440 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



Under section 10 you are authorized to inspect the carcasses of all 

 slaughtered animals, meat and other food products therein desig- 

 nated. You will act entirely in conjunction with your board of 

 health in this matter, except as to matters of animals and meat in- 

 spected for the purpose of detecting the presence of a contagious dis- 

 ease. Whenever, upon the inspection of any carcass, which, within 

 the meaning of this act, is defined to be the dead body of an animal 

 before any of the vitals or other portions of the body are removed, 

 you find that any portion of the body or any of the organs therein 

 contained are affected with tuberculosis or other contagious disease, 

 you will condemn the whole of the carcass, see that it is properly 

 buried or otherwise safely and effectually destroyed, and send a 

 notice of the fact to this office (see section 11). If, however, at the 

 time of seizure the owner of the property notifies you in writing that 

 he desires to appeal to the board of health, you will immediately 

 notify such board of the appeal, and will retain the custody of the 

 carcass, meat, etc., until such appeal is decided, which decision will 

 be final. 



You are also authorized, under section 12, to inspect veal. As to 

 this inspection you will also act entirely with your local board of 

 health. 



Power is given you, under section 13, to enter, for the purpose of 

 making inspections, upon any premises or into any building where 

 animals, carcasses, meat, etc., are kept, and any person who inter- 

 feres with you or prevents you from making this entry or examining 

 such animals, meats, etc., is subjected to a heavy penalty for so 

 doing. If this right is denied you, or you are prevented or inter- 

 fered with in the performance of your duties, you should first demand 

 entrance to the premises, or the disclosure of the secreted animal or 

 article, making such demand, if possible, in the presence of some 

 third party as a witness. If such entrance is refused, you will im- 

 mediately notify this office, stating all the facts and the names of the 

 witnesses who are present. Do not in any case use force. 



Your attention is further called to sections 17 to 22, inclusive, of 

 the pamphlet herewith, which are sections 3 to 8, inclusive, of 

 chapter 496 of the Acts of 1895, relating to the matter of the inspec- 

 tion of carcasses and slaughter houses. These sections are substan- 

 tially the same as last year, except that they require the inspection 

 of carcasses of sheep and swine as well as of neat stock. The re- 

 quirements of these sections will form an important branch of your 

 duties. You are urged to see that there are no infractions of this 

 law ; and whenever you have any knowledge that any person is car- 

 rying on an establishment for the slaughter of neat cattle, sheep or 

 swine without obtaining a proper license, or that any person is 



