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breeder of iit least ten years' experience, who shall hold office for four 

 year.; from the fifteenth day of July following his appointment, unless 

 .sooner lomoved by the fjjovcrnor. for cause; and th<* govcrncjr .shall fill 

 any vacancy occurring during such term for the une.xpiri-d portion 

 thereof. Said commissioner may, with the approval of the governor, 

 employ such assistants as may be necessary, and any expense so in- 

 curred shall be paid liy the state ui>on the ai)i)roval of the governor. 

 fc>aid coniniis."- ioncr shall bieniii.illy report to tlie .L-f)\cfnor concerning 

 his acts and expenses. 



Sec. 2087. Appointment of deputy commissioner on domestic an- 

 imals. The commissioJier on domestic animals may appoint and re- 

 move a deputy, who .'^hall be a graduate of a veterinary college of 

 reco^uized standing' and of at Ica.^t five years' experience in the i>ractice 

 of veterinary medicine and surgcr; . Said deputy shall, under the di- 

 rection of the commissioner on domestic animals, have all the powers 

 of the commissioner. 



Sec. 2092. Notice as to cattle brought into the state. When any 

 person shall bring any cattle from an adjoining state into this state he 

 shall, within six days thereafter, notify the commissioner on domestic 

 animals, and such notice shaP state the number and sex of such cattle 

 and their actual physical condition. Every person who shall violate 

 any provision of this section shall be fined not more than fifty dollars. 



Sec. 2094. Quarantine of animals. Said commissioner may quar- 

 antine all animals infected with a conta^^ious diease and prohibit the 

 sale of all the products thereof; but no animal shall be quarantined 

 that does not give evidence of disease upon competent physical exami- 

 nation, and no animal shall be quarantined for more than thirty days. 

 The provisions of this section shall not apply to cases of glanders or 

 farcy. 



Sec. 2095. Disposal of diseased animals. The commissioner of 

 domestic animals may cause any domestic animal quarantined in ac- 

 cordance with the provisions of section 2094 to be killed, but no animal 

 so quarantined shall be killed until its value has been determined by 

 the owner and the commissioner. In case they cannot agree upon the 

 value of such animal, each shall choose an arbitrator and the two so 

 chosen shall choose a third and the three so chosen shall determine 

 the value of such animal, and the value so determined shall, when ap- 

 proved by the commissioner, and when a sworn certificate shall have 

 been filed with the commissioner that such animal has been killed and 

 buried and the premises disinfected by order of the commissioner, be 

 paid to the owner by the state upon the order of the comptroller: but 

 no animal the physical condition of which is such that it is of no real 

 value, and no animal which has been in the state for a period of less 

 than six months next preceding its quarantine, shall be paid for by the 

 state. This section shall not apply to animals condemned to prevent 

 the spread of the foot and mouth disease. When the value of any such 

 animal shall be appraised as provided in this section, the state shall 

 pay for any full-bred bovine or equine animal a sum not exceeding 

 one hundred and tv/enty-five dollars, and for any such graded animal 

 a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars. Xo compensation shall be 

 paid to the owner of any such domestic animal by the state unless such 

 animal is destroyed to prevent the spread of an infectious disease. 



Sec. 2097. Selectmen to report contagious disease. The selectmen 

 in each town shall report to the commissioner any animals infected 

 "With contagious disease. 



