Beretning om veterinærvæsenet i Norge for året 1891.

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§ 8.
The King may prohibit the importation of horned cattle, horses, and other
domestic animals, from countries in which malignant contagious disease of
animals prevails, and of raw mercantile produce of such animals such as
hides, wool, horn, hair, hoofs, unmelted tallow and flesh, and of articles or
fodder which may be deemed capable of conveying the infection. A similar
prohibition may also be issued in respect to scab amongst sheep and goats.
In cases, where a prohibition of importation is not deemed necessary the King
may determine what precautionary measures are to be taken to prevent the
importation of contagion by the animals and objects mentioned.
§ 9.
The expenses entailed by the requirements of this law in tending, isolating
and cleansing infected animals or those suspected of being infected, by cleansing
of stalls, implements and the like, or by the burial of dead animals &c. shall
be covered by the owner. The expenses entailed by the appraisement mentioned
in § 5, and the amount to which the owners of slaughtered animals, in
accordance with § 6, is entitled, shall be paid by the Treasury, provided such
animals were not found to be attacked by the diseases named therein, but in
respect to animals which were found to be suffering from any of the diseases
mentioned in §§ 5 and 6, then one half by the Treasury and one half by the
Treasuries of the Local Boards of the counties, boroughs or towns concerned,
in the latter instance, however, only when the town has its own Local Board.
§ 10.
Infringements of this law, or of the public regulations framed by virtue of
this law, shall be punishable by fine or imprisonment at the instance of the
Police Authorities, provided such infringement be not punishable under the
ordinary criminal law by a more severe penalty. Animals or objects which
are endeavoured to be imported, or which have been imported contrary to any
of the prescriptions contained in § 8, shall be forfeited for the benefit of the
Treasury provided that it be not necessary to have them destroyed. Veterinary
Surgeons in private practice employed to carry out duties for the public
authorities shall, if guilty of irregularities, be punishable in the same manner
as publicly appointed Veterinary Surgeons guilty of irregularities subject to
punishment according to chap. 24 of the criminal law, but in such a manner
that punishment by imprisonment or fine is to be employed where the
punishment for publicly appointed Veterinary Surgeons would be dismissal from
their profession or loss of office.
§ 11.
Should any person have disposed of animals suffering from malignant contagious
disease the purchaser is entitled to claim a nullification of the bargain,
even should the vendor have been unaware of the animals' conditirm.