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missioner under this article, shall forfeit to the people of the State the sum 

 of One Hundred Dollars for every such violation. 



No person shall tamper with this notice, under penalty of the law. It is 

 the duty of tlie sheriff and deputy sheriffs to enforce this order. 



R. A. PEARSON, 



Commissioner of Agriculture. 



Address: No. 25 Live Stock Exchange, East Buffalo. 



State of New York — Department of Agriculture 



25 Live Stock Exchange, 



East Buffalo, N. Y., November 30, 1908. 



NOTICE TO RAILROADS CARRYING STOCK TO OR FROM 



EAST BUFFALO 



The following is hereby substituted for our order of November 28th, 1908, 

 in connection with quarantine against foot and mouth disease: 



1. T hereby authorize the unloading into clean and disinfected yards at 

 East Buffalo, of live stock intended for slaughter within four days after 

 arrival at destination, providing such stock conies from non-quarantined 

 states. Description of suitable yards will be furnished from time to time to 

 the Superintendent of the stockyards. 



2. On account of federal regulations, stock from non-quarantined counties 

 in New York may be received only at the Texas yards. All such shall be 

 only for immediate slaughter in Buffalo. Permit is not required for such 

 shipments, but the railroad companies will report all such shipments to this 

 office daily, including number and kind of stock, name and address of con- 

 signor, date of shipment, initials and number of cars. 



8. Stock may be shipped from this point to other points in New York State 

 only on permit and agreement to slaughter within four days after arrival 

 at destination. Blanket permits will be given to railroads requesting same 

 and signing aforesaid agreement, all such shipments being reported to this 

 office daily in same detail, including consignee. If such shipments go to quar- 

 antined counties a further permit will be required to enable the consignee 

 to remove stock from ears, except when it can be transferred directly to the 

 slaughter house without passing over public highway. 



4. All shipments of stock in this state must be in cleaned and disinfected 

 car-. 



5. The above does not apply to shipments originating at and destined to 

 points outside of New York State when such shipments are under supervision 

 of the United States Department of Agriculture. The State Department of 

 Agriculture does not exercise supervision over such shipments. 



R. A. PEARSON. 

 Commissioner of Agriculture. 



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