regulation made
by the Livestock-Sanitary Board
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, the
minimum punishment for which Of
Tense is a fine of $25, or imprison'
ment for days The same statute al
so provides that any member of To-
cal board of health, who neglects OF
refuses to perform any duty imposed
upon him by law, or by any direction
of the Livestock Sanitary Board. d
who refuses or neglects to enforce
the regulations of that board, shall
be guilty of misdemeanor, the pun
ishment for which is fine of $50
Morgan Messenger.