18 Missouri Agricultural Eeport. 



MINUTES OF CALLED MEETING. 



Springfield, ^Missouri, 



January 27, 1910. 



The Board met on above date on call of President Nelson, and the 

 following members answered present : ^Messrs. Nelson, Mumford, Hutch- 

 ison, Colman, Thompson, Newlon, Sly, Boles, Gentry, Dallmeyer, Smith 

 and Young. 



The Secretary read the minutes of the annual meeting held in Co- 

 lumbia, on December 28th, and upon motion of Governor Colman, the 

 minutes were approved as read. 



The President stated that the object of the meeting was to hear 

 the report of the quarantine committee appointed at the annual meeting. 

 The subject of Cjuarantine regulations, restricting the importation of 

 cattle into Missouri was discussed by ]\Iessrs. Gentry and Dallmeyer, 

 and Dr. Luckey. members of the committee, and at the conclusion of 

 the discussion, Dr. Luckey submitted the following regulations and 

 recommended their adoption : 



The importation of cattle into tlie State of MLssouri from any other state, territory, 

 district or country is liereby forbidden, except under tlie following rules and regula- 

 tions : 



1. Cattle for dairy or breeding purposes, before being imported into the State 

 of Missouri, shall be inspected and found free from all contagious and infectious 

 diseases. 



2. Inspection of cattle imported into this State for dairy or breeding purposes 

 must be made by some competent veterinarian, who is in the employment either of the 

 United States Bureau of Animal Industry or the state in which said cattle originate, 

 or whose certificate of health is approved in writing by the State Veterinarian or 

 lilve officer of the State in which the cattle originated. 



3. The inspection must include the tuberculin test, and the certificate of hea'th 

 must show tlie various temperatures of each animal before and after the injection 

 of tuberculin, the brand of tuberculin used, the amount of tuberculin injected, the 

 liours at which the injection was made, and the various temperatures taken, and the 

 registry name and number of such animals as are registered. 



In case any animal or animals in any lot so inspected for importation into the 

 State of Missouri shall show a positive reaction to tlie tuberculin test, and be thereby 

 rejected, that fact shall be noted on the certificate of health of such animals of the 

 same lot as may pass Inspection. 



4. The certificate of health of each lot of dairy or breeding cattle shall be prepared 

 in duplicate. One copy shall be immediately sent to the State Veterinarian at Colum- 

 bia, Mo., and the other attached to the way-bill, in case of shipment, or carried by 

 the person in charge in case such cattle are driven into the State. 



5. W'henever in the judgment of the State Veterinarian it may be necessary, an> 

 cattle imported into the State of Missouri may be reinspected at any time within one 

 year after arrival at the point of destination in this State. 



6. Cattle for other than dairy or breeding purposes may be shipped or driven 

 into the State of Missouri without inspection on a permit issued by the State 



