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is hereby appropriated annually, or so much thereof as is necessary,
out of the moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, and the
comptroller is authorized and directed to draw his warrant on the
treasury for such sum as the said board shall produce vouchers for, not
exceeding the amount appropriated, payable monthly.

1908, ch. 365, sec. 1.

24. The importation of dairy cows and meat cattle for breeding
purposes into the State of Maryland is hereby prohibited, excepting
when such cows and meat cattle are accompanied by a certificate from
an inspector, whose competency and reliability are certified to by the
authorities charged with the control of the diseases of domestic animals
in the State from whence the cattle came, certifying that they have
been examined and subjected to the tuberculin test, and are free from
disease.

1908, ch. 365, sec. 2.

25. In lieu of an inspection certificate, as above required, the cattle
may be detained at suitable stock yards nearest to the State line on the
railroad over which they are shipped, and then examined at the expense
of the owner; or cattle as above specified from points outside the State,
may, under such restrictions as may be provided by the State Live
Stock Sanitary Board, be shipped in quarantine to their destination in
Maryland, there to remain in quarantine until properly examined at the
expense oi the owner, and released by the State Live Stock Sanitary
Board.

190S, ch. 365, sec. 3.

26. The state live stock sanitary board is hereby authorized and
empowered to prohibit the importation of domestic animals into the
State of Maryland whenever in their judgment such measures may be
necessary for the proper protection of the health of the domestic animals
of the State, and to make and enforce rules and regulations governing
such traffic, as may from time to time be required.

1908, ch. 365, sec. 4.

27. Any person, firm or corporate body violating the provisions
of sections 24 to 28, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall, in the proper court of the county in which such cattle
are sold, offered for sale, delivered to a purchaser, or in which such
cattle may be detained in transit, for each offense forfeit and pay a fine
of not more than one hundred dollars, or be punished by imprisonment
for not exceeding thirty days, either or both, at the discretion of the
court. Such person, firm or corporate body shall be liable for the full
amount of the damages that may result from the violation of said
sections