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(No. 48) 



ORDER OF THE DEPARTMENT 



OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNICAL 



INSTRUCTION FOR IRELAND 



(Dated 2nd May, 1904) 



EPIZOOTIC LYMPHANGITIS (IRELAND) 

 ORDER OF 1904 



The Department of Agriculture and Technical 

 Instruction for Ireland, by virtue and in exercise of the 

 powers in them vested under the Agriculture and 

 Technical Instruction (Ireland) Act, 1899, the Diseases 

 of Animals Acts, 1894 to 1903, and of every other 

 power enabling them in this behalf, do order, and it is 

 hereby ordered as follows : — 



Separation of Diseased and Suspected Animals ; 

 Notice of Disease 



I. (i) Every person having or having had in his possession 

 or under his ch.-'rge a horse, ass, or mule affected with, or suspected 

 of, epizootic lymphangitis shall {a) as far as practicable keep that 

 horse, ass, or mule separate from horses, asses, or mules not so 

 affected or suspected ; and {b) with all practicable speed give notice 

 of the fact of the horse, ass, or mule being so affected or suspected 

 to a constable of the police force for the police area wherein the 

 horse, ass, or mule so affected, or suspected, is or was. 



(2) Every person licensed to slaughter horses, asses, or mules 

 who has in his possession a carcase of any horse, ass, or mule 

 affected with epizootic lymphangitis shall with all practicable speed 

 give notice of that fact to a constable of the police force for the 

 police area wherein the carcase is. 



(3) The constable shall forthwith give information of the 

 receipt by him of the notice to 



(i) The Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Technical 



Instruction for Ireland, Dublin ; 

 (ii) An Inspector of the Local Authority ; 

 (iii) The Local Authority. 



