CHAPTER 121 - LEVY COURT - SUSSEX COUNTY APPROPRIATING COUNTY MONEY FOR CONTROL OF HOG DISEASES
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE LEVY COURT OF SUSSEX COUNTY TO APPROPRIATE COUNTY MONIES FOR THE CONTROL OF DISEASES OF HOGS IN SUSSEX COUNTY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the Levy Court of Sussex County be and it is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate a sum not exceeding Three Thousand Dollars, ($3,000.00). for each of the fiscal years beginning July 1, 1945 and ending June 30, 1946, and beginning July 1, 1946 and ending June 30, 1947, to be used and expended for the control of diseases of hogs in Sussex County by the introduction, maintenance and advancement of the latest and most approved method for control and cure of diseases of hogs.
If, for the furtherance of this purpose, the hogs of any owner who is a resident of Sussex County shall require vaccination, inoculation or other similar treatment, the vaccine or other medicament or material may be furnished free of charge to such owner. Provided, however, that no free vaccine or other medicament or material shall be furnished under the provisions of this Act, if such owner has received under the provisions hereof or under the provisions of any other State law or appropriation free vaccine, medicament or material for the treatment of 25 hogs in any one year.
Section 2. In all cases where such treatment of hog diseases is necessary the owner or owners shall pay the expenses of a Veterinarian or other person employed to administer such treatment.
Section 3. The Levy Court of Sussex County is hereby authorized to consult and obtain the assistance and advice of the State Board of Agriculture and any licensed Veterinarian in Sussex County in carrying out the provisions of this Act.
Approved March 29, 1945.