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SANITARY BOARD.

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24. Importation of cows and cattle for breeding purposes. 25. Examination. 26. Powers of live stock sanitary board. 27. Penalty. 28. Duty and power of sanitary board. 29. Products used for testing animals to be labelled. 30. Reports of sale, etc., of such prod- ucts.

31. Requirements of party receiving such products. 32. Requirements with reference to tested animals. 33. How such products may be distrib- uted. 34. Distribution of milk from animals treated. 35. Experiments. 36. Penalty.

State Live Stock Sanitary Board.

1904, art. 58, sec. 1. 1888, art. 58, sec. 1. 1888, ch. 519, sec. 1.
1. A commission is hereby established which shall be known under
the name and style of the "State Live Stock Sanitary Board," to con-
sist of three commissioners who are practically engaged in the breeding
of live stock, who shall be appointed by the governor by and with "the
advice and consent of the senate, biennially, at such time as executive
appointments are required by law to be made and who shall hold their
offices until their successors are duly appointed and qualified.

Cited but not construed in State v. Broadbelt, 89 Md. 575.
See note to sec. 20.

Ibid. sec. 2. 1888. art. 58. sec. 2. 1888, ch. 519, sec. 2.

2. It shall be the duty of said board, as far as possible, to protect
the health of the domestic animals of the State from all exotic, con-
tagious or infectious diseases and glanders in horses; and for this pur-
pose it is authorized and empowered to establish, maintain and enforce
such quarantine, sanitary or other regulations as it may deem necessary
and shall maintain an office in the city of Baltimore; it shall institute
and prosecute diligent inquiries in the several counties and ascertain,
as far as possible, the exact condition of the health of the live stock in
said counties; and the local boards of health of the several counties shall
investigate all reported cases of contagious or infectious diseases of live
stock in their respective counties and if found to be contagious or
infectious shall report the same at once to the said live stock sanitary
board; and such board shall have power to prevent the introduction into
this State of animals from other States which they may have reason to
believe are affected with a contagious or infections disease, or have been
exposed thereto and to detain the same at any place for inspection or
quarantine in its discretion.

Ibid. sec. 3. 1888, art 58, sec. 3. 1888, ch. 519, sec. 3.

3. On presentation to the governor by the said live stock sanitary
board of the facts showing the existence of any contagious or infectious
disease among the domestic animals of any other State, territory or
district, the governor may, by proclamation, declare such State, terri-
tory or district, or any part thereof, in quarantine; and during the