﻿'CoMMissioNEE 
  OF 
  Ageicultuke. 
  8Y7 
  

  

  It 
  shall 
  be 
  the 
  duty 
  of 
  every 
  sheep 
  inspector 
  between 
  the 
  15th 
  

   day 
  of 
  May 
  and 
  the 
  15th 
  day 
  of 
  August 
  each 
  year 
  to 
  inspect 
  each 
  

   flock 
  of 
  sheep 
  kept 
  in 
  his 
  county, 
  and 
  determine 
  whether 
  or 
  not 
  

   such 
  sheep 
  are 
  free 
  from 
  scab 
  or 
  other 
  contagious 
  disease. 
  

  

  It 
  is 
  made 
  the 
  duty 
  of 
  every 
  inspector, 
  upon 
  information 
  and 
  

   complaint, 
  to 
  inspect 
  any 
  flock 
  of 
  sheep 
  said 
  to 
  have 
  the 
  scab 
  or 
  

   other 
  infectious 
  disease, 
  and 
  if 
  on 
  inspection 
  it 
  is 
  found 
  to 
  be 
  

   infected 
  with 
  a 
  contagious 
  disease 
  the 
  owner 
  shall 
  pay 
  the 
  ex- 
  

   pense 
  of 
  such 
  inspection, 
  otherwise 
  the 
  person 
  lodging 
  the 
  com- 
  

   plaint 
  shall 
  pay 
  such 
  costs, 
  and 
  shall 
  be 
  liable 
  in 
  a 
  civil 
  action 
  

   therefor. 
  

  

  " 
  Upon 
  the 
  arrival 
  of 
  any 
  flock 
  of 
  sheep 
  in 
  any 
  county 
  in 
  this 
  

   State 
  in 
  which 
  there 
  is 
  a 
  sheep 
  inspector, 
  it 
  shall 
  be 
  the 
  duty 
  of 
  

   the 
  inspector 
  in 
  such 
  county, 
  having 
  knowledge 
  of 
  such 
  arrival, 
  

   to 
  forthwith 
  inspect 
  such 
  flock 
  as 
  to 
  whether 
  or 
  not 
  it 
  is 
  free 
  

   from 
  scab 
  or 
  other 
  contagious 
  disease." 
  Provided, 
  that 
  if 
  the 
  

   owner, 
  or 
  his 
  agent, 
  of 
  said 
  sheep 
  report 
  the 
  same 
  to 
  the 
  inspector 
  

   with 
  a 
  certificate 
  of 
  inspection 
  within 
  one 
  month 
  of 
  such 
  arrival, 
  

   that 
  such 
  flock 
  has 
  been 
  duly 
  inspected, 
  then 
  such 
  inspection 
  shall 
  

   not 
  be 
  necessary. 
  

  

  It 
  is 
  made 
  the 
  duty 
  of 
  the 
  inspector 
  to 
  require 
  of 
  the 
  owner 
  of 
  

   any 
  flock 
  of 
  sheep, 
  when 
  inspecting 
  the 
  same, 
  true 
  answers 
  to 
  

   the 
  following 
  questions: 
  

  

  " 
  First. 
  The 
  name 
  of 
  the 
  owner 
  of 
  such 
  flock, 
  his 
  ear-mark 
  

   and 
  brand. 
  Second. 
  The 
  increase 
  of 
  such 
  flock 
  by 
  purchase 
  or 
  

   trade 
  since 
  the 
  last 
  inspection. 
  Third. 
  From 
  whom 
  such 
  increase 
  

   has 
  been 
  received. 
  Fourth. 
  From 
  what 
  county 
  and 
  State 
  such 
  in- 
  

   crease 
  came. 
  Fifth. 
  Whether 
  or 
  not 
  any 
  part 
  of 
  them 
  was, 
  at 
  the 
  

   time 
  inspected, 
  infected 
  with 
  the 
  scab 
  or 
  any 
  contagious 
  disease, 
  

   and 
  if 
  so, 
  what 
  disease." 
  

  

  The 
  sheep 
  inspector 
  may 
  define 
  and 
  limit 
  the 
  range 
  of 
  any 
  

   flock 
  of 
  sheep 
  infected 
  Avith 
  scab 
  or 
  any 
  contagious 
  disease 
  as 
  

   authorized 
  in 
  preceding 
  section, 
  and 
  notify 
  the 
  owner 
  or 
  agent 
  

   of 
  this 
  order 
  or 
  direction, 
  who 
  may, 
  if 
  he 
  considers 
  the 
  terms 
  un- 
  

   reasonable, 
  notify 
  the 
  inspector, 
  and 
  arbitrators 
  shall 
  be 
  appointed 
  

  

  