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swine are habitually exposed for sale may not be placed in any vehicle for 

 removal unless and until it has been cleansed and disinfected since it was last 

 used for the conveyance of swine. This does not apply if all the swine placed 

 for removal in the vehicle were brought in it. An I.L.A. may license exemption 

 from disinfection if the vehicle is used solely for the conveyance of swine direct 

 to a slaughterhouse, provided that it is disinfected after each day of its use 

 and after completion of such use. Any vehicle used for conveying swine 

 along a highway must be cleansed and disinfected by the person using it upon 

 receipt of notice from an I.E. A. or I.L.A. The cleansing and disinfection 

 applies to the floor and such parts as may come in contact with the pig or its 

 droppings, and also to hampers, crates, nets, &c. 



SWINE FEVER (REGULATION OF MOVEMENT) ORDER, 1908, et seq. 



For the purpose of controlling the spread of swine fever the B. of A. 

 from time to time make certain " Scheduled Areas " and " Infected Areas." 

 Movement into and out of these areas is carefully controlled, and when such 

 movement is granted it is subject to restrictions such as isolation of the pigs 

 for a period when moved into premises where pigs are kept, and marking of 

 the loins with a red cross when the animals are moved for slaughter. 



EPIZOOTIC LYMPHANGITIS ORDER, 1905 



Notification of Disease, or suspected disease, is to be made by the usual 

 persons concerned and by a licensed horse-slaughterer, should he find in his 

 possession a carcase of any horse affected with epizootic lymphangitis. The P.C. 

 receiving the information is to telegraph the same to the B. of A. as well as 

 reporting to his L.A. 



Restriction of Movement. A horse which is affected with, or suspected of, 

 the disease, or which has been in contact with a diseased or suspected horse, 

 may not be moved along a highway, &c., whether in a vehicle or not, unless 

 by a licence granted by an I.L.A. 



Veterinary Inquiry. A L.A. has to call in the services of a V.I. or V.3. 

 to test the correctness of the report. 



Detention of Horses for Observation. A L.A. may cause any horse to be 

 detained in any premises for the purpose of observation. 



Cleansing and Disinfection. To follow the usual lines and at the expense 

 of the owner. 



Disposal of Carcases. Carcase to be buried not less than 6 feet deep 

 and covered with a sufficient quantity of quicklime or other disinfectant, or, 

 after disinfection, to be removed to an approved place of destruction. If a 

 carcase is buried its skin is first to be so slashed as to make it useless. 



Exemption of Army Veterinary Department and Veterinary Colleges. 

 Nothing in this Order applies to horses in stables of military barracks or camps, 

 if the horses are under the care and supervision of the Army Veterinary 

 Department, or to horses in stables of any Veterinary College affiliated to the 

 Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Provided that nothing in this article 

 shall be deemed to apply to the carcase of any horse, or to exempt a L.A. from 

 any obligation imposed on them in regard to the disposal of carcases. 



SHEEP-POX ORDER, 1895. 



The suspected existence of this disease has to be telegraphed to the B. of A. 

 by the P.C. receiving the information. 



Provision is made for the isolation of infected sheep. The carcase of a 

 sheep that was not affected with sheep-pox may be removed from an infected 

 place by licence of a V.I.L.A. only when it has been skinned. The removal of 

 skin, wool, fleece, &c., is prohibited until these have been disinfected to the 

 satisfaction of the V.I.L.A. Sheep affected with this disease are to be slaughtered 

 by the L.A. within two days of receipt of information that the disease exists. 



