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atel\' investigate the same, either in person or by some member or mem 

 bers of the board, or by the employment of a .competent and skilled vet- 

 erinarian; and should such investigation show a reasonable probability 

 that a domestic animal is affected with a contagious or infectious disease 

 of a nmlignant character, the local board of health shall immediately 

 establish such temporary quarantine as may be necessary to prevent the 

 spread of the disease, and report all action taken to the commission or to 

 some member thereof; and the acts of local boards of health establishing 

 temporary quarantine shall have the same force and effect as though 

 established by the commission itself, until such time as the commission 

 may take charge of the case or cases, and relieve the local board of health. 

 All expenses incurred by local boards of health in carrying out the pro- 

 visions of this act shall be paid in like manner as are other expenses in- 

 curred by said boards in the discharge of other official duties. 



Sec. 7. The commission or any member thereof, to whom the existence 

 of any infectious or contagious disease of domestic animals is reported, 

 shall forthwith proceed to the place where such domestic animal or ani- 

 mals are and examine the same, and if, in his. or their opinion^ any infec- 

 tious or contagious disease does exist, he or they shall prescribe such 

 temporary quarantine and regulations as will prevent the spread of the 

 contagion or infection, and notify the State Veterinarian, who shall 

 forthwith proceed to the place where said contagious or infectious dis- 

 ease is said to exist and examine said animal or animals, and report his 

 or their finding to the said commission, who shall then prescribe such 

 rules and regulations as in their judgment the exigencies of the case may 

 require for the effectual suppression and eradication of the disease, and 

 for that purpose the said commission may list and describe the domestic 

 animals affected with such disease and those which have been exposed 

 thereto and included within the infected district or premises, so defined 

 and quarantined^ with such reasonable certainty as would lead to their 

 identification, and no domestic animal liable to become infected with 

 the disease or capable of communicating the same, shall be permitted 

 to enter or leave the district, premises, or grounds so quarantined, except 

 by the authority of the commission. The said (Commission shall also, 

 from time to time, give and enforce such directions, and prescribe such 

 rules and regulations as to separating, mode of handling, treating, feed- 

 ing and caring for such diseased and exposed animals as it shall deem 

 necessary to prevent the two classes of animals from coming in contact 

 with each other, and perfectly isolate them from all other domestic ani- 

 mals which have not been exposed thereto and which are susceptible of 

 becoming infected with the disease, and the said commission and veterin- 

 arian are hereby authorized and empowered to enter upon any grounds or 

 premises to carry out the provisions of this act. When, in the opinion 

 of the commission, it shall be necessary to prevent the'further spread 

 of any contagious or infectious disease among the live stock of the State, 

 to destroy animals affected with, or which have been exposed to, any 

 such disease, it shall determine what animals shall be killed, and api)raise 

 the same, as hereinafter provided, and cause the same to be killed and 

 the carcasses disposed of as, in their judgment, will best protect the 

 health of domestic animals of the locality. 



The commission has been able to practically suppress nearly all con- 

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