2706

If any animal infected with any infectious or contagious disease, or suspected of being so infected, is sold or disposed of, or is exposed or offered for sale, or is brought or attempted to be brought, for the purpose of being exposed or offered for sale in any market or other open or public place where other animals are commonly exposed for sale, it shall be legal for any policeman, or any local health officer or inspector, to seize the animal and to report the seizure to the Commissioner of Agriculture and the Commissioner of Agriculture shall have authority if such animal be found to be infected with any infectious or contagious disease, to order the destruction and disposal of said animal in accordance with the procedure provided by this chapter, and also to order the thorough disinfection of the vessel or premises and destruction of any pens, troughs, hay, straw or other articles which in his opinion present a danger of spreading the disease to other animals.