CH. 115] LAWS OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY SEC. 2. Commission of animal health-how constituted and appointedterms. There is hereby created a commission to be known as a commission of animal health, which commission shall consist of the state veterinary surgeon, who shall be the chairman and executive officer thereof, two veterinarians and two stock raisers, all of whom shall be appointed by the governor. The veterinarians shall possess the same qualifications required for the state veterinary surgeon. One such veterinarian shall be appointed to serve until June 30, 1912 and one until June 30, 1913 and as their terms expire their successors shall be appointed for three years. The state veterinary surgeon shall be appointed to serve until June 30, 1914 and thereafter his term shall be three years. The other members of the commission shall be appointed, one to serve until June 30, 1912 and the other until June 30, 1913 and as their terms expire their successors shall be appointed for a term of two years. SEC. 3. Meetings-rules and regulations for prevention and spread of disease among animals. The commission shall hold at least two meetings each year, one in July and one in January, at the office of the state veterinary surgeon, and may meet at such other times and places, in the state, as may seem necessary. It shall have the power and authority to make such rules and regulations as it shall deem necessary for the prevention, suppression, or against the spread of any contagious or infectious disease among animals in or being driven or transported through or brought into the state, and may provide for quarantining against animals thus diseased or that have been exposed to others so diseased, whether within or without the state. When such rules and regulations have been submitted to and approved by the executive council they shall be published and enforced by the veterinary surgeon and in the performance of his duties he may call to his assistance any peace officer. SEC. 4. Examining board. The state veterinary surgeon and the two veterinarians upon the commission shall constitute a board for the examination of applicants to practice veterinary medicine surgery and dentistry in the state. SEC. 5. Compensation-expenses. The members of the commission, other than the state veterinary surgeon shall receive as compensation for their services one hundred dollars each per annum, together with their actual and necessary traveling, hotel, and other expenses and in addition thereto the veterinarians upon the commission shall receive one hundred dollars each per annum for their services as members of the examining board. All of which shall be paid upon vouchers duly approved by the executive council. SEC. 6. Acts in conflict amended. All acts or parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby amended to conform to the provisions hereof. Approved April 15, A. D. 1911. LAWS OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY [CH. 117 CHAPTER 116. FISH AND GAME WARDEN. H. F. 392. AN ACT amending the law as it appears in section two thousand five hundred thirtynine (2539) of the supplement to the code, 1907, as amended by chapter one hundred fifty-two (152), acts of the thirty-third general assembly, fixing the salary of the fish and game warden and providing for the payment of his expenses. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. Compensation-traveling and other expenses. That the law as it appears in section two thousand five hundred thirty-nine (2539) of the supplement to the code, 1907, as amended by chapter one hundred fifty-two (152) acts of the thirty-third general assembly, be amended by striking out of the fourth and fifth lines thereof the words, "He shall receive a salary of twelve hundred dollars ($1200.00) annually, together with his necessary traveling, contingent and office expenses to be paid out of the state treasury", and inserting in lieu thereof the words, "He shall receive a salary of sixteen hundred ($1600.00) dollars annually, together with his necessary traveling, contingent and office expenses to be paid out of moneys collected under the provisions of chapter one hundred fifty four (154), acts of the thirty-third general assembly." In effect. This act being deemed of immediate importance shall be in full force and effect on and after its publication in the Des Moines Capital and Register and Leader, newspapers published at Des Moines, Iowa. Approved April 15, A. D. 1911. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Register and Leader and the Des Moines Capital, April 19, 1911. W. C. HAYWARD, CHAPTER 117. FISHING IN CERTAIN WATERS OF THE STATE. H. F. 513. AN ACT to amend sections two (2), three (3) and four (4) of chapter one hundred fiftyfive. (155) of the acts of the thirty-third general assembly, providing for fishing in certain waters, and the care and propagation of fish. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. Use of nets, seines, etc., in certain boundary rivers-annual license-fee. That section two of chapter one hundred fifty-five, of the acts of the thirty-third general assembly, be and the same is hereby amended by striking out all of said section preceding the word "before" in the sixth line of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "It shall be unlawful for any person to take from the waters of that part of the Des Moines river forming a part of the boundary between this state and Missouri, or from the waters of the Big Sioux river within the jurisdiction of this state, any fish with net, seine, trap, contrivance, material or substance whatsoever except by rod, line, hook and bait. It shall be unlawful for any person to take from the Mississippi or Missouri rivers within the jurisdiction of this state any fish with nets or seines without first procuring from the state fish and game warden an annual license for the use of such nets and seines." Also CH. 118] LAWS OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY by striking out of the twenty-second line of said section the period (.) following the words "cents" and placing in lieu thereof a semi-colon (;) and inserting after the same the words "for each three hundred (300) lineal feet of trammel net used for floating fishing, five dollars ($5.00).” SEC. 2. Funds-how expended. Amend said chapter by inserting after the word "thereto" in the sixth line and before the word "he" in the same line of section three the following: "And where practicable cleaning the channel from said dead and cut-off waters so that young fish can escape therefrom." SEC. 3. Fishing what prohibited. Said chapter is hereby amended by repealing section four and the following enacted in lieu thereof: "It shall be unlawful for any person to take from the waters described in section two of this act, except by hook and line and spear, any of the following fish in lengths less than as follows, to-wit: carp, fifteen inches; buffalo, fifteen inches; black bass, eleven inches; striped or white bass, eight inches; pike, fifteen inches; croppies, eight inches; pickerel, eighteen inches; catfish, thirteen inches; and the following fish weighing less than as follows, to-wit: sand sturgeon, one pound; rock sturgeon, three pounds; and no pike, bass or croppies between and including March 31st and June 1st of each year. SEC. 4. In effect. This act being deemed of immediate importance shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Register and Leader and the Des Moines Capital, newspapers published in Des Moines, Iowa. Approved April 15, A. D. 1911. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Register and Leader and the Des Moines Capital, April 19, 1911. W. C. HAYWARD, CHAPTER 118. FISH AND GAME. H. F. 588. AN ACT to establish in the state of Iowa the title and ownership of all wild game, animals, birds and fish, and to provide for distraining and disposing of wild deer now running at large. [Additional to chapter fifteen (15) of title twelve (XII) of the code, relating to fish, birds and game.] Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. Ownership and title in the state. The ownership and title of all wild game, animals, and birds, found in the state of Iowa, except deer in parks and public and private preserves the ownership of which has been acquired prior to taking effect of this act and all fish in any of the public waters of the state, including all ponds, sloughs, bayous, or other waters adjacent to any public waters, which ponds, sloughs, bayous and other waters are stocked with fish by overflow of public waters, is hereby declared to be in the state, and no wild game, animals, birds, or fish shall be taken, killed, or caught in any manner at any time or had in possession, except the person so catching, taking, killing, or having in possession, shall consent that the title to said wild game, animals, birds, or fish, shall be and remain in the state of Iowa for the purpose of regulating and controlling the use and disposition of the same after such catching. taking or killing. LAWS OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY [CH. 119 SEC. 2. What deemed consent to title of the state. The catching, taking, killing, or having in possession, wild game, animals, birds, or fish at any time, or in any manner, or by any person, except as provided in section 1 hereof shall be deemed a consent of said person that the title of the state shall be and remain in the state for said purpose of regulating the use and disposition of the same and said possession shall be consent to such title in the state. SEC. 3. Distraint and disposition of wild deer. When it shall become necessary to distrain any deer now running at large within this state, it shall be done under the authority and direction of the state fish and game warden, who shall distribute such deer so captured to persons within this state, and the expense of said capture and distribution shall be paid by the persons receiving such deer. SEC. 4. In effect. This act being deemed of immediate importance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication in the Register and Leader and Des Moines Capital, newspapers published in Des Moines, Iowa. Approved April 15, A. D. 1911. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Register and Leader and the Des Moines Capital, April 19, 1911. W. C. HAYWARD, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 119. QUARANTINE. H. F. 120. AN ACT to amend the law as it appears in section one (1) of chapter one hundred fiftysix (156) of the session laws of the thirty-third general assembly, relating to the quarantine of communicable diseases. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. Infantile paralysis included-premises disinfected after death from tuberculosis. That the law as it appears in section one of chapter one hundred fifty-six (156) of the session laws of the thirty-third general assembly, be and the same is hereby amended by striking out of lines twelve and thirteen the words "or fumigation required", and by inserting between the word "meningitis" and the word "and" in the fifteenth line, a comma and the words "anterior poliomyelitis", and by inserting after the word "work" in the fifty-third line the following: "The undertaker or person in charge of the funeral of any person, dying of tuberculosis, shall within forty-eight hours after the death of such person report to the mayor of the city or town, or to the township clerk, the name and residence of the deceased person, together with the cause of death. Upon receipt of the notice as herein provided, the mayor of the city or town, or clerk of the township shall cause said premises to be disinfected in accordance with the regulations of the state board of health." Approved April 3, A. D. 1911. CH. 121] LAWS OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY CHAPTER 120. STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. S. F. 327. AN ACT to repeal section twenty-five hundred seventy-four (2574) of the code, relating to the compensation of the secretary and members of the state board of health and enacting a substitute therefor. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. Compensation of secretary-members to receive traveling and other necessary expenses. [That section twenty-five hundred seventy-four (2574) of the code, be repealed and the following enacted in lieu thereof:] "The secretary of the state board of health shall receive such salary as the board shall fix, not to exceed three thousand ($3,000) dollars per annum, payable upon the certificate of the president to the state auditor, who shall issue his warrant for the amount due, upon the state treasurer, provided however, that the aforesaid three thousand ($3,000.00) dollars shall be in lieu of any and all other compensation he may receive in any official capacity. Each member of the board shall receive only actual traveling and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his duties, said expenses to be itemized, verified, certified, audited, and a warrant drawn therefor in the same manner as the secretary's salary." SEC. 2. In effect, This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Register and Leader and Des Moines Capital, newspapers published in the city of Des Moines, Iowa. Approved April 15, A. D. 1911. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Des Moines Capital April 19, 1911, and in the Register and Leader April 20, 1911. W. C. HAYWARD, CHAPTER 121. NURSES. H. F. 248. AN ACT to amend the law as it appears in section two thousand five hundred seventy-fivea-twenty-eight (2575-a28) and section two thousand five hundred seventy-five-a-thirtyone (2575-a31) as amended, supplement to the code, 1907, relating to graduated and registered nurses. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. Repeal-certificate required. That section twenty-five hundred, seventy-five-a-twenty-eight (2575-a28) of chapter sixteen D (16-D) of the supplement to the code, 1907, be, and the same is hereby repealed and the following enacted in lieu thereof: "It shall be unlawful for any person to profess to be a registered or graduated nurse without first obtaining from the state board of health a certificate authorizing him or her to practice nursing in this state, except as hereinafter provided. SEC. 2. Repeal-unlawful practice. That section twenty-five hundred, seventy-five-a thirty-one (2575-a31) supplement to the code, 1907, as amended by chapter one hundred fifty-seven (157), acts of the thirty-third general |