46 c The Agricultural Law 



§ 99. Appraisal of diseased animals — An appraiser shall de- 

 termine the value of each animal directed to be slaughtered. Such 



value shall be the market value of such 'animal 

 Value appraised, at the time of making the appraisement, but 

 the appraisal value of each bovine animal shall 

 not exceed the sum of seventy-five dollars, and the appraisal of 

 each equine animal shall not exceed the sum of one hundred and 

 twenty dollars. If the value of the condemned animals deter- 

 mined by the appraiser is not satisfactory to 

 Arbitration of the owner of such animals, the value shall be 

 value. ' determined by arbitrators, one to be appointed 

 by the state appraiser and one by the owner of 

 the animals. If such arbitrators are not able to agree as to the 

 value of the animals, a third arbitrator shall be appointed by them. 



The value determined by such arbitrator shall 



Payment of not exceed the limits established by this article 



arbitrators. and, after approval by the commissioner of 



agriculture, shall be final. The arbitrators 



selected by the owner of the animals shall be paid by the said 



owner, the other arbitrator or arbitrators shall be paid by the state 



at a rate of compensation not to exceed five dollars per day and 



necessary expenses. Such appraiser of condemned animals and 



the arbitrators appointed under this section may administer oaths 



to and examine witnesses. (As amended by chapter 314 of the 



Laws of 1909.) 



§ 100. Certificate of appraisal. — The appraiser shall execute 

 and deliver to the owner of the condemned animals a certificate 

 verified by him stating the appraised value of such animals: if 

 such value was determined by arbitrators, there shall be attached 

 to such certificate a statement of the value so determined, signed 

 and verified by at least two of the arbitrators. The form and con- 

 tents of such certificates shall be prescribed by the commissioner 

 of agriculture. 



§ 101. Post-mortem examination of animals. — All animals sus- 

 pected of being tuberculous or glandered, and killed therefor, shall 

 be examined by a medical or veterinary practitioner designated 

 by the commissioner for the purpose of determining whether or 

 not such disease existed in such animals. There shall be attached 



