Every person who offers for hire the service of a stallion for breeding purposes shall make a certificate stating the name, color, age, size and pedigree, so far as known, of the stallion, and the name and residence of the person by whom he was bred, and shall cause the certificate to be recorded by the commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food. He shall also post a copy of said certificate in a conspicuous location on the premises where the stallion is housed and shall give a copy of it to the keeper of each mare served by the stallion for hire.