82 STATE DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE. 



Pees. SEC. 8. A fee of two dollars and seventy-five cents shall be 



paid to the secretary of the California stallion registration 

 board* for the examination and enrollment of each stallion or 

 jack pedigree, and for issuance of a license certificate and tag, 

 in accordance with the breeding of the stallion or jack as above 

 provided, which shall be in force and effect for a period of one 

 year from its date, and for the purpose of carrying out the 

 provisions of this act. The fee shall be paid to the secretary 

 of the California registration board at the time the application 

 is made for enrollment. Upon a transfer of the ownership of 

 any stallion or jack enrolled under the provisions of this act, the 

 certificate of enrollment may be transferred to the transferee 

 by the secretary of the California stallion registration board 

 upon submittal of satisfactory proof of such transfer of owner- 

 ship, and upon payment of a fee of one dollar and twenty-five 

 cents. A fee of one dollar and twenty-five cents shall be paid 

 annually for the renewal of a license certificate and tag. A fee 

 of one dollar and twenty-five cents shall be paid for a duplicate 

 license certificate and tag upon proof of the loss or destruction 

 of the original certificate. (As amended, Stats. 1915, p. 1499.) 



investiga- SEC. 9. Whenever at any time the stallion registration 



authorized, board* has reason to believe, or complaint is made, that any 

 stallion or jack has been provided with a license certificate 

 under false or erroneous representation, said stallion registra- 

 tion board is hereby authorized and empowered to cause an 

 investigation to be made, and if in the conduct of such investi- 

 gation it is deemed necessary by said board to examine said 

 stallion or jack, the owner of said animal shall have the right 

 to select a veterinarian, legally qualified to practice as such in 

 this state, to act with a veterinarian of said stallion registra- 

 tion board in examining said animal, and in case these two 

 shall fail to agree on a verdict or decision they shall appoint 

 a third qualified veterinarian, with the consent and approval 

 of said board and owner, which third veterinarian shall act 

 as a referee therein and the decision of said referee shall be 

 final. If, as a result of such investigation or examination, or 

 both, it shall have been found that such stallion or jack is not 

 legally entitled to the license certificate as provided for in this 

 act, then said stallion registration board shall revoke the license 

 in force, or provide the owner of said animal with a proper 

 form of license certificate; provided, that the owner of any 

 stallion or jack used for public service in this state shall have 

 a lien on all colts sired by said stallion or jack for the service 

 fee for a period of one year from the date of the foaling of said 

 colt, as now provided by law. (As amended, Stats. 1915, 

 p. 1499.) 



Penalty. SEC. 10. Every association, person, firm or corporation 



violating any of the provisions of this act, shall be guilty of a 

 misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding 

 one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense; or by imprison- 



*See note, page 77 hereof. 



