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BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 459 
-pleuro-pneumonia from State to State, but also for the extirpation of 
the disease wherever it might exist. The rules and regulations pre- 
viously prepared under section 3 of the act approved May 29, 1854, 
and already accepted by several States, were not entirely adapted to 
the most efficient exercise of this enlarged power, Accordingly new 
rules and regulations, as follows, were at once prepared and certified 
to the governors of all the States and Territories of the Union : 
Rules and regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture for the sup- 
pression and extirpation of contagious, infectious, and communicable diseases 
among the domestic animals of the United States. 
[Prepared by the Commissioner of Agriculture. ] 
In pursuance of an act of Congress entitled ‘‘An act for the establishment of a 
Bureau of Animal Industry to prevent the exportation of diseased cattle, and to 
provide means for the suppression and extirpation of pleuro-pneumonia and other 
contagious diseases among domestic animals,” approved the 29th day of May, 1884, 
and of section 3 of said act, the following rules and regulations are hereby prepared 
and adopted for the speedy and effectual suppression and extirpation of contagious, 
infectious, and communicable diseases among the domestic animals of the United 
States: 
RULES AND REGULATIONS. 
(1) Whenever it shall come to the knowledge of the Chief of the Bureau of Ani- 
mal Industry of the Department of Agriculture that there exists, or there is good 
cause to believe there exists, any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease 
among domestic animals in any part of the United States,and he believes there is 
danger of such disease spreading to other States or Territories, he shall at once 
direct an inspector to make an investigation as to the existence of said disease. 
(2) Said inspector shall at once proceed to the locality where said disease is be- 
lieved to exist and make an examination of the animals said to be affected with 
disease, and report the result of such examination to the Chief of the Bureau of 
Animal Industry. 
(8) Should the inspector on such investigation find that a contagious, infectious, 
or communicable disease exists among the animals examined, and especially pleuro- 
pneumonia, he shall direct the temporary quarantine of said animals, and the herds 
among which they ate,and adopt such sanitary measures as may be necessary to 
prevent the spread of the disease, and report his action to the Chief of the Bureau. 
He will further notify in writing the owner or owners, or person or persons in 
charge of such animal or animals, of the existence of the contagious disease, and 
that said animal or animals have been placed in quarantine, and warn him or them 
from moving said animal or animals under penalty of sections 6 and 7 of the act 
of Congress approved May 29, 1884, 
(4) When the Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry is satisfied of the existence 
of any contagious disease among domestic animals in any locality of the United 
States, and especially of pleuro-pneumonia, and that there is danger of said disease 
spreading to other States or Territories, he will report the same to the Commissioner 
of Agriculture, who will quarantine said locality in the mode and manner as pro- 
vided in Rule 12. Heshall cause a thorough examination of all animals of the kind 
diseased in said locality, and all such animals found diseased he will cause to be 
slaughtered. He shall establish a quarantine for a period of not less than ninety 
days of all animals that have come in contact with diseased animals, or have been 
on premises or in buildings on or in which diseased animals have been, or have been 
in any way exposed to disease ; and shall make and enforce all such sanitary regu- 
lations ax the exigencies of the case may require. He will cause to be disinfected 
in such manner as he deems best all sheds, corrals, yards, barns, and buildings in 
which diseased animals have been, and untilsuch premises and buildings have been 
so disinfected and declared free from contagion by certificate in writing signed by 
an inspector of the Bureau of Animal Industry, no animal or animals shall be per- 
mitted to go upon or into said premises and buildings. Should, however, any ani- 
mal or animals be put upon said premises or into said buildings in violation of this 
rule and regulation, then such animal or animals shall be placed in quarantine for 
a period of not less than ninety days, and said premises or buildings be again dis- 
infected. Said second disinfection and the quarantine of said animals to be at the 
expense of the owner of said premises or buildings. 
