CHAP. 158.—An ACT to provide for the examination and testing of dairy
eattle for controlling tuberculosis, and to appropriate money for

expenses thereof.
Approved March 12, 1912.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
under the direction of the live stock sanitary board and the
State dairy and food commissioner, the State veterinarian shall
from time to time apply the tuberculin test to breeding or dairy
cows, as may be directed by the said State live stock sanitary
board, and the State dairy and food commissioner, for the pur-
pose of controlling in the herds of the State the disease known as
tuberculosis, and under such rules and regulations as may be
prescribed from time to time by said board and commissioner;
provided, that no tuberclin test or tests shall be applied to any
animal or animals in this State unless requested by the owner or
owners thereof, and the further agreement by the owner or own-
ers of such animals as may be submitted for tests to meet such
requirements as may be made by the said live stock board and
commissioner.

It is further enacted that all re-acting animals shall be sur-
rendered to the State, said animals to be disposed of according to
such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by said board
and commissioner; the owner of said re-acting animals to receive
in compensation for said re-acting animals a sum as may be
agreed upon between the owner of said re-acting animals and
the said commissioner and board, and not to exceed forty ($40.-
00) dollars.

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Provided further, that in case of pure bred and registered
animals, unless segregated under the Bangs’ method, the owner
of such re-acting registered animals shall receive a sum for any
such registered animal as may be agreed upon by the said com-
missioner and board, not to exceed eighty ($80.00) dollars, and
for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act that the
sum of $10,000, or as much.thereof as may be needed, be, and is
hereby, authorized to be expended out of the funds appropriated
to the State dairy and food department.

It is further enacted that the net proceeds received from the
sale of carcasses made by the State of re-acting animals be cov-
ered into the State treasury, and be used for the same purpose as
the regular appropriation.

The actual and necessary expenses incident to the execution
of the provisions of this act shall be audited and paid as the
other expenses of the office of the State dairy and food com-
missioner. The State live stock sanitary board and the State
dairy and food commissioner, acting jointly, shall make and
publish from time to time such rules and regulations as they may
deem proper for carrying out the provisions of this act.

The dairy and food commissioner shall make an annual re-
port to the governor, which report shall cover the work done dur-
ing that period and with any incidental information concerning
same which the said board and commissioner may deem proper;
also a complete accounting of all moneys expended for the pre-
ceding fiscal year.

2. An emergency existing, this act shall take effect from its
passage. All acts in conflict with this act to be repealed.