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REGULATIONS

ANIMALS’ QUARANTINE

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CANADA

REGULATIONS

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ANIMALS’ QUARANTINE

1907

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lowing ports:—Pictou, North Sydney and Yarmouth, N.S., St.
Stephens, Woodstock and McAdam Junction, N.B., Comin’s - Mills,
Lake Megantic, Coaticook, Stanstead Junction, Mansonville, Aber-
corn, St. Armand, Rouse’s Point, Athelstan and Dundee, Que., Corn-
wall, Prescott, Brockville, Cobourg, Toronto, Niagara Falls, Sault
Ste. Marie, Port Arthur, Rainy River, and Fort Frances, Ont.,
Osoyoos, Sumas, New Westminster amd Douglas, B.C.

Sec. 5. The Minister of Agriculture is hereby empowered to
cancel as quarantine and inspection stations any of the places above
named and to select such other sites in exchange for or in addition
to the above as he may from time to time deem expedient.

IMPORTATIONS IN GENERAL.

Sec. 6. The Minister may prohibit or regulate the importation of
animals from. any country or any district where he has reason to be-
lieve that contagious disease of animals exists.

Sec. 7. (a) Persons contemplating the importation of animals
other than horses from any part of the world, except the United
States and Newfoundland, must first obtain from the Minister
a permit stating the number and kind of animals to be imported,
the country of origin and probable date of shipment, the port of
embarkation, the port at which said animals are to be landed
and the approximate date of their arrival, and such permit shall
not be available at any, port other than the one mentioned
therein.

(b) Application for such permits shall be in writing and the
statements in such applications may be required to be verified
on oath and the Minister shall decide in every case, whether
a permit will be granted.

(c) Animals from. countries other than those above mentioned
arriving at any port in Canada without such permit shall not
be admitted to Canada unless and until ordered by the Minister.

Sec. 8. The importation into Canada of animals from all coun-
tries, other than the United States, Newfoundland and Mexico,: is
prohibited except at the ports of Victoria, Vancouver, Quebec, Hali-
fax, St. John, N.B., Charlottetown, P.E.I., and such other ports as
may hereafter be indicated by the Minister.

Sec. 9. Persons in charge of vessels conveying animals to Canada
must, immediately on arrival in port, notify the Superintendent of

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the Animals Quarantine Station of the arrival of such vessel and
the number and kind of animals on board thereof.

Sec. 10, All importers must certify under oath, before making
Customs entry, the place of origin of the animals imported by them.

Sec, #1. All animals arriving in Canada through any of the above
mentioned ports on the Canadian seaboard shall be subject to inspec-
tion on arrival by Inspectors who may, from time to time, be ap-
pointed for that purpose.

Sec. 12. All inspections of imported animals must be made in
daylight.

Sec. 13. Inspectors shall have free access to any wharf, vessel,
car, or to any place where animals may be found, and, under author-
ity from the Minister, shall deal with animals, vehicles and other
articles in the manner contemplated by the Animal Contagious
Diseases Act, 1903. .

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Sec. 14. Inspectors shall visit the vessels or cars conveying animals
into the said ports and after inspecting such animals and finding
them free from disease, shall superintend their landing or unload-
ing, order them to be placed and disposed of according to the require-
ments of the case, and see that those to be quarantined are conveyed
to the proper quarantine station. Inspectors shall also superintend
the landing, unloading and disposal of fodder, litter, blankets,
troughs and other articles which may have been used by or for the
said animals. :

Sec. 15. Importers of animals will be required to certify under
oath that the certificates hereinafter referred to apply to the animals
which they purport to describe and to no other, and that the district
named is the actual one from which the said animals came.

Sec. 16. Any unauthorized interference with animals after inspec-
tion, whether by substitution or otherwise, or any other evasion, or
misrepresentation, -will be deemed a breach of these Regulations,
and in addition will render the shipment. liable to seizure and deten-
tion pending the orders of the Minister as to its disposal.

Sec. 17. Inspectors may, if they deem it necessary, order the cleans-
ing and purifying of any vessel, place, vehicle, building or article,
and direct such precautionary measures to be taken as they may con-
sider advisable, pending the decision of the Minister as to the
ultimate disposal of such vessel, place, vehicle, building or article.

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Sec. 18. Any animal affected with any contagious or infectious
disease, which is imported or introduced, or attempted to be imported
or introduced into Canada, shall be forfeited and may be forthwith
destroyed or disposed of as the Minister may direct. And every per-
son who imports or introduces, or attempts to import or introduce
into Canada any animal affected with any contagious or infectious .
disease, shall be deemed guilty of a breach of these Regulations in
regard to each: and every animal so imported and introduced, or
attempted to be imported or introduced by him.

Sec. 19. The importation of head ropes which have been used for
tying up cattle is prohibited, and all vessels carrying or having on.
board such head ropes in contravention of this Regulation shall be
liable to be declared to be infected under ‘The Animal Contagious
Diseases Act, 1903.’

Sec. 20. The importation of the manure of swine is prohibited.

Sec. 21. Any Veterinary Inspector may declare any railway car,
or other land or water conveyance bringing animal manures into
Canada, an infected place within the meaning of the provisions of
the ‘ Animal Contagious Diseases Act,’ whenever he shall have reason
to believe or to have well founded suspicion that such may be a source
of danger as respects the introduction of disease; and the unloading
of such car or other land or water conveyance shall be in consequence
prohibited until otherwise ordered in secandance with the provisions
of the said Act.

Horses, Mules and Asses.

Sec. 22. Horses, mules and asses imported from countries other
than the United States, Newfoundland and Mexico, must be accom-
panied by the certificate of a qualified veterinarian and of the local
authority of the district whence they came that no glanders ‘ maladie
du ecoit’ or other serious infectious or contagious disease affecting
horses has existed in said district for a period of six months prior to
their shipment. .

Sec. 23. Horses, ae and asses imported from countries other
than the United States, Newfoundland and Mexico, consigned to
Montreal, may be, if the Minister so directs, inspected at the port
of Quebec during summer navigation; in absence of special direction
of the Minister they must be inspected at the port of Montreal. Such
‘animals landing at any of the other ports named shall be inepeded at
such ports.

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Cattle.

Sec. 24. Cattle imported from countries other than the United
States, Newfoundland and Mexico must be accompanied by the certi-
Sicate of a qualified veterinarian and of the local authority of the
district whence they came, that no pleuro-pneumonia contagiosa,
rinderpest or foot and mouth disease has existed in said district for
a period of six months prior to their shipment.

Sec. 25. (a) A quarantine of sixty dayz shall be enforced upon
cattle imported from the United Kingdom. A quarantine of
ninety days shall be enforced upon cattle imported from all other
countries except the United States, Newfoundland and Mexico.

(b) The period of quarantine enforced upon cattle shall be counted
from the date of clearance of the vessel carrying the same.

Other Ruminants.

Sec. 26. Sheep and goats imported from countries other than the
United States, Newfoundland and Mexico, must be accompanied by
the certificate of a qualified veterinarian and of the local authority of
the district whence they came, that no foot and mouth disease has
existed in said district for a period of six months prior to their ship-
ment.

Sec. 27. A quarantine of thirty days shall be enforced upon all
sheep and-goats imported from countries other than the United
States, Newfoundland and Mexico, to be counted from the date of
clearance of the vessel carrying the same from the port at which they
were embarked.

Swine.

Sec. 28. Swine imported from countries other than the United
States, Newfoundland and Mexico, must be accompanied by the
certificate of a qualified veterinarian and of the local authority of
the «district whence they came, that no hog cholera, swine plague or
foot and mouth disease has existed in said district for a period of
six months prior to their shipment.

Sec. 29. A quarantine of thirty days shall be enforced upon all
swine imported from countries other than the United States, New-
foundland and Mexico, to be counted from the date of clearance of
the vessel carrying the same from the port at which they were em-
barked.

IMPORTATION OF ANIMALS FROM UNITED STATES AND
NEWFOUNDLAND.

Sec. 30. All animals imported into the Dominion of Canada from
the United States and Newfoundland must be accompanied by a
statutory declaration or affidavit made by the owner or importer
stating clearly the purpose for which said animals are imported,
viz.:—Whether for breeding purposes; for milk production, for work,
for grazing, feeding or slaughter, or whether they form part of set-
tlers’ effects, or whether they are entered for temporary stay, as
provided by these regulations. :

Sec. 31. Said declaration or affidavit must be presented to the
Collector of Customs at the port of entry, who will decide whether
the animals are entitled to entry under these regulations, and who
will notify the Veterinary Inspector of the Department of Agri-
culture in all cases where the regulations require an inspection to be
made. D

Horses, Mules and Asses.

Sec. 32. On and after March 1, 1907, the importation of branded
or range western horses, mules and asses, other than ‘those which are
gentle and broken to harness or saddle, is prohibited.

Sec. 33. Horses, mules or asses, other than those comprising part |

of settlers’ effects, shall be inspected and must be accompanied by :—

(a) A satisfactory certificate of mallein test dated not more than
thirty days prior to the date of entry, and signed by an inspector
of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry; or,

(b) A similar certificate from a reputable veterinarian, provided
such ‘certificate is endorsed by an inspector of the said Bureau
of Animal Industry ; or,

(c) A similar certificate Irom an inspector of the Canadian Deine
ment of Agriculture.

Sec. 34. When not so accompanied such horses, mules or asses
must be submitted to the mallein test either at the quarantine station
where entry is made, or, under certain restrictions, at point of
destination.

Sec. 35. When tested at the port of entry, if any reactors are found
they shall be slaughtered without compensation or definitely marked
and returned to the United States, and must not again be presented
for entry. All horses, mules or asses in the same consignment shall

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be returned to the United States, but the non-reactors may be again
presented for entry and further test after the lapse of a period of not
less than fifteen days from the date of the first test, provided that
satisfactory evidence is produced to the effect that they have not,
during the said period, been in contact with affected animals. When
tested at destination points all animals reacting to the test will be
‘slaughtered without compensation, while those comprising the rest of.
the shipment will be detained in quarantine until it is shown to
the satisfaction of the Veterinary Director General that they are
free from disease.

Sec. 36. Horses, mules or asses forming part of settlers’ effects

shall be inspected and should be accompanied by :—

(a) A satisfactory certificate of mallein test dated not more than
thirty days prior to the date of entry, and signed by an inspector
of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry; or,

( b) A similar certificate from a reputable veterinarian provided
such certificate is endorsed by an inspector of the said Bureau
of Animal Industry; or,

(c) A similar certificate from an inspector of the Canadian Depart-

' ment of Agriculture.

Sec. 37. If not so accompanied such horses, mules or asses may
be submitted to the mallbin test by an inspector of the Canadian
Department of Agriculture at any time after their arrival in Canada.
If found to react within a period of six months of date of entry they
will be destroyed without compensation.

Sec. 38. If on inspection at the boundary, glanders is found in
any consignment, all animals comprising it shall be returned to the
United States, but non-reactors may be again presented for. entry
and further test after the lapse of a period of not lesg than fifteen
days from. the date of the first test, provided that satisfactory evi-
dence is produced to the effect that they have not, during the said
period, been in contact with affected animals.

Sec. 39. Horses, mules and asses found to be, or suspected of being,
affected with any contagious disease may be returned to the United
States or otherwise dealt with as the Veterinary Director General
may order.

- Cattle.

Sec. 40. All cattle shall be inspected, and if so ordered by the.
Minister, may be detained, isolated, submitted to the tuberculin test,
dipped or otherwise treated, or, in default of such order, where thie

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inspector has reason to believe or suspect that animals are affected
with or have been exposed to contagious or infectious disease.

Sec. 41. Cattle found to be diseased or suspected ot being diseased
may be returned to the United States or otherwise dealt with as the
Veterinary Director General may order.

Sec. 42. Cattle for breeding purposes and milk production six
months old or over, if unaccompanied by a satisfactory tuberculin
test chart signed by a veterinarian of the United States Bureau of
Animal Industry, must be detained in quarantine for one week or
such further period as may be deemed necessary and subjected to the
tuberculin test; cattle reacting thereto must be returned to the
United States or slaughtered without compensation.

Sec. 43. Importers may be required to furnish a statutory declara-
tion that the chart produced applies to the cattle it purports to des-
eribe and no other.

Other Ruminants.

Sec. 44. All sheep and goats shall bé inspected, and, if so ordered
by the Minister, may be detained, isolated, dipped or otherwise treated,
or, in default of such order, where the inspector has reason to be-
lieve or suspect that the animals are affected with or have been ex-
posed to contagious or infectious disease.

Sec. 45. Sheep or goats found to be diseased or suspected of being
diseased may be returned to the United States or otherwise dealt with
as the Veterinary Director General may order.

Swine.

Sec. 46. All swine must be accompanied by a certificate signed by a
veterinarian of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry, stat-
ing that neither swine plague nor hog cholera has existed within
a radius of five miles of the premises in which they have been kept
for a period of six months immediately preceding the date of ship-
ment, but such swine shall nevertheless be inspected, and shall be

subjected to a quarantine of thirty days before being allowed to come
in contact with Canadian animals.

Sec. 47, Swine found to be suffering from contagious disease may
be slaughtered without compensation, returned to the United States,
or otherwise dealt with as the Veterinary Director General may order.

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IMPORTATION OF ANIMALS FROM MEXICO.

Sec. 48. Any person contemplating the importation of animals
from Mexico must, in addition to all other requirements of this Order,
first obtain from the Minister a permit stating the number and kind
of animals to be imported, the district and state in Mexico whence
they are to be shipped and the probable date of their arrival at the
Canadian port of entry. The person applying for such permit shall
furnish satisfactory proof of the facts hereinbefore set forth.

ANIMALS IN BOND.-

Sec. 49. Animals passing in bond through United States terri-
tory for importation to Canada must be accompanied by a certificate
of health signed by a veterinarian of the United States Bureau of
Animal Industry, and by an affidavit from the owner or importer that
the said certificate refers to the animals in question. Such animals
shall nevertheless be subject to inspection and if necessary, to deten-
tion before being permitted to enter Canadian’ territory. If found
diseased such animals are to be subject to and dealt with according
to the orders of the inspecting officer under instructions from the
Veterinary Director General.

The expense of treatment, should such be deemed advisable, must
be borne by the owner or importer of the animals treated.

ANIMALS IN TRANSIT.

Sec. 50, Animals may be admitted from any part of the United
States into Canada for transit to any other part of the United States
in bond, and (with the exception of swine) will be admitted to
Canada in bond for transit to any Canadian port for exportation by
sea to Europe or elsewhere. Such animals are to be subject to in-
spection at the Canadian port of shipment.

Sec. 51. The transit of such animals shall be subject to such
regulations as the Minister shall, from time to time, prescribe.

ANIMALS FOR EXHIBITION.

Sec. 52. Animals, other than swine, may be admitted for purposes
of exhibition only, on inspection at port of entry, subject to the usual
Customs Regulations.

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REGULATIONS OF QUARANTINE.

Sec. 53. Quarantine stations shall be under the care and subject
to the orders of the officers. appointed for that purpose hereinafter
referred to as superintendents, who shall have the general superin-
tendence and control of the servants or other persons, and of all other
matters connected therewith.

Sec. 54. Animals in any quarantine station shall be treated and
dealt with under the direction of the superintendent of the said sta-
tion and all articles used for, about or in connection with the said
animals shall be in like manner subject to his direction and super-
vision.

Sec. 55. Cattle six months old or over imported from countries
other than the United States and Mexico shall not be discharged
from quarantine until they have been submitted to the tuberculin
test by the superintendent of the quarantine or other duly authorized
officer.

Sec. 56. Cattle reacting to thé tuberculin test, but not showing
clinical symptoms, shall be permanently marked in the right ear
with the letter ‘T’ by the officer making the test, and may then be
released at the expiry of the prescribed period of quarantine if
found free from all other infectious or contagious diseases.

Sec. 57. Cattle showing clinical symptoms of tuberculosis shall
be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as the Minister may direct.

Sec. 58. The Minister or the Veterinary Director General may
authorize the destruction of any quarantined animals or all or any
portion of the articles used in the care of the said animals,,and such
destruction shall take place under the supervision of the superin-
tendent, and in the manner prescribed by him.

Sec. 59. The expense of feeding, treating and providing for ani-
mals detained in quarantine, with the exception of those for the use ©
of grounds and shelters, shall be borne by the owner or importer, and
such expenses shall be paid before the animals are permitted to leave
the quarantine, and in default of such payment within fourteen days
after the expiration of the period of quarantine, the superintendent
may, on fourteen days’ notice in writing, delivered or sent by mail
to the owner or importer, cauge the said animals to be sold to meet
the said expenses, together with the expenses of and incidental to the
sale of the said animals, the balance, if any, to be handed over to the
owner.

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‘Sec. 60. No animal under quarantine shall be allowed to come in
contact with any Canadian animal until duly discharged from
quarantine,

Sec. 61. No animal under quarantine shall be removed from a
quarantine station until duly discharged therefrom by the superin-
tendent or other duly authorized officer.

Sec. 62. Any person removing or attempting to remove any animal
from a quarantine station without the authority of the superinten-
dent or other duly authorized officer, shall i incur a penalty not exceed-
ing $200 for every such offence.

Sec. 63. No indemnity shall be allowed for any injury or loss
sustained in connection with any animal while detained in quaran-
tine.

EXPORTATION.

Sec. 64, Canadian animals for transit to any shipping port of the
United States for export by sea to Europe or elsewhere must be in-
spected at such places in Canada as the Minister may, from time to
time, designate; must not be shipped from the place of inspection
until ‘they have been’ certified by a duly authorized veterinary in-
spector to be free from infectious and contagious disease and other-
wise fit for export, and must not be permitted by collectors of customs
to leave Canada unless accompanied by such certificate.

Sec. 65. Animals for exportation by sea should, if possible, reach
the port of exportation not less than twelve hours before shipment for
rest and inspection. Animals failing to do so shall be liable to deten-
tion in the discretion of the inspector.

Sec. 66. Inspectors shall at all times have full power to detain
‘animals for such’ time as they consider sufficient to enable them to
make a thorough and satisfactory inspection and to ascertain that
all the provisions of these Regulations relating thereto have been
duly observed and complied with.

Sec. 67. Owners or persons in charge of animals for exportation
shall give twenty-four hours’ notice, addressed to the inspector at his
office, stating the number and kind of such animals and the expected °
time of their arrival at the port of exportation.

Sec. 68. No animals, except as hereinafter provided, shall be per-
mitted to be placed on board any steamship or other vessel for ex-

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portation at any Canadian port until they have been inspected and
approved by a duly authorized veterinary inspector at such port, and
certified by him to be free from contagious disease and in every way
fit for export; such inspection to be made within twenty-four hours
of embarkation.

Sec. 69. Inspectors shall, in the performance of their duties, have
free access to any ship, car or other vehicle and to any yard, stable or
place where animals may be found.

Sec. 70, All inspections for export must be made in daylight.

Sec. 71. Owners or shippers of stock during the progress of inspec-
tion at any port of exportation shall, with the means at their dis-
posal, give every required assistance to the inspector at such port,
and move the animals according to his directions. In case the owner
or shipper refuses or neglects to furnish the necessary assistance, the
inspector may employ men at the cost of the owner or shipper, and
such cost. shall be paid to the inspector before a clean bill of health
is given.

Sec. 72, Any ‘unauthorized interference with animals after inspec-
tion, whether by substitution or otherwise, or any other evasion, or
misrepresentation, will be deemed a breach of these Regulations.

Sec. 73. Inspectors may, if they deem it advisable for purposes of
identification, mark animals inspected by them. A certificate of
inspection, stating the name of the owner, the number, sex and class
of animals in the consignment and certifying to their freedom from
contagious disease, will be furnished by the inspector, and must be
produced to the Collector of Customs before embarkation.

Sec. 74, Such animals as may have been exposed to contagious or
infectious disease. or affected with, or suspected of being affected
with, contagious or infectious disease, shall be detained and dealt
with according to the orders of the inspecting officer under instruc-
tions from the Veterinary Director General.

Sec. 75. Inspectors may reject animals for any reasonable cause.

Sec. 76. The Minister may from time to time order that the pro-
visions of these Regulations requiring the inspection and certification
as aforesaid, may be waived in the case of animals exported to any
country when in his opinion such action is necessary and desirable.

Sec. '77. The Collector of Customs of any port in Canada whence
animals are exported shall not give a clearance to any ship having
animals on board for exportation, other than those exempted by

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Ministerial Order under the provisions of the preceding section,
without having produced to him a certificate, signed by the inspector,
to the effect that the animals therein referred to are free from con-
tagious and infectious disease and in every way fit for shipment.

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INFECTED VESSELS.

Sec. 78. Vessels which have carried cattle, sheep or other rumi-
nants, among any of which ‘Foot and Mouth Disease’ shall have
been found, shall be prohibited, for a period of sixty days thereafter,
from loading cattle, sheep or other ruminants or swine, in any Can-
adian port; and, further until such vessels shall have been thorough-
ly cleansed and disinfected, under the supervision of an inspector or
other duly authorized officer.

CUSTOMS OFFICERS.

Sec. 79. Collectors of Customs throughout Canada shall see that
the various exigencies and requirements of the present order are ful-
filled before granting any permit which requires, before it is given,
any act to be performed, or any inspection or other proceeding to be
made or taken, and they shall see that the prohibitions prescribed and
tules established by this order as hereinbefore mentioned, and the
instructions which may be issued by the Minister are obeyed, and
in case of any infraction of the provisions of the presznt order, or
any of them, taking place, they shall report at once to the Minister
the nature and extent of such infraction.

GENERAL PROVISIONS.

Sec. 80. To provide against the possibility of diseased animals
being carried from place to place, through Canadian territory, or
convéyed to and shipped from ports, it is ordered as follows :—

An inspection of animals may be made at any place or time by any
veterinary inspector under authority from the Veterinary Director
General.

Sec. 81. Inspectors shall, in making such inspection, have free
access to any vessel, car, yard, stable, shed or place which they may
deem it necessary to enter.

Sec, 82. Such animals as may be found affected with or to have
been exposed to contagious or infectious disease, shall be dealt with

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according to the provisions of the Animal Contagious Diseases Act,
1903.

Sec. 83. On infectious or contagious disease of animals being
discovered on board any steamship, vessel or car, or in any stable,
shed, yard or other place, it shall be the duty of the inspector, on the
removal of the infected animal or animals, to’ superintend the
thorough disinfection of such steamship, car, stable, shed, yard or
other place, without loss of time, in the manner prescribed under
the general regulations for disinfection of premises.

Sec. 84. All yards, stables, sheds or other premises used (by rail-
way or steamship companies or other persons) for the accommodation
of animals shall be maintained in a clean, comfortable and sanitary
condition and shall be subject at all times to inspection by inspectors
acting under the authority of the Minister, who, when they deem such
action necessary, may order the cleansing and disinfection in a
satisfactory manner of the said yards, stables, sheds, or other pre-
mises as provided in the Animal Contagious Diseases Act, 1903.

Sec. 85. In the event of any owner, lessee or occupant of any yard,
stable, shed or other premises, (or any railway or steamship company
or person) refusing or neglecting to carry out the orders of the in-
spector in regard to cleansing and disinfection as aforesaid or in
the event of such owner, lessee or occupant, company or person
neglecting to maintain his or its yards, stables, sheds or other prem-
ises for the use of animals, in a clean, comfortable and sanitary
condition, the Inspector may condemn the said premises as unfit for
use, whereupon the said premises shall not be used for the accommod-
ation of animals until such time as the orders of the Inspector in
regard thereto have been satisfactorily carried out.

Sec. 86. No animals are to be ullowed to be placed on board cars
till the litter from the previous load has been removed and the cars
' whitewashed with lime and ecarbolic acid, in the proportion of 1
pound commercial carbolic acid to.5 gallons of lime wash.

Sec, 87. Shippers may refuse to place their animals on uncleaned
ears, and may lodge a complaint with the nearest Inspector, who shall
- either cause such cars to be cleansed and disinfected, as above, at the
expense of the railway company, or shall prohibit their use until they
have been so cleansed and disinfected.

Sec. 88. Any person who violates any provision of the Animal Con-
tagious Diseases Act, 1908, or any provision of this Order shall
incur the penalties prescribed by the said Act.

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