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the United States Bureau of iVnimal Industi\v, that cover the in- 

 spection of animals and carcasses for tubercnlo.^is in abbattoirs 

 under federal inspection, shall be observed. 



Section 3. When it is decided by a meat inspector, approved in 

 respect to competency and reliability by the secretary of the State 

 Live Stock Sanitary Board, or by a member or agent of the State 

 Live Stock Sanitarj' Board, and certified by him in writing on an 

 official form that shall be provided for this purpose by the State 

 Live Stock Sanitary Board, that the flesh of a meat-producing 

 animal is unfit for use as food, on account of the fact that the animal 

 from which it came was infected with tuberculosis to an injurious 

 degree, the said meat or carcass may be appraised, by agreement be- 

 tween a member or agent of the State Live Stock Sanitary Board 

 and the owner or his agent, or, if an agreement cannot be made, 

 three appraisers shall be appointed, one by the owner or his agent, 

 one by the State Live Stock Sanitary Board or its authorized agent, 

 and the third by the two so appointed, v/ho shall, under oath or 

 affirmation, fairly and impartially appraise the meat or carcass, 

 taking into consideration its apparent market value at the time of 

 appraisement: Provided, however, That such appraised valuation 

 shall not exceed five cents per pound, nor twenty-five dollars for 

 the entire carcass. 



Section 4. The amount of the agreed or appraised valuation shall 

 be paid by the State Live Stock Sanitary Board, in the same manner 

 as other expenses of said board are paid, upon the presentation of 

 satisfactory certificates of condemnation and valuation, and satis- 

 factor}'' evidence in writing that the condemned animal has been 

 continuously in the State of Pennsylvania for not less than four 

 months prior to slaughter, and that the carcass was disposed of in 

 such a way that had been approved by the State Live Stock Sanitary 

 Board. 



Al)proved— The 2.5th day of March, A. D. 1903. 



SAML. W. PENNYPACKER. 



No. 80. 

 AN ACT 



To prevent the spread of the disease known as rabies, or hydrophobia; and 

 to authorize the quarantine, restraint, confinement, or muzzling of dogs, 

 during outbreaks of this disease; and to einpower the State Live Stock Sani- 

 tary Board to enforce the provisions of this act. 



Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That whenever the disease known 

 as rabies, or hydro})hobia, shall occur among the dogs or other ani- 

 mals, in any locality of Pennsylvania, and it is adjudged by the 

 State Live Stock Sanitary Board that the disease is spreading, or is 



