﻿Commissioner 
  of 
  Agricultuke. 
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  ment 
  of 
  said 
  animals, 
  and 
  thev 
  sliall 
  certify 
  that 
  thev 
  have 
  seen 
  

   said 
  animals 
  destroyed. 
  The 
  value 
  shall 
  be 
  what 
  they 
  were 
  worth 
  

   at 
  the 
  time 
  of 
  appraisal. 
  In 
  the 
  case 
  of 
  horses 
  affected 
  with 
  

   glanders, 
  the 
  appraisal 
  shall 
  in 
  no 
  case 
  exceed 
  fifty 
  dollars. 
  

  

  If 
  a 
  justice 
  of 
  the 
  peace 
  shall 
  be 
  satisfied 
  of 
  the 
  fact, 
  he 
  shall 
  

   issue 
  to 
  the 
  owner 
  a 
  certificate 
  of 
  slaughter, 
  and 
  shall 
  state 
  therein 
  

   whether 
  or 
  not 
  the 
  owner 
  is 
  entitled 
  to 
  indemnity. 
  

  

  It 
  shall 
  be 
  unlawful 
  to 
  import 
  any 
  domestic 
  animals 
  affected 
  

   with 
  or 
  that 
  have 
  been 
  exposed 
  to 
  any 
  infectious 
  disease. 
  When 
  

   the 
  State 
  Veterinarian 
  shall 
  judge 
  that 
  there 
  is 
  danger 
  from 
  the 
  

   introduction 
  of 
  diseased 
  animals, 
  he 
  shall 
  recommend 
  to 
  the 
  

   Governor 
  that 
  certain 
  restrictions 
  are 
  necessary, 
  and 
  the 
  Gov- 
  

   ernor 
  may 
  issue 
  a 
  proclamation, 
  designating 
  localities 
  from 
  which 
  

   thev 
  must 
  not 
  be 
  brought 
  into 
  the 
  State. 
  

  

  It 
  shall 
  be 
  the 
  duty 
  of 
  any 
  person 
  having 
  reason 
  to 
  suspect 
  

   that 
  there 
  are 
  on 
  their 
  premises 
  any 
  animals 
  affected 
  with 
  infec- 
  

   tious 
  diseases 
  to 
  report 
  the 
  same 
  to 
  the 
  local 
  board 
  of 
  health, 
  

   who 
  shall 
  report 
  conditions 
  to 
  the 
  State 
  Veterinarian. 
  

  

  The 
  claims 
  for 
  compensation 
  for 
  animals 
  killed 
  is 
  provided 
  for, 
  

   and 
  if 
  approved, 
  he 
  may 
  pay 
  two-thirds 
  of 
  the 
  appraised 
  value, 
  

   but 
  if 
  he 
  deems 
  the 
  appraised 
  value 
  is 
  greater 
  than 
  the 
  real 
  value 
  

   he 
  shall 
  be 
  authorized 
  to 
  settle 
  with 
  the 
  owner 
  for 
  a 
  sum 
  he 
  

   deems 
  just. 
  

  

  Payments 
  shall 
  not 
  be 
  made 
  for 
  animals 
  belonging 
  to 
  the 
  United 
  

   States, 
  the 
  State 
  of 
  Wisconsin, 
  or 
  any 
  city 
  or 
  village 
  <if 
  the 
  State, 
  

   or 
  for 
  animals 
  brought 
  into 
  the 
  State 
  contrary 
  to 
  this 
  act, 
  or 
  

   where 
  the 
  owner 
  has 
  failed 
  to 
  comply 
  with 
  this 
  act, 
  or 
  where 
  the 
  

   owner 
  came 
  into 
  possession 
  of 
  the 
  animal 
  knowing 
  it 
  to 
  be 
  dis- 
  

   eased, 
  or 
  for 
  animals 
  found 
  to 
  have 
  been 
  diseased 
  when 
  brought 
  

   into 
  the 
  State, 
  or 
  where 
  the 
  owner 
  has 
  been 
  guilty 
  of 
  negligence 
  

   in 
  exposing 
  the 
  animals 
  to 
  infectious 
  or 
  contagious 
  diseases. 
  

  

  The 
  State 
  Veterinarian 
  shall 
  from 
  time 
  to 
  time 
  issue 
  such 
  bul~ 
  

   letins 
  of 
  information 
  as 
  he 
  shall 
  deem 
  advisable 
  which, 
  with 
  his 
  

   report 
  to 
  the 
  Governor, 
  shall 
  be 
  printed. 
  (Laws 
  1897, 
  sec. 
  

   1492a.) 
  

  

  