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I owner three-fourths of such amounts as the appraisers may de¬ 
termine to have been their value before being diseased or exposed, 
out of any moneys appropriated by Congress for that purpose; 
provided. That he shall not pay more than $160 for any animal 
with pedigree recorded or recordable in the recognized herd books 
of the breed to which it may belong, nor more than $60 for an 
animal not pedigreed; provided further , That in no case shall 
compensation be allowed for any animal slaughtered under the 
provisions of this act that may have contracted or have been ex¬ 
posed to such disease in a foreign country or on the high seas; 
nor shall compensation be allowed to the owner of an animal 
where by reasonable diligence he or his proper agents could have 
protected his animals from becoming exposed, nor to'any owner 
who in person or by agent knowingly conceals the existence of 
disease in his herd. Any person refusing permission to an officer 
\ of the Department of Agriculture to make necessary examination 
of animals supposed to be diseased as mentioned in this act, or 
attempting to prevent such officer from entering upon the premises 
where such disease is supposed to exist, shall, upon conviction 
thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be pun¬ 
ished by a fine of not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment for not 
exceeding 100 days, or both fine and imprisonment, at the discre¬ 
tion of the court, and any person who shall knowingly conceal the 
existence of such disease or diseases on his premises, or who shall 
fail to report their presence to the proper authorities, shall, upon 
conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and 
punishable by the same penalties as are provided for resisting the 
officers of the Department of Agriculture before mentioned in 
this act. 
Where the owner of exposed animals or the person in charge 
thereof refuses to accept the award of the appraisers appointed 
to value by the provisions of this act, it shall be the duty of the 
Commissioner of Agriculture to institute rigid quarantine as pro¬ 
vided by the act of May 29,1884, creating the Bureau of Animal 
Industry. 
The Commissioner of Agriculture may employ such number 
of persons to assist in the execution of this act as may be necessary 
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