EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 701

of the General Assembly of Maryland, title "Live Stock, " be
and the same are hereby repealed and re-enacted with amend-
ments, and a new section added to said Article 58 of said
Code to follow Section 28 and to be known as Section 28A,
said amended sections and new section to read as follows:

1. The State Live Stock Sanitary Board is hereby abol-
ished, and all duties and powers heretofore devolved upon the
Live Stock Sanitary Board are hereby transferred to the State
Board of Agriculture, together with such additional duties
and powers as stated in this Act.

2. It shall be the duty of the State Board of Agricul-
ture, as far as possible, to protect the health of the domestic
animals of the State from all exotic, contagious or infectious
diseases, and glanders in horses, and for this purpose it is
authorized and empowered to establish, maintain and enforce
such quarantine, sanitary or other regulations as it may deem
necessary; it shall constitute 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 coun-
ties, 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 State Board of Agriculture, and such Board shall have the
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 infectious disease, or have been
exposed thereto, and to detain the same at any place for inspec-
tion or quarantine in its discretion.

3. On presentation to the Governor by the State Board of
Agriculture of the facts, showing the existence of any con-
tagious or infectious disease among the domestic animals of
any other State. Territory or District, the Governor may, by
proclamation, declare such State, Territory or District, or any
part thereof, in quarantine; and during the pendency of such
quarantine it shall not be lawful for any person, company or
corporation to bring into the State of Maryland any animals
or animal of the kind so infected from the district so quaran-
tined; and any person, company or corporation, whether owner,
agent or carrier, convicted of a violation of the provisions of
this section, shall be subject to a fine of not less than one hun-
dred dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars for each
offense.