sheep infected with the disease known as scabies shall be guilty of a 

 misdemeanor. 



Sec. 2. Whenever, upon examination of any sheep located in any 

 county of the State of California, the state veterinarian or his duly 

 authorized deputy shall find such sheep or any portion of them to be 

 infected with or to have been exposed to infection from the disease 

 known as scabies he shall forthwith notify in writing the owner or 

 person in control of said sheep to dip all of said sheep in a manner as 

 directed by said officer for the purpose of eradicating said disease. 

 Such owner or person in control of said sheep shall, within a period of 

 ten days after receiving such notice, dip all of said sheep in a manner as 

 directed by said officer. 



Sec. 3. If, upon the expiration of ten days from the date on which 

 notice was given to dip sheep as provided for in section two of this act, 

 the owner or person in control of said sheep has failed to dip such sheep 

 in accordance with the directions of said state veterinarian or his duly 

 authorized deputy as also provided for in section two of this act, then 

 said officer shall immediately take possession of said sheep and proceed 

 to eradicate said disease of scabies by dipping said sheep one or more 

 times as may be necessary. 



Sec. 4. "Whenever the state veterinarian or his duly authorized 

 deputy has reason to believe that the disease known as scabies exists in 

 a flock of sheep he shall notify the owner or person in control of such 

 sheep to gather all of said sheep in a corral in order that such sheep 

 may be examined and inspected by said officer for the purpose of ascer- 

 taining if any or all of said sheep are infected with scabies. And if 

 such owner or person in control of said sheep refuses or neglects to 

 gather all of said sheep in a corral for the purpose aforesaid, it shall be 

 the duty of said officer to gather said sheep in a corral for the purpose 

 aforesaid ; and for this purpose he is hereby authorized and empowered 

 to hire such necessary help as may be required to gather said sheep. 



Sec. 5. All expenses and costs of dipping sheep as provided for in 

 section three of this act, and all expenses and costs incurred in gathering 

 sheep as provided for in section four of this act, shall become and remain 

 a lien on said sheep until such lien is paid or foreclosed by law. 



Sec. 6. If such lien is not paid within fifteen days after said 

 expenses and costs have been incurred the state veterinarian shall, in the 

 name of the people of the State of California, commence an action to 

 foreclose said lien. Such action shall be commenced, tried, and deter- 

 mined in all respects as provided in the Code of Civil Procedure for the 

 foreclosure of mortgages on personal property. 



Sec. 7. In any action or proceeding, civil or criminal, arising under 

 this act, any and all persons having an interest in the sheep or in control 

 or possession of the same, and concerning which sheep such action or 

 proceeding is had, shall be liable severall}^ and jointly for each violation 

 of the provisions of this act. 



Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be in force immediately. 



