Art. 5 Diseases of Domestic Animals 45 c 



ance of his duties. Such chief veterinarian or other veterinarians 



employed by the commissioner shall have all 

 Duty and powers the powers of an appraiser of condemned ani- 

 of veterinarians, nals under this article. The chief veterina- 

 rian shall, under the direction of the commis- 

 sioner of agriculture, have general charge of the enforcement of 

 the provisions of this article, and shall collect and disseminate 

 through farmers' institutes or otherwise, as the commissioner may 

 direct, information and statistics in relation to the diseases of 

 domestic animals, the proper care and sanitation of stables and 

 other buildings used for the stabling of farm animals for the pur- 

 pose of preventing the existence and spread of infectious and con- 

 tagions diseases, the methods of feeding, the methods of improv- 

 ing the breed or milking qualities of cattle, and such other matters 

 as the commissioner may direct. All veterinarians in the state 



shall immediately report to the commissioner 

 Veterinarians to of agriculture the existence among animals of 

 report. any infectious or communicable disease coming 



to their knowledge. The report shall be made 

 in writing and shall include a description of the diseased animal 

 or animal*, the name and address of the owner or person in charge 

 of the animal, if known, and a statement as to the location of the 

 animal. ISTo person shall conceal or attempt to conceal any ani- 

 mal suffering from an infectious or communi- 

 Concealing cable disease so that the same shall not come 

 diseases. to the knowledge of the commissioner of agri- 



culture. The commissioner of agriculture may 

 appoint and at pleasure remove two confidential agents at salaries 

 not to exceed eighteen hundred dollars, to be fixed by the com- 

 missioner, to assist in carrying out the provisions of this article. 

 He may appoint and at pleasure remove one state appraiser of 

 condemned animals, who shall be a person of experience and well 

 acquainted with the value of farm animals ; and shall receive an 

 annual salary of fifteen hundred dollars, and all necessary travel- 

 ing and other expenses incurred in the performance of his duties. 

 The commissioner of agriculture may employ from time to time 

 such additional appraisers of condemned animals as the work of 

 his department may necessitate, who shall receive compensation 

 at the rate of five dollars per diem and all traveling and other ex- 

 penses necessarily incurred while engaged in the performance of 

 their duties. 



