352 Seventeenth Annual Report of the 



State of New York — Department of Agriculture 



Albany, X. Y., November 28, 1908. 



To the General Managers of Railroads in Ncic York State: 



You are hereby notified that my order of November 20th regarding car 

 cleaning and disinfection is hereby amended to permit removal of cars under 

 seal for cleaning and disinfection according to regulations of the United States 

 Department of Agriculture, which are hereby adopted for intra-state move- 

 ments during the continuation of the presence of foot and mouth disease in 

 this State; but this shall not be construed to permit removal from any district 

 quarantined by this Department until after prescribed cleaning and disinfec- 

 tion have taken place. 



R. A. PEARSON, 

 Commissioner of Agriculture. 



State of New York — Department of Agriculture 

 QUARANTINE AGAINST FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE 



Albany, N. Y., November 28, 1908. 

 To Whom It May Concern: 



I, Raymond A. Pearson, Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of New 

 York, hereby give notice that the infectious and communicable disease known 

 as '"' Foot and Mouth Disease," now exists in Monroe County ; 



Therefore, for the protection of our Live Stock interests, and under the 

 authority of the Agricultural Law of this State, I hereby order as follows: 



1. The County of Monroe is placed under quarantine against Foot and 

 Mouth Disease. 



2. The movement of any cattle, sheep, goats or swine, upon or across any 

 public highway or their exposure in any open unfenced ground within the 

 limits of the county named, is prohibited. 



3. The transportation by rail or otherwise, of any cattle, sheep, goats or 

 swine from any point within the county named, to any other point within or 

 outside of said county is prohibited. 



4. All Veterinarians and other persons are required to report to the under- 

 signed the existence or suspected existence of Foot and Mouth Disease, and 

 they shall report any cattle, sheep, goats or swine showing frothing at the 

 mouth, lameness or sore teats, of recent development and affecting several 

 animals at the same time. 



5. No exception to the above orders will be permitted except upon the 

 written authority of the Commissioner of Agriculture or his duly authorized 

 Agent. 



6. For any violation of this quarantine notice, the offender becomes liable 

 under the following Section: 



Section G(>. Penalties — Any person violating, disobeying or disregarding 

 the terms of any notice, order or regulation, issued or prescribed by the Com- 



