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or whether any bovine animal thereon is suffering from 

 tuberculosis with emaciation, and for that purpose the 

 Inspector may, with the previous consent in writing of the 

 owner of the animal or of his agent, but not otherwise, 

 apply the tuberculin test to any cow which the Inspector 

 suspects of suffering from tuberculosis of the udder, or of 

 giving tuberculous milk, or to any bovine animal which he 

 suspects of suffering from tuberculosis with emaciation. 



(2) For the purpose of such examination, a Veterinary 

 Inspector may at all reasonable hours enter on any part of 

 the premises and examine any bovine animal thereon, and 

 require any cow to be milked in his presence, and may take 

 samples of the milk, and the milk from any particular teat 

 shall if he so require be kept separate, and separate samples 

 thereof shall be furnished. 



(3) The Inspector may also take samples of the fseces or 

 urine of any bovine animal on the premises, or of any 

 abnormal discharge from any bovine animal thereon. 



(4) The occupier of the premises and the persons in his 

 employment shall render such reasonable assistance to the 

 Inspector as may be required for all or any of the purposes 

 of this Article, and any person refusing such assistance shall 

 be deemed guilty of an offence against the Act of 1894. 



(5) The Inspector shall as soon as possible send to the 

 Local Authority a report showing the result of his inspec- 

 tion and examination and of the examination of any sample 

 taken by him. The Local Authority, if not themselves the 

 Sanitary Authority, shall send a copy of the report to that 

 Authority. 



(6) If the report of the Inspector as to any animal does 

 not show that it is suffering from tuberculosis of the udder, 

 or giving tuberculous milk, or suffering from tuberculosis 

 with emaciation, the Local Authority shall forthwith give 

 notice in writing to the owner or person in charge thereof 

 that the provisions of this Order relating to precautions to 

 be adopted with respect to milk and detention and isolation 

 of suspected animals have ceased to apply to the animal. 



Slaughter of Diseased Animals. 



5. — (1) Where a Local Authority are satisfied by the 

 report of the Inspector that in their District there is a cow 

 which is suffering from tuberculosis of the udder, or giving 

 tuberculous milk, or a bovine animal which is suffering 



