1930 



Agricultural Law 



[Art. 5. 



Payment 



when 



diseased. 



Glanders. 



Tubercu- 

 losis. 



the violation of quarantine regulations, shall be paid to the owners 

 of such animals. If such animals are found, upon post-mortem 

 examination, to have been suifering from glanders then they shall 

 be paid for in the manner following: If an animal has glanders, 

 not manifest by clinical symptoms, the owner thereof shall be 

 paid eighty per centum of the appraised value. If the animal has 

 glanders showing clinical s_)nnptoms, the owner thereof shall be 

 paid therefor fifty per centum of the appraised value. If such 

 animals are found upon post-mortem examination to have been 

 suifering from tuberculosis, then they shall be paid for in the 

 manner following, to wit: If an animal has localized tubercu- 

 losis, the owner thereof shall be paid eighty per centum of the 

 appraised value. If the animal has generalized tuberculosis, the 

 owner thereof shall be paid therefor fifty per centum of the 

 appraised value, but no animal slaughtered under the provisions of 

 this article shall be paid for as herein provided, unless the said 

 animals shall have been within the state for a period of at least 

 six months if suifering from tuberculosis or twelve months if 

 suftering from glanders. If the meat of the slaughtered bovine 

 animal shall be passed for use as food, under official regulations, 

 the commissioner of agriculture is hereby authorized to sell the 

 same and the proceeds from the sale of the meat, hide and other 

 marketable parts of the said animal shall be paid into the state 

 treasury. For each and every day the owner or custodian of the 

 fo? keeping ouimals condemned is obliged to keep them, in excess of seven 



cnndemned 



animals. days from the date of the condemnation, he shall be allowed and 

 paid the sum of twenty-five cents per day per head. The certifi- 

 cate of appraisal, and the statement of the result of the post- 

 mortem examination, shall be presented by the owner or his legal 

 representatives or assigns, to the commissioner of agriculture. 

 The commissioner of agriculture shall issue his order for the 

 amount due as shown by such certificate and statement, after he 

 has found them to be correct, which shall be paid by the state 

 treasure!- <>n the warrant of the comptroller out of moneys appro- 

 ])i'ial(Ml therefor. No compensation shall be nuide to any person 

 who has wilfully concealed the existence of disease among his 

 animals or upon his premises, or who in any way by act or by 

 wilful neglect has contributed to spread the disease sought to be 



Disposal 

 meat. 



of 



Payment 



Refusal of 



rom- 



pensation. 



