Colquitt County v. Bahnsen

Colquitt County filed its petition against Peter F. Bahnsen as State Veterinarian, and made these allegations. In 1923, after the authorities in Colquitt County had been dipping cattle for the eradication of cattle-fever ticks for several years, said county was declared by the proper authorities to be free from cattle-fever tick infestation, and said county was relieved from all State and Federal quarantine restrictions. Such release was made under the special direction and instruction of Bahnsen as State Veterinarian. In August, 1925, said officer discovered a reinfestation of such tick in…