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Stion for ^ EC ' ^' ^ n y P er son, firm or corporation who shall vio- 

 late any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of 

 a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished 

 by a fine of not less than fifty dollars, nor more than five hun- 

 dred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term 

 not exceeding one hundred and eighty days, or by both such 

 fine and imprisonment. (As amended, Stats. 1915, p. 567.) 



IMPORTATION OF DISEASED LIVE STOCK. 



An act to prevent the importation into the State of California 

 of horses, mules, dairy cattle and breeding bulls which are 

 affected with communicable diseases, providing for the 

 inspection or certification of such animals before being 

 brought into the State of California, exempting certain 

 animals from such inspection or certification, providing 

 penalties for violating any of the provisions of this act, 

 and repealing an act approved June 4, 1913, entitled "An 

 act to prevent the importation into the State of California 

 of horses, mules, asses, or cattle which are affected with 

 any infectious or contagious disease; to provide for the 

 inspection of such animals before they are brought into 

 the state; to repeal an act entitled "An act to prevent 

 the importation of neat cattle for dairy or breeding pur- 

 poses affected with tuberculosis into the State of Cali- 

 fornia," approved March 7, 1911; to repeal an act entitled 

 "An act to prevent the importation of horses, mules and 

 asses affected with glanders into the State of California/' 

 approved March 7, 1911. 



(Approved April 12, 1915; Stats. 1915, p. 59.) 



importation SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, com- 

 ock ' pany or corporation, their agents and servants, to bring into 

 the State of California any horses, mules, dairy cattle or breed- 

 ing bulls except as hereinafter otherwise provided. 



cattle. (a) Dairy cattle and breeding bulls over six months of age 



must be accompanied by a certificate of health and tuberculin 

 test record signed by a qualified veterinarian showing that each 

 of said animals is free from communicable diseases, including 

 tuberculosis, and copy of such certificate and tuberculin test 

 record shall be mailed to the state veterinarian* of the State 

 of California on the day the shipment of said animals starts 

 from its origin. 



statement of (&) In lieu of such certificate of health and tuberculin test 



veterinarian, record, as provided for in subdivision (a) of this section, said 

 dairy cattle and breeding bulls may be brought into the State 

 of California, provided said animals are accompanied by a 

 signed statement issued by the state veterinarian or other 

 authority in charge of live stock sanitary work in the state 



*See note, page 11 hereof. 



