The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-04-12
ON SLAUCHTERINC CATTLE
AND SELLING MEAT--NEW LAW

Tie not mcluueu I'D the inspection.
the inspector shall issue to the
owner of the bill of sale a receipt
for such bill of sale. Said receipt
shall describe the balance of the
cattle covered by the original bill
of sale. For each hide inspected
the authorized officer making
such inspection shall collect a fee
of twenty-five cents for beef hides,
and for veal hides a fee of ten
cents, such fee to be retained by
the inspector. Provided, however,
that any butcher or hide dealer
may contract or agree with the in
spector for inspection at a less
fee than twenty-five cents for each
hide, and provided further that all
such contract inspectors shall be
appointed by the Livestock Com
mission.
Owners Use Exempt
Any person who kills beef or
veal in good faith for his own use
or for the use of himself and
three 90 neighbors shall not be
required to have such meat in
spected or stamped, nor shall he
be required to procure any license
provided for in this Act.
Section f.. Every person or per-
sons, firm, corporation or associa-
ton, Strengthening cattle for their
own use, must before disposing of
the hide or hides from such cat
tie, have the same inspected by
an officer authorized to make such
inspection and secure q certifi-
cate of inspection as hereinbefore
provided for. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person or persons, firm,
corporation or association to sell
or offer for sale any hide or hides
from neat cattle which have not
been inspected and tagged by an
authorized Inspector.
Beef or veal hides may be sold
to buyers without inspection or
tag, provided the purchaser i'm
mediately takes such hide or hides
to the Inspector residing in the
county where such hide or hides
We're sold, and closest to the point
where sale was made for inspect
ion and tagging. Such buyer must
deliver to the inspector a bill of
sale signed by the seller, fully
describing such hide or hides as
to sex, age, color, brands and
whether green or dry. Such bills
of sale shall be transmitted by
the Inspector to the Livestock
Commission with the report of
the inspection.
Section 5. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person or persons, firm,
corporation, or association to pur-
chase the hide or areas or any
thereof of any beef or veal
without the inspection stamp or
tag herein provided for. The pro-
vision of this Section shall not
apply to any person or persons
who shall purchase from a licen-
sed butcher Or peddler beef or
veal in quantities less than one
quarter of an animal.
Section 6. Any officer having
authority to make the inspection
herein provided for may enter into
and inspect butcher shops, slaugh-
ter houses, and other places of
business of meat peddlers and
butchers, or places where beef is
handled in quantities, for the pur-
pose of determining whether the
provisions of this Act have been
complied with. In case meat is
found which is being held in viola
ion of the provisions of this Act,
he officers shall have authority
o seize and take the same. All
neat so seized shall be sold under
he direction of a stock inspector,
sheriff, or other officer authorized,
1t either public or private sale,
or the best price obtainable, and
he proceeds shall be paid to the
treasurer Of the county in
which said meat is seized for the
benefit of the general fund of the
Transporting
Section Z. 1t shall be unlawful
nd a misdemeanor for any person
o transport by a motor truck or
,ther vehicle or have in his poses
ion for the purpose of sale any
neat which has not been inspect
d and stamped as required by
he provisions of this Act, and any
fficer authorized shall have the
light to seize and sell the same
s hereinbefore provided. Proyid-
d, however, that this shall not
pply to meat being transported
r held for the purpose of inspect
On and stamping as provided for
4 this Act.
Section 8. In addition to the
enalties provided by Section 9 of
his Act, any butcher, meat ped
Ter, or any other person as de-
med by this Act, who shall vio-
ate any of the terms of this Act,
hall suffer a forfeiture of the Ii
required by this Act. and
o license shall again be issued
} such person until the expira-