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acting under the directions of the L.A., and so far only as may be necessary 

 for the purpose of microscopical or cultural examinations ; provided that nothing 

 in this paragraph shall prevent a V.S. on behalf of the owner of the carcase 

 from taking a sample of the blood, or other fluid, or tissue from the carcase 

 for the purpose of microscopical or cultural examination in any case in which 

 neither the history of the case nor any external lesions in the carcase indicate 

 the existence of anthrax. 



A L.A. may cause or allow a carcase to be taken into the district of another 

 L.A. for burial or destruction, with the previous consent of that L.A., but not 

 otherwise. 



Precautions to be adopted with respect to Milk. The milk produced by any 

 diseased or suspected cow or goat may not be mixed with other milk, and all 

 milk affected by this article must forthwith be boiled or otherwise sterilised, 

 and any utensil in which such milk is placed before being so treated must be 

 thoroughly cleansed with boiling water before any other milk is placed therein. 



Cleansing and Disinfection in case of Anthrax. The L.A. must at their 

 own expense cause to be cleaned and disinfected under the direction of an 

 inspector, and in the following manner : (a) All parts of a shed, stable, building, 

 field or any other place in which a diseased animal has died or has been 

 slaughtered or has been kept at the date of such death. (&) Every utensil, 

 pen, hurdle, &c., used about any diseased animal, (c) Every van, cart, &c., used 

 for carrying any diseased animal or carcase on land otherwise than on a 

 railway. Cleansing and disinfection to be carried out as follows : (1) Every 

 part of a place or thing to be thoroughly soaked or drenched with a 4 per cent, 

 (minimum) solution of carbolic acid (containing not less than 95 per cent, of 

 actual carbolic acid) ; then (2) the part, if its nature permit, is to be scraped 

 and, where necessary, swept, and the scrapings and sweepings and all dung, 

 sawdust, litter, and other matter to be effectively removed therefrom; then 

 (3) the part to be thoroughly washed or scrubbed or scoured with water, and 

 then disinfected as laid down in the Diseases of Animals (Disinfection) Order. 



The scrapings, sweepings, and dung, &c., to be burned or otherwise destroyed, 

 or, if destruction is not practicable, to be well mixed with quicklime and to be 

 effectively removed from contact with animals. The L.A. shall at their own 

 expense cause any litter, dung, or broken fodder, which appears to them or 

 their inspector to be likely to spread disease, to be disinfected thoroughly, 

 or to be burned or destroyed if disinfection is not practicable. If the cost of 

 the disinfection has been increased by any wilful act or neglect on the part 

 of the owner, the L.A. may recover the additional cost. 



SWINE FEVER ORDERS, 1908, et seq. 



Notification. Persons who have reason to suspect the existence of swine 

 fever among their pigs must report the fact without delay to a P.C. of the 

 district. The P.C. is to notify the B. of A. by telegram, and also report to 

 the I.L.A. who transmits the information to the L.A. 



Duty of I.L.A. On receiving notice of the suspected existence of swine 

 fever, or if he himself suspects that it exists or has existed within 28 days, 

 the I.L.A. must serve a Detention Notice on the occupier of the premises, 

 which thereupon becomes an Infected Place. 



Rules for Infected Place. Swine must not be moved either into or out 

 of an infected place except by licence from the B. of A. Carcases of pigs may 

 be moved if slaughtered and dressed for human consumption, the pigs not being 

 diseased, or suspected of being diseased, or slaughtered as under the Act of 

 1894; notification with details of removal must be made to the I.L.A. of the 

 district ; the stomach and intestines may not be removed except by an officer 

 of the B. of A. or by an I.L.A. for examination or destruction. Litter, dung, 

 utensils, &c., may not be removed except by permission from an officer of the 

 B. of A. or an I.L.A., and then only when such things have been disinfected. 

 No person (except the pig-tender or an authorised person) may enter a sty 

 or enclosure, which is part of an infected place, in which a diseased or suspected 



