Art. 5 Diseases of Domestic Animals 41 c 



purpose of preventing their normal reaction to tuberculin, then 

 the report shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth such 

 facts and the said statement shall be duly verified by the person 

 making such statement. No person shall give a certificate showing 



or tending to show that an animal has been tested 

 Certificate. and found not affected with tuberculosis, un- 

 less the character of such test is stated and it 

 was made in a proper way, and unless such animals failed to give a 

 typical reaction. Any bovine animal in which tuberculosis is clearly 



diagnosed by a physical examination or a tuber- 

 Branding culin test, or both, shall be branded upon the 

 Tuberculous forehead or upon the right side of the neck from 

 animals. six to ten inches back of the jaw bone with a 

 capital " T " not less than two inches high, one 

 and one-half inches wide, with mark one-fourth of an inch wide ; 

 such branding shall not be construed as cruelty to animals within 

 the meaning of the penal law ; however, any animal which has re- 

 acted to the tuberculin test and appears physic- 

 Exception for ally sound may be retained for breeding or dairy 

 breeding. purposes without such branding, provided a full 

 description of such animal, sufficient for its 

 identification and satisfactory to the commissioner of agriculture, 

 is furnished to the commissioner of agriculture and a permit from 

 said commissioner is issued for keeping such animal in such man- 

 ner. Such permit shall not be issued except upon the condition 

 that the animal will thereafter be kept in a proper manner with 



regard to the protection of the public health 

 Conditions of. and the health of other animals, and no such 

 animal shall be sold or removed from the prem- 

 ises without written permission from the commissioner of agri- 

 culture, and all such animals shall be accounted for by the owner 

 or custodian whenever called upon by the commissioner of agri- 

 culture to do so. All tuberculin sold, given 

 Tuberculin; label away or used within this state, shall bear a la- 

 and report of bel stating the name and address of the persou 

 distribution. or firm or institution making it and the date of 

 preparation. All persons selling or giving away 

 tuberculin shall report to the commissioner of agriculture the 

 amount of tuberculin sold or given away, the degree of strength, 

 the name and address of the person to whom sold or given and 

 the date of delivery; said report shall include the address of and 



