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have the same right of inspection, quarantine and condemnation of ani- 

 mals affected with any contagious or infectious disease or suspected to 

 be so affected, or that may have been exposed to any such disease, and 

 for such purposes they may enter upon any ground or premises, they 

 may call upon the sheriffs, constables and other peace officers to assist 

 them in the discharge of their duties, and such sheriffs, constables or 

 peace officers shall assist such inspectors when so requested, and such 

 inspectors shall have the same power and protection as peace officers, 

 when engaged in the discharge of their duties: Provided, That this State 

 shall not be liable for any damages or expenses caused or made by such 

 inspectors. 



Sec. 8. That whenever the Governor has good reasons to believe that 

 any disease has become epidemic in another State or territory, and that 

 the importation of animals from such State or territory would be prej- 

 udicial to the health of the domestic animals of this State, he must, by 

 proclamation, desigmite such locality or localities, and prohibit the im- 

 portation therefrom of any live stock of the kind diseased, except under 

 such rules and regulations as the State Veterinarian shall prescribe. 



Sec. 9. That any person knowing or suspecting a dangerous, con- 

 tagious or infectious disease to exist among live stock shall report the 

 same to the local health officer, who shall, within twenty-four hours, re- 

 port the same to the State Veterinarian. The State Veterinarian or his 

 agent shall visit the locality and make an examination of the suspected 

 stock and prescribe and enforce such rules and regulations as may be 

 necessary: Provided, That an owner of an animal or animals affected 

 with a dangerous or contagious disease, shall report the same within 

 forty-eight hours after knowing such to exist. 



Sec. 10. The State Veterinarian shall, as far as possible, investigate 

 such diseases of animals as are communicable to man, and such condi- 

 tions of dairies as the State Board of Health may request. 



Sec. 11. Any person or persons, any company or corporation, wilfully 

 violating any of the provisions of this act, or any regulation or order of 

 the State Veterinarian, or agent appointed by him, shall be deemed guilty 

 of misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not 

 exceeding one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding thirty 

 days, or both, at the direction of the court. 



Sec. 12. That the State Veterinarian is hereby empowered to appoint 

 and employ such assistants or agents, and to purchase supplies ilnd 

 materials as may l)e necessary in carrying out the provisions of this act: 

 Provided, That the sum expended for supplies and materials shall not 

 exceed two hundred dollars in any one year. That the State Veterinarian 

 or his duly appointed agents, are empowered to administer oaths or 

 affirmations, that they may make such examinations into the conditions 

 of the live stock of the State in relation to contagious and infectious dis- 

 eases, including milk supplies of cities, towns and villages, as may seem 



