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arrival at destination, the only exception being cattle brought in from 

 foreign countries which have passed a test given by an agent of the 

 United States Bureau of Animal Industry. Cattle brought to the 

 quarantine statit)ns at Watertown, Brighton and Somerville, upon 

 which a test is retiuired, will be held and tested by the agent of the 

 Cattle Bureau in charge of these stations. Cattle upon which a test 

 is required, coming to points outside the limits of the quarantine sta- 

 tions, will be tested by an agent of the Cattle Bureau, free of expense 

 to citizens of Massachusetts and at cost for other jjei-sons. All such 

 cattle are to be held in quarantine at the risk and expense of the 

 owner vuitil released by order of the Chief of the Cattle Bureau. 

 Cattle returning from out of the State pastures will not be subjected 

 to a tuberculin test if they have not been out of the State over six 

 months from the first of May previous. Cattle being sent out of the 

 State during the winter months can be returned without being sub- 

 jected to a tuberculin test within thi-ee months of the date of leaving 

 the State. Animals luider control of the United States Bureau of 

 Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture, intended for export, 

 are not included in this order. Animals believed to be diseased will 

 be killed. 



6. Any person violating the provisions of this order will be pun- 

 ished as provided in section 29 of chapter 90 of the Revised Laws. 



7. Inspectors of animals throughout the Commonwealth shall pub- 

 lish this order by posting a printed copy of the same in at least three 

 public places within the limits of their respective cities or towns. 



This order shall take effect upon its approval. 



Austin Peters, 

 Chief of Cattle Bureau. 

 Approved in Council, May 6, 1908. 



E. F. Hamlin, 

 Executive Secretary. 



Owing to the inconvenienco and hardship caused certain 

 individuals residing near the State line, who had cattle killed 

 without appraisal or payment after bringing them into the 

 State and having them react to tuberculin tests made by 

 agents of the Cattle Bureau, Order ]^o. 16 was issued to rem- 

 edy this trouble. It reads as follows : — 



