1918 



Agricultural Law 



[Art. 5. 



Due pre- 

 caution. 



Prompt 



action 

 required 



Boards of 

 health to 

 notify com- 

 missioner. 



Report of 

 cattle im- 

 ported. 



Permit to 

 remove. 



Detention 

 for in- 

 spection. 



as provided in section fifty-two of the Agricultural law ; pj-ovided 

 that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent or 

 make unlawful the transportation of such animals through this 

 state on railroads or boats. Any person bringing into the state 

 such animals which are used for breeding, feeding or dairy pur- 

 poses without taking due precaution to ascertain whether such 

 animals are suffering with such a disease shall be presumed to 

 have brought them in knowingly and in violation of the statute. 

 Under the foregoing provisions of this section, any animals, re- 

 ceived from outside the state and distributed under the super- 

 vision of the United States department of agriculture or the state 

 department of agriculture and for which a permit or certificate 

 has been issued by either of said departments, shall be deemed to 

 have been handled with due precaution. Whenever any in- 

 fectious or contagious disease affecting domestic animals shall 

 exist, be brought into or break out in this state the commissioner 

 of agriculture shall take measures to promptly suppress the same, 

 and to prevent such disease from spreading. The local boards of 

 health shall notify the commissioner of the existence of infec- 

 tious or contagious disease affecting domestic animals in the 

 districts subject to their jurisdiction. Any person importing or 

 bringing into this state neat cattle for dairy or breeding purposes 

 shall report immediately upon bringing such cattle into the state 

 to the commissioner of agriculture in writing, giving a statement 

 of the number of cattle thus brought in, the place where they 

 were procured, the lines over which they were brought and their 

 point of destination within the state, stating when they will ar- 

 rive at such point of destination, and upon the filing w'ith the com- 

 missioner of agriculture at the time of making the said report, a 

 certificate issued bv a dulv authorized veterinarv practitioner, to 

 the effect that he has duly examined said animals and that said 

 animals are free from any infectious or contagious disease, the 

 commissioner of agriculture may issue a permit to said person 

 to remove said cattle immediately. Otherwise, said person shall 

 hold or detain such animals at least ten days at such point of 

 destination for inspection and fxaniinalion, provided they are 

 not sooner examined or inspected, by the commissioner of agri- 

 ijulture or his duly authorized agent. Each animal brought into 



