Chap. 85.—An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1224, 1225 and 1227 of ‘the
Code of Virginia, and to repeal section 1226 of the Code of Virginia, all
concerning tuberculosis among cattle. [S B 83]

Approved March 2, 1928

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That sec-
tions twelve hundred and twenty-four, twelve hundred and twenty-
five and twelve hundred and twenty-seven of the Code of Virginia
be amended and ‘re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Section 1224. With the view to detecting, controlling and finally
eradicating the disease known as tuberculosis, from cattle in Vir-
ginia, it shall be the duty of the State board of agriculture and 1m-
migration, at the request of the owner, except as hereinafter pro-
vided, to have the tuberculin test applied to any cattle in Virginia,
suspected of being affected with such disease, such tests to be made
under such rules and regulations as said board may from time to
time prescribe, and through such agencies as it may appoint for
such purpose.

In counties cooperating with the State in its work and efforts
to eradicate such disease, owners of cattle shall be compelled to
submit them to tuberculin testing at such time as the board of
supervisors of any such county and the State board of agriculture
and immigration may deem the same necessary or expedient. All
cattle found, upon any such test, or by clinical examinations, to be
affected with tuberculosis shall be condemned and promptly quaran-
tined, and report thereof made to the State board of agriculture and
immigration, and all such cattle shall be appraised at their fair cash
value by three persons, one to be appointed by the State board, or
its duly authorized agent, one by the owner, and the other by the
two thus selected, which appraisement shall be made in writing and
shall be returned to said board. After such appraisal shall have
been so made and returned, such cattle shall be slaughtered under
State or Federal supervision, within thirty days from the date of
such test or examination, and the carcasses disposed of under such
rules and regulations as said State board may prescribe, and the
proceeds thereof paid to the owner.

Report shall be promptly made to the State board of agriculture
and iminigration of all tuberculin testings of cattle in Virginia,
whether such tests be made by agents of said board or by other
licensed veterinarians; and to the end that they may have certain
knowledge of this requirement, said board shall circularize this sec-
tion and furnish copies thereof to all such veterinarians.

Section 1225. The said board of agriculture and immigration.
out of funds which may from time to time be appropriated by the
State of Virginia for the purpose, shall compensate the owners of
cattle slaughtered under the provisions of section twelve hundred
and twenty-four, in counties cooperating with the State in tuber-
culosis eradication work, and shall also compensate for all cattle so
slaughtered from accredited herds, or herds in process of becoming
accredited, such compensation to be equal to one-third of the dit-
ference between the appraised value and the salvage value of the
animal so slaughtered ; provided, that no such payment shall exceed
twenty-five dollars for any grade animal, or fifty dollars for any
pure bred or registered animal; provided further that no payment
shall be made on account of any animal imported into the State
unless and until such animal shall have successfully passed one
tuberculin test within this State.

Section 1227. The State board of agriculture and immigration
shall make and publish, from time to time, such reasonable rules
and regulations as it may deem proper for carrying into effect the
provisions of sections twelve hundred and twenty-four and twelve
hundred and twenty-five; and the actual and necessary expenses in-
cident thereto and shall be audited and paid as other expenses of
said board.

Any person who shall violate, disregard, evade, or attempt to
violate, disregard or evade any of the provisions of section twelve
hundred and twenty-four or section twelve hundred and twenty-
five, or the rules. regulations or orders of the State board of agri-
culture and immigration, made and adopted for the purpose of
carrving the provision of such sections into effect; and any agent,
officer or inspector who shall wilfully fail to comply with such rules
and regulations, or with any of the provisions of either of such sec-
tions, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic-
tion, shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than one hun-
dred dollars for each offense.

2. Be it further enacted that section twelve hundred and twenty-
six of the Code of Virginia, be, and the same hereby is repealed.