VERMONT AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 



large upon a common or public highway, or if such sheep,' 

 while so diseased are found in an enclosure other than that of 

 such owner or keeper, he shall be fined ten dollars, to the use 

 of the town where such offense is committed, and shall also be 

 liable to the party injured for the damages sustained, in an ac- 

 tion upon this statute. 



Sec. 4803. If sheep, infected with the " hoof ail " or 

 "foot rot," are found at large upon a common, public highway, 

 or lane, or lands not owned or occupied by their owner or 

 keeper, through the neglect of such owner or keeper, said sheep 

 shall become forfeit to any person who takes them up, and the 

 owner of such sheep shall not have an action at law or equity 

 for their recovery. 



PLEUROPNEUMONIA AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 



Sec. 4804. If a person drives or brings domestic animals 

 into this State, or is accessory thereto, knowing that any of 

 them have the disease, or have been exposed to the disease, 

 known as pleuro-pneumonia, he shall be fined not more than 

 five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not more than twelve 

 months and not less than one month, in the discretion of the 

 court. 



Sec. 4805. A town, at a meeting held for that purpose, 

 may establish regulations, appoint officers or agents, and raise 

 and appropriate money to arrest and prevent the spread of the 

 cattle disease known as pleuropneumonia. 



Sec. 4806. The selectmen may perform all acts and make 

 all rules and regulations for and in behalf of the town, neces- 

 sary to carry into effect the powers conferred on the town by 

 this chapter, until the town otherwise orders at a meeting hol- 

 den for that purpose. 



Sec. 4807. If a person brings into this State any domestic 

 animals which he knows to be infected with an infectious or 

 contagious disease, or exposes such cattle or other animals 

 known to him to be so infected, to other cattle and animals not 

 infected with such disease, he shall be fined not more than five 

 hundred dollars, and not less than one hundred dollars. 



Sec. 4808. The selectmen of the towns and the board of 

 aldermen of the cities of this State, may make and enforce such 

 regulations as they deem proper, to prevent the spread of in- 

 fectious or contagious diseases among domestic animals, within 

 their respective towns and cities, and shall inquire into all such 

 cases coming to their knowledge, and shall immediately report 

 the same to the governor. A person who knowingly violates 

 or refuses to obey such regulations made by such town or city 

 authorities, shall be fined one hundred dollars. 



