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if upon post-mortem examination such animal shall be found to be af- 

 fected with contagious or infectious disease, then and in that case three- 

 fourths of the appraised value shall be paid, provided the animal has 

 been kept for one year in good faith in the state prior to the killing 

 thereof, and provided that if the state board receives from the sale of 

 the carcass of said animal a greater sum than the maximum amount ap- 

 praised, the owner of the animal shall receive the fall amount received 

 by the state board for said animal. All incorporated cities and towns 

 shall have the power to erect city abattoirs and require that all meat, and 

 meat products sold or offered for sale within the incorporated limits of 

 that city, unless killed at a place where government inspection is main- 

 tained, shall be killed in the city abattoir and subjected to inspections 

 under such regulations as the state live stock sanitary board may pre- 

 scribe. 



Sec. 12. Owners of dairy herds who desire to have their herds ex- 

 amined and tested with a view to detecting the presence of any con- 

 tagious disease, and with a further view of freeing their herds from such 

 disease, may apply to the state board for such testing and examination. 

 A blank for such application shall be furnished by the state board and 

 shall include an agreement on the part of the person making said ap- 

 plication that he will conform to and abide by the rules and regulations 

 laid down by said board with regard to the testing and disposition of 

 any diseased animals, the arrangement of the barns and stables and 

 sheds in which such animals are sheltered, and disinfection of same, 

 and the introduction of other animals into the herd after such test has 

 been made. Upon receiving such application the board shall, as soon 

 as practicable, cause such test or an examination to be made, and shall 

 reimburse said applicants for diseased animals as provided in the fore- 

 going sections. 



Owners of pure bred cattle whether dairy or beef cattle may make 

 similar application. The maximum appraisal of pure bred cattle shall 

 not exceed seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per head, as heretofore pro- 

 vided. 



If after examinations an animal is, in the judgment of the officer or 

 agent of the state live stock sanitary board making the examination, 

 suffering from tuberculosis, such animal shall be slaughtered under the 

 provisions of this act, or, if the board deems that a due regard for the 

 public health warrants it, said board may enter into a written agree- 

 ment with the owner, subject to such conditions as the board may pre- 

 scribe, for the separation and quarantine of such diseased animal or 

 animals. Subject to the regulations of the state live stock sanitary 

 board, such diseased animal or animals may continue to be used for 

 breeding purposes. When the state live stock sanitary board dee ns that 

 conditions warrant it, said board may make and issue to such owner a 

 certificate that upon such examination such herd was found free from 

 tuberculosis or that the owner has complied with the provisions of this 

 section by causing all affected animals to be separated from the herd 

 and quarantined as provided herein subject to the regulations of the state 

 live stock sanitary board. 



