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the said owner to the possession of said dog. If such penalty is 

 not paid within five days after said dog is impounded, and notice 

 thereof given to the owner, or if it is found impracticable after 



reasonable effort to catch and impound such dog 



Provisions for so loose within the said quarantine district in 



killing. violation of said quarantine or regulation, or to 



find the owner of a dog so impounded, then any 



person may kill or caused to be killed such dog and shall not be held 



liable for damages for such killing. For the purpose of enforcing 



the provisions of this article the commissioner 



Powers of of agriculture, his apjDointees and employees 



peace officers. shall be considered as peace officers and shall 



have all the rights and powers of peace officers. 



(As amended by chapter 352 of the Laws of 1909.) 



§ 97. Fines and penalties. — Any person violating, disobeying 

 or disregarding the term of any notice, order or regulation is- 

 sued or prescribed by the commissioner under this article shall 

 forfeit to the people of the state the sum of not less than fifty 

 dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for every such viola- 

 tion. Any person violating, disobeying or disregarding the terms 

 of any notice, order or regulation issued or prescribed by the com- 

 missioner under this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and 



shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more 

 Misdemeanor. than one hundred dollars for each separate 



offense or by imprisonment of not less than one 

 month nor more than six months, or by both such fine and impris- 

 onment, except that in the case of rabies he shall be fined not less 



than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dol- 

 Rabies violation, lars for each offense or by imprisonment of not 



less than one month *not more than six months, 

 or by both such fine and imprisonment. (As amended by chapter 

 352 of the Laws of 1909.) 



§ 98. Bureau of veterinary service; chief veterinarian; apprais- 

 ers. — There is hereby established in the department of agricul- 

 ture a bureau of veterinary service. The bureau shall be in 



charge of a chief veterinarian, who shall be an 



Organization of experienced veterinarian appointed by the cwn- 



bureau. missioner of agriculture. He shall receive an 



annual salary of three thousand dollars and all 



necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in the perform- 



• So in the original. 



