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OFFICIAL ORDERS ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERN- 

 MENT 



Following' is brief reference to Bureau of Animal Industry's 

 official orders, issued by the Federal Department of Agriculture, 

 in connection with the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the 

 fall of 1908. (Under Rules 6 and 7) : 



Order 155. Effective November 13. 1008. Quarantined the counties of 

 Columbia, Montour. Northumberland and Union, in Pennsylvania. 



Order 156. Effective November 19. 1908. Quarantined the states of 

 Pennsylvania and New York. 



Amendment 1. Order 156. Effective November 25, 1908. Quarantined the 

 state of Michigan. 



Amendment 2. Order l~>ii. Effective November 25, 190S. Somewhat relaxed 

 restrictions on the movement of hides and skins. 



Amendment 3. Order 156. Effective November 27, 190S. Quarantined the 

 state of Maryland. 



Amendment 4. Order 156. Effective December 2, 190S. Detailed regula- 

 tions governing the movement of carcasses of calves, sheep, and other 

 ruminants, hay. straw and similar fodder. 



Amendment 5. Order 156. Effective December 15, 19.08. Relaxed regula- 

 tions to allow shipment of hay. straw, fodder, hides, skins and hoofs, from 

 point to point in one state, through adjoining states without unloading in 

 transit except in designated yards. 



Amendment 0, Order 156. Effective December 19. 1908. Contained various 

 regulations under the quarantine in Maryland. 



Amendment 7, Order 156. Effective December 24. 1908. Contained various 

 regulations under the quarantines in Michigan and Maryland. 



Amendment 8. Older 156. Effective December 29. 190S. Contained further 

 relaxation as to movement of hay. hides, etc.. in New York; and allowed 

 shipment of cattle, sheep and swine or the carcasses of said animals with 

 skins and hoofs attached, from one point in a quarantined state to another 

 point in the same state, through adjacent states. 



Amendment 9. Order 156. Effective January 6, 1909. Allowed movement 

 of hay. hides and stock for immediate slaughter, from the states of New 

 York and Pennsylvania under certain conditions and subject to approval of 

 .state- to which shipments were destined. 



Amendment 10. Order 156. Effective January 13. 1909. Allowed the move 

 ment inter-state without disinfection or certification of certain hides and 

 skins from the quarantined counties in Pennsylvania, Michigan. New York, 

 and certain district- in Maryland, subject to permission of state authorities 

 at destination. Allowed the inter-state movement of same products which 

 originated outside of the quarantined districts and which had l>een removed 

 prior to January 1, 1909. at establishments having federal inspection, etc., 

 subject to permission of state authorities at destination. 



