266 JouiiNAL or the Department oe Agriculture. — Sept., 1922. 



sheep to be removed to a dipping tank for tlie purpose of being 

 dipped. No sheep may be moved into such area except on a permit. 

 All such dippings must be carried out under supervision of an 

 inspector. 



Whenever an owner huds or susjjects that liis sheep or goats 

 have become infected with scab, he must report the fact to the local 

 inspector in writing, and the report must be handed to the officer 

 pers(mally or sent by registered post. It may be handed to a magis- 

 iiai(-, native commissioner, postmaster, justice of the peace, or 

 police officer for transmission to the inspector, l)ut then the owner 

 must obtain a receipt therefor. 



If the sheep are in a non-protecLed area (that is, a locality not 

 free of scab) the owner must, after reporting , cause the whole of the 

 infected flock to be dipped, except that if the outbreak occurs in 

 winter and the weather makes it dangerous to dip all the sheep, he 

 must dip those visibly infected and thereafter, from day to day, all 

 sheep which become visibly infected until it is possible to dip the 

 whole Hock. If the sheep are in a protected area (that is, a locality 

 free of scab) after reporting the outbreak, the owner must wait for 

 seven days, and if the inspector does not visit his flock within that 

 period, must dip the flock once (or if it is winter then as described 

 above), and on his arrival the inspector will administer two further 

 dippings. This is the only exception, otherwise in protected or semi- 

 protected areas no dipping for any cause whatsoever is allowed with- 

 out prior permission from the inspector. 



In all cases, to dip sheep means actual immersion of the sheep 

 in the dipping mixture, and the hand-dressing in lieu of such dipping 

 is prohibited. 



Where it is reported to him or he becomes aware of the existence 

 of scab, the inspector will quarantine the infected sheep and order 

 the owner to cleanse them within thirty days by dipping them twice ; 

 the first dipping must be administered within seven days of the order, 

 and the second within from eight to ten days of the date of the first 

 dipping. He may give extension of time for the first dipping if it 

 is dangerous to dip on account of cold weather, or if the sheep have 

 long wool so that they may first be shorn. There is a condition, 

 however, that all visibly infected sheep must be dipped at once ; also 

 iho total period allowed for cleansing must not be exceeded. 



If the owner fails to dip the sheep as ordered by the inspector 

 or if the sheej) after dipping are found to be still infected, the owner 

 is liable to prosecution. If the stock is dipped and found clean 

 Avithin thirty days the inspector may raise quarantine. 



An inspector may undertake the dipping of any infected sheep 

 at the expense of the owner. 



Whenever the inspector supervises the dipping of infected sheep 

 they must be dipped in the " authorized dip." If not procurable 

 the owner may choose the dip, but the dipping will be at his risk. 



Movements of Sheep. 



Movements of clean sheep only are allowed ; they may be moved 

 without a permit, except in the following instances: For movements 



