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"Permits may be issued for the removal of bay, straw, or fodder, from a point 

 inside of the quarantined area to a point outside of said area. 



"First: When a certificate is presented from a reliable and competent veter- 

 inarian certifying that all cattle, sheep and swine on the premises have been 

 examined within forty-eight hours and found to be free from foot-and-mouth disease. 



"Second: In instances where the hay, straw or fodder is stoi'ed upon premises 

 where there have been no cattle, sheep or swine since October 1st, 1914, and an 

 affidavit to that effect is filed. 



"Permits may be issued for the removal of hides from within to a point outside 

 of the quarantined area when the hides are dipped under official supervision. For 

 other restrictions in reference to handling hides see Section 7 of the Order of 

 General Quarantine adopted December 30th, Form 165. 



"In issuing permits for the removal of animals, hay, straw, fodder and hides, 

 due consideration should be given to the extent of infection in the neighborhood. 

 The advisability of issuing a given permit is left to the judgment of the respective 

 agents in charge." 



The fifth Order of General Quarantine became effective January 

 4, 1915. This released portions of all quarantined counties except- 

 ing Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh and York. 



The sixth Order of General Quarantine became effective February 

 1, 1915. Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, and York counties were still 

 held in quarantine. In this form the Board adopted the same plan 

 of dividing quarantined territory as was used by the Federal Gov- 

 ernment. This change was found to be a desirable one and can be 

 recommended for effectual work in the future. This form of quar- 

 antine provided for "closed," "exposed," "modified," "restricted" and 

 "free" territory. 



Closed area was all territory within a radius of three miles of an 

 infected premise tiiat had been disinfected for less than fifteen days. 



Exposed area was all territory in a township or municipality be- 

 yond the limits of a closed area, also all townships or municipalities 

 containing an infected premise that has been disinfected for more 

 than fifteen days but less than thirty days. 



Modified area was all quarantined territory not included in a 

 closed or exposed area. 



Restricted area was one from which the interstate movement of 

 livestock was permitted to free and closed areas for immediate slaugh- 

 ter, and for any purpose into exposed and modified areas. 



Free areas were those sections which were not under quarantine 

 for foot-and-mouth disease. 



At this time Pennsylvania had twenty-one counties which con- 

 tained territory classed under one of these five forms of quarantine. 

 The State and Federal classification of quarantined territory was 

 not the same at all times. The State considered it safe at certain 

 times to take chances in moving livestock and ])roduce interstate, 

 when the Federal Government would not have been justified in per- 

 mitting such movements interstate. 



The seventh Order of General Quarantine became effective Feb- 

 rurary 25th. This quarantine had reference especially to bringing 

 livestock in from other states. The disease was practically eradi- 

 cated on January 15, 1915. Between that date and February 1, 

 thirty-seven infected shipments were received from points outside of 

 the State. Those engaged in the slaughter business Avere perihitted 

 to receive stock for immediate slaughter from Federal free, restricted 

 and modified territory from other states. Such shipments were per- 

 mitted only for immediate slaughter and by immediate slaughter 

 was meant within forty-eight hours. In a number of places the per- 

 sons permitted to bring stock in under these conditions failed to 



