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RABIES (LANDING OF DOGS) ORDER, 1919. 



Exclusion of Ports, &c., from Scheduled Areas or Districts. A port, 

 harbour, creek or dock wholly or partly situate in or adjoining an area or 

 district out of which the movement of dogs is prohibited by an Order shall 

 be deemed to be wholly excepted from the area or district. 



Restriction of Landing of Dogs. The provisions of this article apply to 

 any dog which at any time within the last preceding six months has been on 

 board a vessel in any port, harbour, &c., to which the above article applies. 



A dog to which this article applies shall not be landed from any vessel 

 at any place which is not within an area or district out of which the movement 

 of dogs is prohibited. 



A dog to which this article applies shall at all times while on board a vessel 

 in any port, harbour, &c., in Great Britain be : (a) secured to some part of the 

 vessel, or led by a collar and chain, and muzzled with a wire cage muzzle so 

 constructed as to render it impossible for such dog while wearing the same to 

 bite any person or animal, but not so as to prevent such animal from breathing 

 freely or lapping water; or (fc) confined in an enclosed part of the vessel from 

 which the dog cannot escape. 



If any dog to which this article applies shall die, or be lost from a vessel, 

 in any port in Great Britain, the person in charge of the dog shall forthwith 

 give notice to the B. of A. 



PARASITIC MANGE ORDER, 1911 AND 1918. 



Definition of Parasitic Mange. " Parasitic Mange " means sarcoptic mange 

 or psoroptic mange in a horse, ass or mule. 



Detention and Treatment of Animals. A V.I.L.A. serves a Notice on the 

 occupier of any premises in which there is an animal, which, in his opinion, 

 is affected with mange, when the following restrictions take effect : 



(1) Each animal on the premises which is affected with mange shall from time 

 to time, as often as may be necessary, be treated by the owner with some dressing 

 or other remedy for such disease approved for the purpose by a V.I.L.A., or 

 by a V.S., employed by the owner of the animal to examine it. 



(2) Any animal on the premises which is affected with mange shall not be 

 moved out of the stable, field, or other premises specified in the Notice except 

 with a licence of a V.I.L.A. or I.L.A. acting under the advice of a V.I., and 

 in accordance with the following conditions : 



(a) The animal may be moved only by road. 



(&) The animal may be moved to a knacker's yard or slaughterhouse for 

 the purpose of slaughter thereon, or to a place of detention to be 

 treated in accordance with the provisions of the Order. 



(c) If the animal is certified by a V.I. to be affected only with psoroptic 

 mange, it may also be moved from and to the premises specified in 

 the Notice for the purpose of being worked. 



(rf) If the animal is not so certified, it may be moved between the premises 

 specified in the Notice and premises in the occupation of the owner 

 of the animal for the purpose of being worked thereon. 



(e) Before the movement the animal shall be treated with some dressing or 

 other remedy approved as aforesaid. 



(/) Where the animal is certified to be affected only with psoroptic mange, 

 the movement may take place at any time within 7 days after 

 being so treated, but if the animal is not so certified the treatment 

 shall be applied immediately before the movement. 



(<?) In the case referred to in (c) and (d) the movement must not cause 

 an absence from the premises specified in the Notice for a period 

 exceeding twenty-four hours, and the animal must not be moved into 

 any stable, shed, field or other premises in which horses, asses or 

 mules are kept. 



