Art. 5.] Diseases of Domestic Animals 1927 



the people of the state the sum of not less than fifty dollars nor 

 more than one hundred dollars for every such violation. Any penalties, 

 person violating, disobeying or disregarding the terms of any 

 notice, order or regulation issued or prescribed by the commis- 

 sioner under this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and 

 shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred 

 dollars for each separate offense or by imprisonment of not less 

 than one month nor more than six months, or by both such fine 

 and imprisonment, except that in the case of rabies he shall be Rabies 



violation. 



fined not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars 

 for each oftense or by imprisonment of not less than one month 

 *not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 

 (As amended by chajjter 352 of the Laws of 1909.) 

 People V. Shields, 142 App. Div. 194. 



§ 98. Bureau of veterinary service; chief veterinarian; apprais- 

 ers. There is hereby established in the dej^artment of agricul- 

 ture a bureau of veterinary service. The bureau shall be in charge c^iet vet- 



" ° erinarian. 



of a chief veterinarian, who shall be an experienced veterinarian 

 aiDpointed by the commissioner of agriculture. He shall receive an ■'^f^J'j'"'' 

 annual salary of three thousand dollars and all necessary traveling compensa- 

 and other expenses incurred in the performance of his duties. 

 Such chief veterinarian or other veterinarians employed by the ^"*5' ^"^ 



^ tJ «/ powers oi 



commissioner shall have all the j^owers of an appraiser of con- ariali"' 

 demned animals under this article. The chief veterinarian shall, 

 under the direction of the commissioner of agriculture, have gen- 

 eral charge of the enforcement of the provisions of this article, and 

 shall collect and disseminate through farmers' institutes or other- 

 wise, 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 purpose of preventing the existence and 

 spread of infectious and contagious diseases, the methods of feed- 

 ing, the methods of improving the breed or milking qualities of 

 cattle, and such other matters as the commissioner may direct. All disease. 

 veterinarians in the state shall immediately report to the com- 

 missioner of agriculture the existence among animals of any in- 



* So in the oriffinal. 



