4E0 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. 
(5) AU animals quarantined by order of the Chief of the Bureau of Animal In- 
dustry shall have a chain fastened with a numbered lock placed around their horns, 
or in case of hornless animals placed around their necks; and a record will be kept 
showing the number of lock PISCE upon each animal, name and character of ani- 
mal, and marks of identification, name of owner, locality, and date of quarantine. 
The Chief of the Bureau, however, may. in his discretion, in place of chaining 
said animals, cause the animals to be branded in such manner as he may designate, 
or may place a guard over the same. 
(6) AGY animals quarantined will be deemed and considered as ‘‘ affected with 
contagious disease,” and any person or persons moving said quarantined animals 
from the infected district will be prosecuted under sections 6 and 7 of the act of 
Congress establishing the Bureau of Animal Industry approved May 29, 1884. 
(7) Whenever in the Judgment cf the Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry 
it becomes necessary to kill animals that have been exposed to the contagious dis- 
ease known as pleuro-pneumonia in order to prevent the spread of said disease 
from one State or Territory to another, he shall cause the same to be slaughtered. 
(8) All animals diseased with pleuro-pneumonia, and alianimals exposed to pieuro- 
pneumonia, that have been condemned to be slaughtered, shail be first appraised as 
to their value at the time of their condemnation. Said appraisement shall be made 
in the mode and manner provided for by the law of the State in which they are lo- 
cated, and such compensation on their appraised value will be paid asis provided for 
by the law of such State. In case such State has no law for the appraisement of the 
value of animais diseased with pleuro-pneumonia, or that have been exposed to 
pleuro-pneumonia, or either, then the Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry shall 
direct an inspector of the Bureau to convene a board of appraisers to consist of 
three members, one of whom said inspector shall appoint, one to be appointed by 
the owner of the animal or animals condemned, and these two will appoint the 
third ; in case the said owner shall neglect or refuse to name an appraiser, then by 
two appraisers to be appcinted by said inspector. Tlis board will appraise the 
value of the animals condemned and certify to the same in writing under oath, and 
the amount so fixed by said board shall be paid to the owner of the animals con- 
demned. Should the owner of the animals condemned be dissatisfied with the ap- 
praisement, he may appeal from said appraisement to the circuit court of the United 
States, and the amount found by said court to be the value of the condemned 
animals will be paid to the owner. 
(9) Whenever it is deemed necessary by the Chief of the Bureau of Animal In- 
dustry to supervise and inspect any o7 the lines of transportation operating im the 
United States, that do business in and through more than one State, or connect with 
lines doing Lusiness in and through other States. and the boats, cars,and stock- 
yards in connection with the same, he shall designate suitable inspectors for that 
purpose, and inale all necessary regulations for the quarantine and disinfection of 
all stock-yards, cars, boats, and other vehicles of transportation in which have been, 
or in which have Leen transported animals affected with a contagious disease or 
suspected to have been affected with such a disease. Such cars and other vehicles 
of transportation declared in quarantine shall not be again used to transport, store, or 
shelter animals or merchandise until certified to be free of contagion by a certificate 
signed by the inspector supervising their disinfection, and such stock-yards shall 
not again have animals placed in them until likewise declared free cf contagion. 
(10) Ail quarantined stock, premises, and buildings will be under the charge and 
supervision of an inspector of the Bureau of Animal Industry, and shall be in no 
case free from Guarantine until so ordered by the Chief of the Bureau. 
(11) Whenever any inspector of the Bureau of Animal Industry is prevented or 
obstructed, or interfered with in the discharge of his duty in the examining ef ani- 
mals suspected to have a contagious disease, or in placing under quarantine animals 
or premises, or in disinfecting them, he will report the same to the Chief of the Bu- 
reau. He will also call upon the sheriff or other police authorities of the locality 
where said obstruction or interference occurs for aid and protection in the perform- 
ance of |:is duty. Should such sheriff or police authorities neglect or refuse to ren- 
der such aid and protection he will then apply to the United States marshal of said 
district for the necessary force and assistance needed to protect him in the carrying 
out of the duties imposed upon him by these rules and regulations and the previsions 
of the law by authority of which they aremade. He will also file withthe United 
States district attorney information of all the facts connected with such obstruction 
and interference and the names of the party or parties causing the same. 
(12) Should from any cause the Chief of the Burean of Animal Industry find that 
it is impossible to enforce these rules end regulations in any State, and that in conse- 
quence thereof there is great danger that pleuro-pneumonia will spread from said 
State to other States and Territories, he will report the same to the Commissioner of 
