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  Seventh 
  Annual 
  Report 
  of 
  the 
  

  

  It 
  shall 
  not 
  be 
  lawful 
  for 
  the 
  owner 
  of 
  anv 
  domestic 
  animal 
  

   or 
  animals, 
  or 
  any 
  person 
  having 
  them 
  in 
  charge, 
  knowingly 
  to 
  

   import 
  or 
  drive 
  into 
  this 
  State 
  animals 
  having 
  any 
  infectious 
  or 
  

   contagious 
  disease. 
  

  

  The 
  owner, 
  or 
  person 
  having 
  the 
  same 
  in 
  charge, 
  of 
  any 
  domestic 
  

   animals 
  having 
  any 
  infectious 
  or 
  contagious 
  disease, 
  and 
  knowing 
  

   the 
  same 
  to 
  be 
  so 
  diseased, 
  who 
  shall 
  suffer 
  such 
  animals 
  to 
  run 
  

   at 
  large 
  upon 
  any 
  uninclosed 
  land, 
  common 
  or 
  highway, 
  or 
  shall 
  

   let 
  the 
  same 
  approach 
  mthin 
  twenty 
  rods 
  of 
  any 
  highway, 
  or 
  

   shall 
  sell 
  or 
  dispose 
  of 
  such 
  animals 
  without 
  disclosing 
  the 
  fact 
  

   to 
  the 
  purchaser, 
  is 
  deemed 
  gTiilty 
  of 
  a 
  misdemeanor. 
  

  

  Nothing 
  in 
  this 
  act 
  shall 
  prevent 
  the 
  recovery 
  of 
  damages 
  in 
  

   a 
  civil 
  action 
  against 
  any 
  person 
  or 
  persons 
  violating 
  the 
  pre- 
  

   ceding 
  section, 
  and 
  in 
  addition 
  to 
  the 
  penalties 
  herein 
  provided 
  

   shall 
  be 
  liable 
  for 
  all 
  damages 
  that 
  may 
  accrue 
  to 
  tlie 
  party 
  

   damaged 
  by 
  reason 
  of 
  said 
  diseased 
  animal 
  or 
  animals 
  impart- 
  

   ing 
  disease. 
  (Laws 
  1883, 
  chap. 
  3.) 
  

  

  A 
  sheep 
  inspector 
  is 
  to 
  be 
  appointed 
  on 
  petition 
  by 
  the 
  board 
  

   of 
  county 
  commissioners 
  in 
  any 
  county 
  of 
  the 
  State. 
  He 
  shall 
  

   be 
  a 
  resident 
  of 
  the 
  county. 
  Provision 
  is 
  made 
  for 
  filling 
  va- 
  

   cancies 
  in 
  the 
  office, 
  and 
  said 
  board 
  of 
  commissioners, 
  on 
  petition, 
  

   mav 
  abolish 
  the 
  same. 
  

  

  Sheep 
  inspectors 
  finding 
  any 
  flock 
  of 
  sheep 
  infected 
  w-ith 
  what 
  

   is 
  commonly 
  called 
  the 
  " 
  scab," 
  or 
  any 
  other 
  contagioiis 
  disease, 
  

   shall 
  in 
  the 
  manner 
  hereinafter 
  prescribed 
  have 
  power 
  to 
  define, 
  

   limit 
  and 
  restrict 
  the 
  range 
  of 
  such 
  sheep 
  for 
  the 
  protection 
  of 
  

   the 
  neighboring 
  flocks, 
  and 
  notify 
  the 
  owner 
  or 
  agent 
  of 
  the 
  

   diseased 
  flock. 
  He 
  shall 
  wdthin 
  ten 
  days 
  commence 
  the 
  curing 
  

   of 
  the 
  same, 
  and 
  inspect 
  said 
  flock 
  every 
  twenty 
  days 
  until 
  it 
  is 
  

   cured. 
  

  

  An 
  " 
  Inspection 
  Eecord 
  " 
  shall 
  be 
  kept 
  by 
  every 
  inspector, 
  and 
  

   shall 
  show 
  the 
  name 
  of 
  the 
  owner 
  of 
  every 
  flock 
  of 
  sheep 
  in- 
  

   spected, 
  when 
  inspected, 
  the 
  result 
  of 
  such 
  inspection, 
  and 
  all 
  

   orders 
  and 
  directions 
  made 
  in 
  relation 
  thereto. 
  

  

  