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PUBLIC LAWS OF MAINE, 1905, CHAPTER 83. 



An Act in addition to chapter nineteen of the Revised Statutes 

 relating to contagious diseases among cattle. 



Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in 

 Legislature assembled, as follows : 



Section i. It shall be the duties of the assessors of all cities, 

 towns and plantations to keep a record of all pure blooded cattle 

 kept for breeding purposes, and shall report to the secretary of 

 the Cattle Commissioners on or before the first day of July of 

 each year, the name of the owner, number of each herd, age and 

 sex, such reports to be made upon blanks furnished by the Cattle 

 Commissioners. 



Section 2. All persons selling pure blooded cattle or cattle 

 represented to be pure blooded, for breeding purposes, shall, 

 before delivery, make a report to said commissioners on blanks 

 furnished by them on application, stating the number of cattle 

 sold, their age and sex and to whom sold, and before delivery 

 thereof such cattle shall be tested with tuberculin and a certifi- 

 cate of health be given by said commissioners or some person 

 duly authorized by them to the seller and purchaser; provided 

 that no such certificate shall be required in case the cattle so sold 

 shall have been tested within six months under the direction of 

 the catttle commissioners and a certificate of health granted by 

 them within that time. 



Section 3. Any person bringing pure blooded cattle into this 

 State for breeding purposes shall report to the commissioners 

 the name and residence of seller, number purchased, age and sex 

 upon blanks furnished by the commissioners upon application. 

 Such cattle shall remain upon the purchaser's premises thirty 

 days from the date of arrival and within that time be tested by 

 order of the commissioners. But nothing herein contained shall 

 be construed as requiring the testing of calves under four 

 months old. 



Section 4. Whoever violates any provision of the three pre- 

 ceding sections shall be fined not exceeding fifty dollars for each 

 offense. 



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