LAWS RELATING TO ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 23 



DISTRIBUTION OF HOG CHOLERA SERUM. 



An act to provide for the preparation and distribution of 

 serums or vaccines for the prevention of the disease known 

 as cholera in hogs in the State of California, making an 

 appropriation therefor and prescribing the duties of the 

 controller and treasurer in relation thereto. 



(Approved April 21, 1911; Stats. 1911, p. 1064.) 



SECTION 1. The regents of the University of California 

 are hereby directed to cause to be prosecuted with all possible 

 diligence, through the agricultural experiment station, the 

 preparation of serums or vaccines that will produce immunity 

 in hogs against the disease known as cholera. 



SEC. 2. The regents of the University of California are serums to be 

 hereby further authorized and directed to furnish such serums }JSJ t lshe 

 or vaccines in quantities not exceeding five hundred cubic 

 centimeters as soon as possible after this act takes effect free 

 of charge to any bona fide resident of the State of California 

 who is engaged in the raising of hogs, upon application by 

 such resident hog raiser. 



SEC. 3. The regents of the University of California are in excess of 

 also hereby further authorized and directed to furnish to any centimeters 

 bona fide resident of this state, who is engaged in the raising at cost, 

 of hogs, such serums or vaccines in quantities in excess of 

 five hundred cubic centimeters, upon the applicant paying 

 therefor the actual cost of the production of such serums or 

 vaccines. 



SEC. 4. It is herewith provided that no serums or vaccines owner must 

 shall be furnished free of charge to anyone unless the applicant 

 shall have first furnished sufficient evidence that the disease nogs. 

 known as cholera exists among his hogs or among the hogs in 

 his immediate neighborhood, and in such latter case evidence 

 shall be furnished by said applicant that there is danger of the 

 disease being communicated to the applicant's hogs. 



SEC. 5. Any person who shall sell, give away or misuse 

 any of the serums so furnished shall, upon conviction thereof misdemeanor, 

 be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be punished as in 

 such cases provided by law. 



SEC. 6. The director of the agricultural experiment sta- Assistance 

 tion shall obtain and establish such assistance, equipment, tlonTwork. 

 materials, appliances, apparatus and other necessary inci- 

 dentals as may be necessary to the successful prosecution of 

 this work within the appropriation herein specified. 



SEC. 7. The sum of sixteen thousand ($16,000.00) dollars 

 is hereby appropriated out of any money in the state treasury 

 not otherwise appropriated, six thousand ($6,000.00) dollars 

 of which shall be available for the balance of the sixty-second 

 fiscal year and ten thousand ($10,000.00) dollars of which 

 shall be available during the sixty-third and sixty-fourth fiscal 

 years for the use of said experiment station to be expended by 

 the regents of the University of California in carrying out 



