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through any circunstauee nia.v come to know of the 

 existence of any of the diseases enumerated in art. 

 4, are compelled to comunicate said fact to the ve- 

 terinary inspector nearest to the Sanitary Division 

 of the Ministry of Agriculture. 



Initial meausures to be adopted for cases of conta- 

 gious diseases or suspected to have died from them 



Art. 11— Without prejudice to this declaration 

 and even before the authorities intervene, from the 

 moment the owner or his representative may have 

 noticed the first symptons of the contagious disea- 

 se, they should proceed forthwith to isolate the in- 

 ferm animal, - ' keeping it apart as far as possible 

 from the hearty animals. 



The same declaration and isolation are compul- 

 sory as concerns the dead animals or those suppo- 

 ssed to have died owing to contagious diseases and 

 the remains are to be buried or destroyed in the 

 manner specified in the regulations of the Execu- 

 tive Power. 



Steps which are to he taken by the authorities as an 

 initial measure 



Art. 12— At the moment the authority received 

 the denouncement or has knowledge of the existen- 

 ce of the disease, same will adopt measures to en- 

 sure the fulfilment of the provisions of the afo- 



