ficers are paid. He must, before entering upon the duties of his office, take the official oath and execute a bond in the sum of five thousand (5,000) dollars, to be approved by the Governor and filed with the Secretary of State. Said veterinary surgeon shall be allowed his actual and necessary traveling expenses, to be audited by the State Board of Examiners, in an amount not exceeding in the aggregate, one thousand (1,000) dollars per annum, to be paid out of said fund.

SEC. 6. It shall be the duty of the State veterinary surgeon to investigate all cases of contagious and infectious diseases among horses, cattle, sheep, goats, mules, asses and swine in the State which may come to his knowledge, and to make official visits of inspection to any locality where such disease exists, or where he has information or reason to believe such diseases do exist; also, to inspect or cause to be inspected all such animals as may be brought into this State in any manner, or by whatsoever means, from any other State, Territory, or foreign country, and particularly, from any locality included or defined in any proclamation issued by the Governor, establishing a quarantine of any of the classes of animals enumerated herein.

Said veterinary surgeon shall devote his entire time to the work of his office, to the exclusion of private business, and he may be removed by the Governor for inattention to duty or incompetency.

SEC. 7. In all cases of contagious or infectious diseases among any animals mentioned in this act, the veterinary surgeon has authority to order a quarantine of the in fected premises, and in case such disease becomes epidemic in any locality in this State, he must immediately notify the Governor, who must thereupon issue a proclamation forbidding any animal of the kind among which such epidemic exists being transferred from said locality, which locality shall be defined in said proclamation, without a certificate from the veterinary surgeon showing such animal to be in good health. The expenses of holding, feeding and taking care of all animals quarantined under the provisions of this act must be paid by the owner, agent or person in charge of such animals.

SEC. 8. In case of any epidemic of disease where prem

ises have been previously quarantined, the veterinary surgeon is authorized and empowered when in his judgment necessary, to cause the slaughter of any and all such diseased animals upon said premises, and to continue in quarantine all such animals as have been exposed to contagion or infection. The order to slaughter such animals must be in writing and in duplicate, and there must be a separate order and duplicate for each owner of the animals so condemned and slaughtered. The original of such order shall be filed by the veterinary surgeon with the auditor of the county, and the duplicate given to the

owner.

SEC. 9. Any of the animals of the classes hereinbefore enumerated which shall be, or become infected with any incurable disease, shall possess no property value and may be condemned and destroyed without compensation to the owner, and it is the duty of the veterinary surgeon, or his assistant, or the live stock inspector, to superintend the slaughtering of such animals as may be condemned, and the destruction of the carcass, which latter shall be burned to ashes or buried in the earth to a depth of not less than six (6) feet, and to be covered with lime or coal oil.

SEC. 10. The veterinary surgeon must make an annual report, on or before the 15th day of November to the State Sanitary Board, of all matters connected with his work for the previous year, and the board must make the same a part of their annual report to the Governor. They must, also, transmit to the several boards of county commissioners, such parts of the report as they consider necessary and of general interest to the breeders of live stock.

SEC. 11. It is the duty of any person who, knowingly, has upon his premises, or upon the public domain, any case of contagious or infectious disease among such animals, to immediately report the same to the veterinary surgeon or live stock inspector, and the failure to do so, or an attempt to conceal the existence of such disease, or to wilfully or maliciously, obstruct or resist the veterinary surgeon, assistant surgeons or inspectors, in the discharge of his duties, shall constitute a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred (100) dollars, nor more than two thousand (2,000) dollars.

SEC. 12. The following regulations must be observed in all cases of disease mentioned in this act:

It shall be unlawful to sell, give away, or in any manner part with, to another, any animal affected with a contagious or infectious disease, or any animal which has, or which the owner or his agent, or employe, or the party in possession thereof, has reason to believe has, within thirty days next preceding such transfer, been exposed to any infectious or contagious disease, without first notifying the proposed purchaser or purchasers of said animal that it is so affected or has been so exposed. It shall, likewise, be unlawful, to sell, give away, or in any manner part with any of the meat of such animal, for use as food, or to sell, give away, or part with, for use as food, any of the milk from any such animal, or to remove all or any part of the skin therefrom. A violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor, and shab subject the party offending, upon conviction, to pay a fine of not less than two hundred (200) dollars nor more than one thousand (1,000) dollars.

SEC. 13. The State Veterinary Surgeon may appoint assistant veterinary surgeons, not exceeding two in number, to act in case of emergency, who shall receive compensation for actual time engaged, not to exceed five (5) dollars per day and actual and necessary hotel and traveling expenses, to be paid out of the Live Stock Sanitary Fund. They shall take the oath of office and give bond in the sum of two thousand (2,000) dollars, to be approved by the president of the State Sanitary Board and filed with the Secretary of State.

SEC. 14. The Sanitary Board shall divide the State into as many districts as may be deemed necessary and the State veterinary surgeon shall appoint one or more live stock inspectors for each district. Such live stock inspectors shall receive compensation to be fixed by the State Sanitary Board not to exceed five (5) dollars per day, to be paid monthly out of the Live Stock Sanitary Fund. Such inspectors shall take the oath of office and shall give bond in the sum of two thousand (2,000) dollars, to be approved and filed as provided in the last section. Such assistant veterinary surgeons and such inspectors shall hold office during satisfactory service, but shall be removable by the State veterinary surgeon for cause.

SEC. 15. The State live stock inspectors shall be appointed after an examination to be conducted in the following manner: The State veterinary surgeon shall furnish to the members of the Sanitary Board for each judicial district a list of questions to be submitted to the candidates for positions as live stock inspectors. Such member of the board shall, after publication in some newspaper published in each county in his district for a period of two weeks designating a time and place for such examination, examine such applicant upon said questions and take his answers in writing and forward both questions and answers to the State veterinary surgeon who shall thereafter appoint his inspectors for said district those persons whom he shall deem, from such examination, best qualified for said office.

SEC. 16. The live stock inspector must inspect all live stock in his district and in case he finds the same are free from disease, but not otherwise, he shall issue a certificate stating such fact, but if he finds such live stock are diseased, or have been herded upon the range or in corrals which have within the thirty days previous been used or occupied by any diseased or infected live stock, he shall forthwith quarantine same and notify the State veterinary surgeon. Such inspector or the veterinary surgeon or his assistant, shall personally supervise the dipping of all animals herein enumerated within their respective districts and shall fix a day for each and every dipping and are hereby authorized to determine and decide the proportions of material and the component parts of the mixture used in such dip.

SEC. 17. Upon receipt by the veterinary surgeon, assistant surgeon or inspector, of information in writing that animals of the classes mentioned in this act are diseased, the said veterinary surgeon, assistant surgeon or inspector shall immediately cause such diseased animals and all animals running with them, or in the same band or herd, to be quarantined and held within a certain boundary to be defined by him, until such disease has been eradicated.

SEC. 18. Whenever the Governor of the State has reason to believe that scab or other contagious or infec

tious diseases of sheep or any infectious or contagious diseases of any other of the classes of animals enumerated in this act, has become epidemic in a certain locality or localities of any other State or Territory or that conditions exist that render such animals or any of them likely to convey disease, or whenever the State veterinary surgeon shall certify in writing to the Governor that conditions exist in certain localities in any other State or Territory that render any of the live stock coming therefrom likely to convey disease, the Governor shall forthwith, by proclamation, designate and schedule such locality or localities and prohibit the importation from it or them of any of said animals into this State except under such restrictions as he may deem proper. Any person, persons or corporations who, after publication of such proclamation, has or receives in charge any such animals from any of the prohibited districts and transports, conveys or drives the same to and within the limits of any of the counties of this State is punishable by a fine not exceeding five thousand (5,000) dollars, nor less than two thousand (2,000) dollars and is liable for all damages that may be sustained by any person by reason of the importation or transportation of such prohibited animals: Provided, however, That nothing therein contained shall prohibit the transportation of any of said animals from such district through the State by railroad trains under the restriction and regulations as may be prescribed by law or by the Governor or State veterinary surgeon or either of them.

SEC. 19. Any person, persons, company, corporation or association or any agent or employe of any person, persons, company, corporation or association who shall drive or herd or cause to be driven or herded or shall bring or cause to be brought into the State of Idaho from any other State, any sheep, shall immediately upon crossing the State line of Idaho notify the live stock inspector of the county or district where said sheep crossed the State line, and before he shall proceed further than two miles from said State line into the State of Idaho he shall make an application in writing to such live stock inspector for the inspection of said sheep. Said application must be served on the inspector of that county or district in person or be left at his place of residence or sent by registered