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neglects to make and file such certificate shall recover no 

 compensation for the services of his stallion, and who- 

 ever knowingly and wilfully makes a false certificate shall 

 he punished by a fine of $100 for each offense." 



MICHIGAN. 



The stallioner has a lien on the get of his animal, for 

 the period of six months after the birth of get. In order 

 to obtain this lien the stallioner must post bills or posters 

 conspicuously at all places where the stallion is stood for 

 service and must post at least three along the route that 

 shall be travelled by the stallion. These posters must con- 

 tain a correct statement of the age and breeding of the 

 stallion, and of the terms of service, and having been 

 posted as above provided, constitute a contract between the 

 stallioner and owner of the dam. This lien is not good as 

 against subsequent purchasers of the dam in good faith 

 unless the stallioner files with the clerk of the township 

 where the dam is owned at the time of service, a notice 

 of the lien, a copy of the contract and a description of the 

 dam. 



The lien may be enforced by seizure of the colt, but no 

 action for the service fee or seizure of the colt shall be had 

 until after demand for payment, and no recovery can be 

 had if the stallioner has wilfully or fraudulently misrep- 

 resented the breeding of his stallion. 



MINNESOTA. 



Any one standing a stallion for public service must 

 cause the name, description and pedigree to be enrolled in 

 the college of agriculture of the University of Minnesota, 

 upon which a license is issued to him. The license must 

 be recorded with the register of deeds in any county where 

 the stallion is used for public service. In order to procure 

 his license the stallioner must present a certificate from a 

 licensed, qualified and reputable veterinarian to the effect 

 that the stallioner is free from infectious, contagious or 

 transmissible disease or unsoundness. He must also fur- 

 nish the certificate of pedigree of the stallion and all other 

 necessary papers relating to the breeding and ownership. 

 The stallion registration board has the power to refuse a 

 certificate of enrollment to a diseased stallion and on the 

 same ground to revoke a license certificate previously is- 

 sued. 



During the breeding season copies of the license certifi- 

 cate must be posted conspicuously on the main door lead- 

 ing to the building where the stallion stands for public 



