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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 con-aiiing of 

 authorized deputy has reason to believe that the disease known inspection, 

 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 ascertaining 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 pur- 

 pose 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 pro- Expenses of 

 vided 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 Foreclosure 

 said expenses and costs have been incurred the state veteri- 

 narian* shall, in the name of the people of the State of Cali- 

 fornia, commence an action to foreclose said lien. Such action 

 shall be commenced, tried, and determined 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, Liability for 

 arising under this act, any and all persons having an interest violation - 

 in the sheep or in control or possession of the same, and con- 

 cerning which sheep such action or proceeding is had, shall 

 be liable severally and jointly for each violation of the pro- 

 visions of this act. 



SEC. 8. This act shall take effect and be in force imme- 

 diately. 



*See note, page 11 hereof. 



