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road 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 Board of Agricul-
ture, be shipped in quarantine to their destination in Maryland, there to
remain in quarantine until properly examined at the expense of the owner,
and released by the State Board of Agriculture.
An. Code, 1924, see. 31. 1912, sec. 26. 1908, ch. 365, sec. 3. 1916, ch. 337.
31. The State Board of Agriculture is hereby authorized and em-
powered 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.
An! Code, 1924, sec. 32. 1912, sec. 27. 1908, ch. 365, see. 4. 1916, ch. 337.
32. Any person, firm or corporate body violating the provisions of
Sections 29, 30 or 31, 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.
An. Code, 1924, sec. 33. 1912, sec. 28. 1908, ch. 365, sec. 5. 1916, ch. 337.
33. The State Board of Agriculture is hereby charged with the en-
forcement of Sections 29, 30 and 31, and is authorized to see that their
provisions are obeyed and to make from time to time such rules and regu-
lations as may be necessary and proper for their enforcement.
An. Code, 1924, sec. 34. 1912, sec. 28A. 1916, ch. 337.
34. Every person who, by any false pretense, shall obtain from any
club, association, society or company, for improving the breed of cattle,
horses, sheep, swine or other domestic animals, the registration of any
animal in the herd register, or other register of any such club, association,
society or company, or a transfer of any such registration; and every per-
son who shall knowingly give a false pedigree of any animal, upon con-
viction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for a
term not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dol-
lars, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Tuberculin or Mallein.
An. Code, 1924, sec. 35. 1912, sec. 29. 1910, ch. 466, see. 1 (p. 166). 1912, ch. 701, sec. 1.
35. All tuberculin, mallein or other biological products used for the
testing or immunizing of animals sold, given away or used within the
State shall bear a label, stating the name and address of the person, firm
or institution making it, and the date of its preparation.
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