486 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



accompanied by a satisfactory certificate that the animal is free from tuber- 

 culosis. Said animal may be brought in in the following manner: 

 to enter the State at the city or town of , to be unloaded at the city 



or town of , to be driven directly to, and retained until further order 



upon, the premises of Mr. Street in said city or town. 



On the arrival of said animal at the city or town above named you will 

 immediately notify this commission or Mr. , inspector for said city 



or town, and at the same time surrender this certificate to the person notified. 



Said animal is hereby quarantined upon its arrival in said city or town 

 upon the premises above designated, or upon such other premises at which 

 said animal may be found, at your expense or at the expense of the con- 

 signee or person in possession, where said animal will remain for a period 

 of at least six days, or until my further order or that of the Board of Cattle 

 Commissioners. Cattle Commissioner. 



Boston, 189 . 



The above animal, having been subjected to a physical examination and 

 tuberculin test by , was freed 189 , condemned by warrant 



No. 



This provides that, after their arrival in Massachusetts, a 

 quarantine of not less than six days shall be maintained ; and 

 a tuberculin test by a veterinarian, who must be approved by 

 this Board, shall be made, at the expense of the owner or con- 

 signee. If any of the animals are found to be tuberculous, 

 they are destroyed ; and if the post-mortem examination shows 

 disease, no compensation is paid. 



Applications for this permission are answered in the first in- 

 stance by the following form of circular letter : — 



52 Village Street, Boston, Mass. 



Dear Sir : — Eeplyiug to your inquiry regarding shipment of cat- 

 tle into this State, permit me to hand you copy of General Order No. 

 9 . Upon receipt of certificate of tuberculin test, made by a veter- 

 inarian who is vouched for by the Cattle Commission, or such Board 

 as may have jurisdiction over contagious diseases among domestic 

 animals in the State from which cattle are shipped, we will forward 

 you permit for the animals. 



To avoid enforced delay at this office, please see that your veter- 

 inarian has been properly certified by his State authorities before em- 

 ploying him, or that such certification reaches us before his certificates 

 of tuberculin test. 



