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of swine, the Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry of the 

 Territory of Hawaii hereby makes the following rule and regulation: 



Sec. 1. It shall be the duty of the ow^ner, agent, keeper, or other 

 person in charge of or in any way connected with the keep or care of 

 swine, to report, without delay, to the Territorial Veterinarian, his 

 Assistants or Deputies, the appearance among such animals of any disease 

 or symptoms of disease which he knows or has reason to believe is of 

 infectious, contagious or communicable nature. 



Sec. 2. Pending the arrival of the Territorial Veterinarian, his Assist- 

 ant or Deputy, said owner, keeper, or person in charge shall immediately 

 segregate the sick or suspicious animals, preferably, if possible, by re- 

 moving the unaffected animals to a safe distance on higher ground and to 

 the windward of the diseased animals, and shall take every possible pre- 

 caution to prevent the further spread of the disease to either his own 

 or his neighbors' animals. 



Sec. 3. Animals which have died shall, if conditions permit, be kept 

 for a reasonable time in order to aid the veterinarian in diagnosing the 

 disease, but the carcasses must be removed to a place on low ground 

 convenient for burial, and be covered with sacks saturated in a five per 

 cent solution of carbolic acid, creolin or other strong disinfectant, or with 

 lime. A grave five feet deep shall be dug or firewood provided for the 

 immediate disposal of the carcasses after examination. 



Sec. 4. All dogs, cats, poultry and, so far as possible, mynah birds 

 and other scavengers shall be kept away from the carcasses of dead 

 animals and the infected premises. 



Sec. 5. No visitors shall be allowed on or near the infected premises, 

 nor shall the owner, keeper, or any other person leave the same without 

 first cleaning and disinfecting his shoes and hands and removing or 

 exchanging contaminated garments. 



Sec. 6. Until a definite diagnosis has been made by the Territorial 

 Veterinarian, his Assistant or Deputy, and definite instructions issued 

 by him, no hogs shall be allowed to leave the premises. The same applies 

 to all litter and manure, as well as to stable and farm utensils which 

 have been used on or near the infected premises. The hoofs of driving 

 or riding animals and the wheels of wagons, trucks or automobiles shall 

 be washed and disinfected before leaving the same. 



Sec. 7. Upon the arrival of the Territorial Veterinarian, his Assist- 

 ant or Deputy, the owner, keeper or person in charge shall assist him in 

 investigating the nature, cause and origin of the disease to the best of 

 his ability, and shall cooperate with him in suppressing and eradicating 

 the infection. If necessary, in the judgment of the Territorial Veteri- 

 narian, his Assistant or Deputy, he will declare a quarantine upon the 

 infected premises and will issue such instructions as in his judgment are 

 required to make the same effective. All such instructions that pertain 

 to segregation, destruction or disposal of animals diseased beyond re- 

 covery or dead, disposal of manure and infected bedding, disinfection 

 and whitewashing, testing and inspection of diseased or exposed animals 

 must be complied with implicitly. In regard to the treatment of the 

 diseased and exposed animals the owner, keeper or person in charge may 

 call into consultation or employ any veterinarian licensed to practise un- 

 der the laws of the Territory, or may treat or vaccinate his own animals, 

 so long as such consultation, treatment or vaccination meets with the 

 approval of the Territorial Veterinarian, his Assistant or Deputy and 

 does not conflict with the policies of the Board of Agriculture and For- 

 estry or with the laws of the Territory. 



Sec. 8. The appended order of quarantine shall become effective im- 

 mediately upon its promulgation by the Territorial Veterinarian, his 

 Assistant or Deputy, and as soon as detached, delivered to and re- 

 ceipted for by the owner or manager of the infected premises, specified 

 therein. 



