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; Agriculture. Thereupon the Commissioner of Agriculture, if he believes the exigency 
of the case requires it, wil! declare said State, in which pleuro-pneumonia exists and 
in which it is impossible to carry out these rules and regulations, to be quarantined 
against the exportation of animals of the kind diseased to any other State, Territory, 
or foreign country. Said order of the Commissioner declaring the quarantine of a 
State will be published in at least two papers in said State once a week during the 
existence of said quarantine, and in such other papers as he may select. Notification 
of the order declaring said quarantine will be certified to the governor of the State 
quarantined, as well as to tne governors of all other States and Territories, and to 
the agents of all transportation companies doing business in or through said State. 
All animals of the kind quarantined against in said State will be deemed as animals 
‘affected with contagious disease,” and any person moving or transporting any of 
said animals to any other State or Territory, or delivering any of such animals to any 
transportation company to be so transported, will be prosecuted under sections 6 and 
7 of the act of Congress approved May 29, 1884. Provided. however, that any 
animal of the kind quarantined against that has been examined by an inspector of 
the Bureau of Animal Industry and by acertilicate in writing signed by such inspec- 
tor declared to be free from pleuro-pneumonia, may be exported to any other State or 
Territory, and provided further that said animal shall be exported within forty-eight 
hours after such examination and signing of said certificate, so that said animal may 
not be exposed to disease before leaving said State. 
(18) Before giving the certificate provided for by Rule 12 the inspector must be 
furnished with an affidavit made by two reputable and disinterested persons, stat- 
ing that they have known the animals to be examined for a period of six months 
immediately prior to the date of examination, and that during that time the ani- 
mals have not been exposed to pleuro-pneumonia, that they have not been in any 
of the buildings cr on any of the premises, or among any of the herds known to 
be affected with pleuro-pneumonia, or suspected to be so affected. The inspector 
may also require further proof as to whether said animals to be examined have 
been exposed to pleuro-pneumonia. 
(14) All rules and regulations heretofore made are hereby revoked, and these rules 
and regulations will be in full force and effect on and after the 15th day of April, 
1887. 
NORMAN J. COLMAN, 
Commissioner of Agriculture. 
These rules were accompanied by a certificate and request for co- 
operation, of which the following is a copy: 
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 15, 1887. 
I, Norman J. Colman, Commissioner of Agriculture, do hereby certify to the 
executive authority of the State of the foregoing rules and regulations pre- 
pared by me for the speedy and effectual suppression and extirpation of contagious 
- diseases among domestic animals of the United States, by virtue of section 3 of an 
act of Congress approved May 29, 1884, 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,” and I do hereby invite the executive 
authority of the State of to co-operate in the enforcement and execution of 
said act and of these rules and regulations, made by authority of and in pursuance 
of the provisions of said act. 
Commissioner of Agriculture. 
To his excellency, 
Governor of the State of : 
The following form of acceptance was inclosed for the signature 
of the governors accepting the rules and regulations : 
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i , governor of the State of , and chief executive officer thereof, 
do hereby acknowledge the receipt of the rules and regulations certified to by the 
Commissioner of Agriculture of the United States, as having been prepared by him 
April 15, 1887, in pursuance of the authority of section 3 of an act of Congress 
approved May 29, 1884, establishing the Bureau of Animal Industry, and further 
acknowledge the receipt of the invitation to the executive authority of the State 
ut — to co-operate in the enforcement of the provisions of said act, and of said 
rules and regulations. 
