.§ 115- —· rzrw 21.--1**0 tagious, infectious. and cernmuaicable diéeasés, and to certify such rules aud regulations to the executive authority of acl! State aud fI‘erritcry,· and invite, said aathoritiw todzooperate Lujhe execution and enforcement at the provisions of sections 111 to 119, inclusive, of this title. Wheaever the plaas and methods of the Secretary of Agriculture shall be accepted by any State or '1`erritori ia which pieuropaeumonia or other con- "tag.ious, infectious, or communicable disease is declared to exist, or such State or Territory shall hare adopted plans and methods for the suppression and extirpatien of mid diswses, and such plans and methods shafl he accepted hy the Secretary of Agrieulture, and wheaever the governor of a State or other properly constituted authorities their radium to for the extinction of any contagious, infectieue, or communicable disease ia eouformitif with the provisions of the, sections hereiabefore enumerated. the Secretary ofhgrieulture is authorized . te expend M much of the money appropriated forearrying out
- the provisionsmf said sectionsas may be necessarjhiiilsuch
investigations, aud in such disinfection and quarantine `measures as-may be»uecessary_ to prevent the spread of the disease from one State. or Territory into another. (May 29, 1884, `e. 60,§3,23Stat. 32.) »`_- "· . , 115. Transportation of diseased livestock prohibitédt. spleuetic fever.»—-—Sul;j.ect to the provisions of section 116, of this title, no railroad company within the United Statesgor the own; ers or masters of any steam or sailing ressellor othervessel or beat, shall receive for transportation or transport, froth one State or Territory- to another, or from any State into the District of Columbia, or from the District into. any State, any livestock a§eeted with any contagious, infectious, or communicable diseasegand especially the disease known as pleuropuew Qouiaprzor shall any person, company, or corporation deliver for such traasportat iou·_ to any railroad company, · or master o1·’owner"ef any boat or vessel, auy livestock, knowing them to be affected with any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease;'no1·_shall any person, company, or corporatjonxdrive on foot or transport in private conveyance from one State or '1`erritory Ito another, or trout any State into the District of Columbia, or from the Districtiato any State, any liirestock, _ kuowiug·»them_ to be aEec·ted with any. contagious, infectious, or communicable disease, and _ especially the/disease known as · pleuropxxeumoriia. The so-called — splenetlc _01°· Texas fever shall not be éousidered a contagious; lafeetious, or communicable disease xyithiathe meaning of sections 112, 113, 1’15,apd 117 of thistitle, as to dttle beiug transported by rail to market for slaughter, when the same are unloaded only to be ted and watered- lu lots on the way thereto. (May 29, 1884, c. 60, §· 6, 23 Stat. 32.) . · " _ , ., `. ‘ 116. Same; sliipgent of certsia cattle excepted.-—Cattle whieh have reacted to the tuberculiu test may ebeshipped, transe- . ported, or moved from one State, Territory, or Y the District. ot Columbia, to any other “State, Territory, or me District qt Columbia, ” for immediate slaughter,. in accordance--_with such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the Secretary Ji Agriculture. The said Secretary ot Agriculture mai, in his Q dieeretioa, and under such. rum and regulations as he maj preeerilge,*pera;it cattle which have been shipped for breeding or feeding purposes from one State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, to another State, Territory, or the District and -· Columbia,. and which hare reacted to the tuberculiu ~tcsf subsequiaat to such shipment, to be reshipped in ln f___c;g_&1g—. ‘ merce to the original owner.- g(Ma ·217, 41".StatT ` 117. Notice ofvexiste e o Ltagio to railroads; transportation of D Ir; alt ’ tnaball be the duty ol the Secretary; of Agric ure to· otify,·ln. writing, tlnejbroper odieiala oragents of aay ra d, ,ateamboat, or other trans»·. portatiou eoaipanyf doing business la orjthrouah any lafected
on AND mwas 632 · Iocauty, md 'by publication in such newspapers as he may ge. I 1e¤;t,_‘o: me uiatenee oi said contamon; and any person or » persona operating any saw railroad, or owner oiamy
- boat or v&l, or owner or custodian of or nmson hnving contre;
- over snob mttle or other Iivéswék within such infected dist
- `_tr·ietg who shell knowingly violate ” the pmvMo¤s , of section
- 115. or rms une man :be:_z¤il£1,o£ e mx, unou , conviction, shall be'-punished by ¤ me of ¤*¤€'—@@ €¥¤!¤ $100 n mypmonje than $5,960, or by. imprisongnent for not more then L one yea1t,_or by both such Hue and imprisonment. ‘·-(Mny 29, - 1884,o,60,§7,23Stat:&.)’ j—_ ·_ A ‘
- 118. Duty of district attor¤eys.——-—It shall be the duty or the
- - sereral United States attorneys to @ecnte all vieke
» tions of, sections 111 ‘to 115 dbd 117 to 119 ofthie Etle which- · shall be "brou»ght “to their notice. er knowledge bio any pereen l Smoking thedeomplnint uiiderooqtb ;A nn<I· me semesheli be heerd ` a before nay distriyt. court lofi the United Stitw or Territorial to wort 1ml6¢¤. wigmn the meme in which: such vsonauem me Q been committed. (May @,188}, (c.Q®,"$-9,23 Sint. &.) l . M t 119; Agents to and repoi·t on netted; of. treat.
- kent of -
- nim»als,’§¤d mains for mpp1f&e¤ of &e•ses.———The“
' Secretany of'TAgrienlture is autnorizedeto appoint, two ename- - A tent agents; who shell be IJF&€u€dl»$$€7€¥ l'&i9€¤ bf Blvéfiewfed e business nien familiar with questions pertaining to éemmereial · » treusections in ‘ lirvestoclt, whose duty it shall N, under the
—insti·ucti6ns‘ of the sam \$ecreta·ry of `Aérienltnre, to examine
e and {report upon ithe best smethocbi 01 treating, hinqorting, =. and ·C&l'iIlg' for aniimrls,·and. the to beadopted for the wsuppression and `extirpationnyt contagious plcnjgrepmumonie, r 'and to -pru£·`ide against the . spread-`Y of other dangerous een-
- tagious, infectious, and communicable _The compensa-
_ tion.-or said `agents shnitbe ·"at the rate qi $10 per diem; with all necessary expenses, while enykediu the actual performance . Yof their ¤.dutiesj‘u11der·sectioi:1s‘ 111 to 115, 117 and 11&5oi'*this Q titleywheu absent from qtheirnsuafpleee-of or resi- ' e dence as such agent. _` (Muy 29, 1%, c. 60; § 2, 23 Stat. 31; Feb.-9, 1889, c. 1%,, S Q, Stat. sae; July_14, 1890, c./707, 26 .S`{&[.288.} _ _ ‘ `·,` ~ ` l 120, Regulation of eiportatien and transportation of i¤Q feptéd.`.tivestock.#—In order `to ennbie the Secretary of grim}- ‘ ‘_turé= to`· emzctually Suppgees, and extiximto éontagious murat pneumonia, footmgd-mouth 'diseese, end other dzmiereuso con- —tagious,—_ infeetious, end eoxnuzmnicable diseus@` in·‘ &tt§e and ~ other livestock, aud·t0 prevent the spread ot sueh dismws, he ` is ·authorized~.·»end direeted from time to time to wtablish such ` 7 rules and ·reguIutionS- eoneeruing the_ exhortation and portution of livestock from any plaee igvithin me United States _ where ihe may have reason to believe such -di&ses— gay exist ` into- and through nny State or iferritory, and into and throught the District -.o£ Golumbia and to toreim couitriw as he may deeui necessary.jnnd_ nlfsuch mlee_and·regu1atione"_shall hare; the forc`e’ ot law, (Feb. »2,·1993, c 349, 5 1, 32. Stat. _791Q) _ 121. Shipments from urearsnspected infected: control of » such'anixr§als.—When1ever` any inspector or emsmut `jnwector of the Bureau of Aui·mul_`Iédustry shell issue ¤_ eertmento showing toot such o$eer had any cattle or. other live— stock which were about to be shipped. jdriven, or transported from such locality to auother.asma.ted in section 120 preceding,` I and had found them free from Texas or splenetie fever intenstioni pleurepuedmouia, foot-and-mouth disease, or any other f¤· a `fectious, contagious, or. communicable such Animals; so- inspected endkrertiiied, may be Shipped, driven, or tramsported from such piece into and through my Stutefgr Ter- _ ` ` rit0ryQ aud into rand through the District » of-‘Co1umbie,— or they mei be exported from the United States without further inspection or the emotion of feejs of any kind, except such
- as may dtrany time be ordered or exacted by the Secretary
ot Agriculture; o,,nd·`e11¤euch txninialeshexll at all times be
