402 THE MILK SITUATION IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 



APPENDIX AA. 



ORDER GOVERNING MILK USED IN INSTITUTIONS UNDER CONTROL OF DIS- 

 TRICT GOVERNMENT PROMULGATED NOVEMBER 8, 1910. 



COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 



EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, 

 Washington, November 8, 1910. 



Ordered, That the purchase of milk by the District of Columbia for use in 

 institutions under its control is limited to milk that has been properly pasteur- 

 ized or that has come from tuberculin-tested herds. 

 By order: 



WILLIAM TINDALL, 

 Secretary Board of Commissioners, District of Columbia. 



APPENDIX AB. 



ORDER OF DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS FOR COMPULSORY TUBERCULIN TEST- 

 ING OF CATTLE WITHIN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, PROMULGATED NOVEM- 

 BER 27, 1909, TOGETHER WITH AMENDMENT OF MARCH 5, 1910. 



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 

 BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 



ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR THE SUPPRESSION 

 AND PREVENTION OF TUBERCULOSIS IN CATTLE. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICE, 

 COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 



Washington, November 26, 1909. 



Ordered: The Commissioners of the District of Columbia having learned that 

 tuberculosis, a communicable disease, prevails among the cattle in the District 

 of Columbia and adjacent States, do hereby, pursuant to law, authorize and 

 direct the following measures for the prompt suppression and to prevent the 

 spread of bovine tuberculosis within the District of Columbia and to adjoining 

 States : 



SECTION 1. It is hereby ordered that no cattle shall, in any manner, be re- 

 moved from the District of Columbia except upon written permission from the 

 Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry or the health officer of the District of 

 Columbia, which removal shall only be granted for cattle which have success- 

 fully passed an official tuberculin test, or are for immediate slaughter at an 

 establishment at which United States meat inspection is maintained. 



SEC. 2. Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to bring any cattle into the 

 District of Columbia, except as provided in section 3, paragraph (c), shall first 

 make application and obtain a permit from the Chief of the Bureau of Animal 

 Industry or from the health officer of the District of Columbia. The said 

 application shall be in writing, stating the number, sex, and the age of the 

 cattle, whether over or under 6 months old, the exact place, date, and time at 

 which it is desired to enter said cattle, and their destination within the District 

 of Columbia, together with a declaration showing clearly the purpose for which 

 the cattle are desired to be entered, whether for immediate slaughter, feeding, 

 or breeding purposes, or for milk production. 



SEC. 3. (a) Cattle offered for entry into the District of Columbia must be 

 accompanied by a permit, as provided in section 2, and must be identified by an 

 official veterinarian of the Bureau of Animal Industry or of the health depart- 

 ment of the District of Columbia, and must be- appropriately tagged before 

 entrance is permitted, except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section. 



(6) Cattle over 6 months old, for purposes other than immediate slaughter, 

 unless accompanied by a satisfactory certificate of tuberculin test by a vet- 

 erinary inspector of the Bureau of Animal Industry or an official veterinarian 

 of the health department of the District of Columbia or of the State from which 



