204 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



" Record " that dog owners of Milton must comply with the 



order for six months from January 29, and the following 



notice was sent by mail to the owner of every licensed dog in 



the town : — 



Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 

 Cattle Bureau of the State Board of Agriculture, 

 State House, Boston, Jan. 29, 1907. 



Notice to Dog Owners op the Town of Milton. 



Under the authority given by chapter 90 of the Revised Laws, 

 chapter 11(5, Acts of 1902, and Cattle Bureau Order No. 14, Dee. 

 29, 1906, it is hereby ordered that all dogs in the town of Milton shall 

 be properly and securely muzzled or restrained from running at 

 large for six months, from Jan. 22, 1907. The selectmen of Milton 

 having refused to issue an order under the authority given them 

 by section 158 of chapter 102 of the Revised Laws, within seven 

 days after being notified of the danger and advised to do so by the 

 Chief of the Cattle Bureau of the State Board of Agriculture, Cattle 

 Bureau Order No. 11 takes effect. 



A muzzle must be so constructed as to prevent a dog from biting. 

 Any dog running at large wearing a device that does not act as an 

 efficient muzzle will be looked upon in the same light as a dog that 

 does not wear any. 



Austin Peters, 

 Chief of the Cattle Bureau. 



This is the only instance where such a step was necessary, 

 as selectmen in other towns have issued the necessary order 

 when advised to do so. Xo further steps were taken to enforce 

 the order in Milton than sending the letter to dog owners, 

 yet there was not a case of rabies in the town from January 

 29 to July 29, although there have been cases since of rabid 

 clogs appearing there from other towns, and also cases in dogs 

 owned in the town. 



In order to still further diminish the danger from rabies, 

 the following circular was sent the first of May to the mayor 

 of every city except Boston, the selectmen of every (own, 

 the hoard of health in every city and town, the chief of police 

 in every city and town, and inspectors of animals in every city 

 and town except Boston : — 



