1926 Ageicultural Law [Akt. 5. 



the county from charges imposed by law which are incurred by its 

 Police to slicriff, under slieritt" or a deputy sheriif. If the commissioner 



enforce. . . ' • ^ p t 



shall lay a quarantine upon a city or any portion thereoi he may 

 call upon the commissioner of public safety and the police depart- 

 ment of said city to enforce the provisions of any notice, order 

 or regulation which he may make within the quarantine district or 

 such portion thereof as lies within the city limits, and the com- 

 missioner of public safety and the police department shall obey 

 and observe all such orders and instructions so made or issued, and 

 Expense In- all expciises iucurrcd by the commissioner of public safety and 



curred by J^ "^ . . 



police. d^Q police department in enforcing the quarantine as herein pro- 

 viXtion "^'ided shall be a city charge. If the commissioner shall quarantine 

 anti'ne!'^' ^^y pai'ticular district or territory -for the purpose of stopping or 

 jjreventing the spread of the disease known as rabies, and if any 

 dog be found within the said quarantine district in violation of 

 said quarantine or regulation, any person may catch or cause to 

 be caught such dog and have him impounded or confined. If the 

 said dog is thereafter not found to be affected with the disease 

 Release, kiiowu as rabics, it may be released to the owner upon payment 

 of a penal sum of ten dollars to the commissioner of agriculture, 

 who shall upon receipt and acceptance of the same issue to the 

 said owner a release which shall entitle the said owner to the 

 f^'ruiiiin^ possession of said dog. If such j)enalty is not paid within three 

 days after said dog is impounded, or if it is found impracticable 

 after reasonable effort to catch and impound such dog within the 

 said quarantine district in violation of said quarantine or regu- 

 lation, or to find the owner of a dog so impounded, then any per- 

 son may kill or cause to be killed such dog and shall not be held 

 Powers of ijj^jjJq f^j. damages for such killing. For the purpose of enforcing 

 the provisions of this article the commissioner of agriculture, his 

 appointees and employees shall be considered as peace officers and 

 shall have all the rights and powers of peace officers. (As amended 

 hy chapter 255 of tlie Laws of 1911.) 



People ex rcl. Bauinann v. Lyon, 77 Misc. 377 ; 13G N. Y. Supp. 5S'4. 



peace 



ofUcers. 



Fines. 



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

 disregarding the term of any notice, order or regulation issued or 

 prescribed by the commissioner under this article shall forfeit to 



