SANITARY LAW 395 



Every truck must be so constructed as to admit of ventilation and inspection 

 at the floor level. Its interior must be free from boltheads, angles, or other 

 projections likely to cause suffering to the animals. Every falling loading door 

 and every gangway, &c., must be fitted with longitudinal battens or other proper 

 footholds. Every truck built after the first day of March, 1904, must be fitted 

 \\ith a roof, and with folding doors of a pattern approved by the B. of A., and 

 all internal projections must be rounded. Every truck or other vehicle must be 

 so constructed as to permit of its being cleansed and disinfected in manner 

 prescribed by this Order. 



Securing of Cattle in Railway Trucks. All bulls, whether polled or not, 

 while being carried in a railway vehicle, must be securely tied by the head or 

 neck All horned stock carried in the same railway truck with a bull, unless 

 separated therefrom by a suitable partition, must be securely tied by the head 

 or neck. 



Carriage by Railway of Cows in Calf. No cow may be carried on a railway 

 if it is reasonably probable that she may calve during transit. 



Carriage by Railway of Unfit Animals. No animal may be permitted by 

 the owner, or any person in charge, to be carried by railway if, owing to infirmity, 

 illness, injury, fatigue or any other cause, it cannot be carried without unneces- 

 sary suffering during the intended transit by railway. 



Separation of Mixed Consignments. Calves, sheep, goats and swine, if 

 carried in the same railway truck with any head of cattle (other than a calf) or 

 a horse, ass or mule, must be separated therefrom by a suitable partition, but 

 this does not apply to a cow and her unweaned calf, if they are separated from 

 other animals. 



Overcroivding. A railway company may not allow overcrowding in any 

 truck so as to cause injury or unnecessary suffering to animals. 



Shorn Sheep. Between the first day of November and the thirtieth day of 

 April following (both days inclusive) every railway truck in which shorn sheep 

 are carried must be covered and enclosed so as to protect the sheep from the 

 weather without obstruction to proper ventilation; but this does not apply to 

 sheep last shorn more than 60 days before being so carried. 



Notification by Inspectors of Unfitness of Animals for Conveyance. If an 

 I.B.A. or an I.L.A. is of opinion that any animal intended to be carried by 

 railway, or on any vessel from Great Britain, is not in a fit condition to travel, 

 or that calving during transit is probable, he may, by serving a notice on the 

 person in charge, prohibit its conveyance. Prohibition extends until the notice 

 is withdrawn. 



CLEANSING AND DISINFECTION. 



Vessels. A vessel carrying animals by sea, canal, river, &c., must after 

 landing them and before taking on other animals, or other cargo, be cleansed 

 and disinfected as follows : 



All parts of a vessel with which any animal or its droppings have come in 

 contact, must be scraped and swept, then washed with water and then white- 

 washed or otherwise disinfected as later specified. The application of whitewash 

 is not compulsory for such parts of the vessel as are used for passengers or 

 crew. Fittings, pens, hurdles and utensils used in connection with animals, if 

 not permanently removed from the vessel, are included. Scrapings and sweep- 

 ings before they are landed must be mixed with quicklime. For vessels, such 

 as ferry boats, making short and frequent journeys, a cleansing and disinfection 

 once in every period of twelve hours within which it is used is sufficient. All 

 head-ropes and halters must be disinfected after they ha^e been used. 



Fodder and Litter. All partly consumed and broken fodder and all litter 

 that has been used for or about animals carried by sea, canal, &c., must, when 

 landed, be mixed with quicklime and removed from contact with animals. 



Movable Gangways and other Apparatus. Movable gangways, cages, &c, 

 used for loading or unloading animals in connection with a vessel or railway 

 truck, &c., must be scraped, swept and washed with water. The scrapings, 

 svyeepings, and all dung, litter, &c., removed from such apparatus must be mixed 

 with quicklime and removed from contact with animals. 



