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§ 65. Regulations and the enforcement thereof. The com- 

 missioner may prescribe such regulations as in his judgment may 

 be thought suited for the suppression or prevention of the spread 

 of any such disease, and for the disinfection of all premises, build- 

 ings, railway cars, vessels and other objects from or by means of 

 which infection or contagion may take place or be conveyed. He 

 may alter or modify, from time to time, as he may deem expedient, 

 the terms of all notices, orders and regulations issued or made by 

 him, and may at any time cancel or withdraw the same. He may 

 <3all upon the sheriff or deputy sheriff to carry out and enforce the 

 provisions of any notice^ order or regulation which he may make, 

 iind all such sheriffs and deputy sheriffs shall obey and observe all 

 orders and instructions which they may receive from him in the 

 premises. 



§ QQ. Penalties. Any person violating, disobeying or disre- 

 garding the terms of any notice, order or regulation, issued or pre- 

 scribed by the commissioner under this article^ shall forfeit to the 

 people of the state the sum of one hundred dollars for every such 

 violation. 



§ 67. Expenses. All expenses incurred by the commissioner 

 in carrying out the provisions of this article and in performing 

 the duties herein devolved upon him shall be audited by the comp- 

 troller as extraordinary expenses of the department of agriculture 

 iind paid out of any moneys in the treasury appropriated for such 

 purposes. 



§ 68. Compensation to owners of animals destroyed. The 

 actual value at the time they are killed of any animals slaughtered 

 under the provisions of this article^ shall be paid to the owners of 

 such animals. For the purpose of ascertaining and determining 

 «uch value, the commissioner, or any agent appointed by him under 

 this article, shall appoint one appraiser, the owner of the animals 

 killed shall appoint another, and the two thus appointed shall 

 select a third, and the three shall appraise the amount to be paid 

 to the owner of the animals. The board of claims shall have exclu- 

 sive jurisdiction to hear, audit and determine all claims which 

 shall arise under the provisions of this article for compensation for 

 animals slaughtered, and to allow thereon such sums as should 



