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It is also the duty of inspectors of auinials to quarantine 

 cattle brought into this State from without the limits of the 

 Commonwealth, if the OAvner has not had a permit from this 

 Bureau, the same to remain in quarantine until this office is 

 furnished with a satisfactory certificate of tuberculin test. 



Inspectors of animals are reminded that tuberculosis among 

 cattle is not the only contagious disease with which they are 

 called upon to deal, but in case they suspect the presence of 

 any contagious disease among any species of domestic animals, 

 they are to quarantine such animals and send duplicates to 

 the Cattle Bureau office, in accordance with the provisions of 

 section 10 of chapter 00 of the Revised Laws. 



Section 28 of chapter 00 of the Revised Laws provides as 

 follows: "Contagious diseases, under the provisions of this 

 chapter, shall include glanders, farcy, contagious pleuro-pneu- 

 monia, tuberculosis, Texas fever, foot and mouth disease, 

 rinderpest, liog cholera, rabies, anthrax or anthracoid dis- 

 eases, sheep scab and actinomycosis," 



As section 24 requires that the results of the inspection shall 

 be incorporated in the annual report of the Chief of the Cattle 

 Bureau to the State Board of Agriculture, it will be seen that 

 it is necessary for the returns to be at this office by Novem- 

 ber 15, in order to prepare them for publication. 



The necessary books for the inspection will be forwarded at 

 once by mail or express. Please report immediately if not 



received by September 25. 



Austin Peters, 



Chief of Cattle Bureau. 



The following table embodies a condensed rei)ort of the 

 doings of the inspectors of animals in making the annual in- 

 spection, which complies with the requirements of section 24, 

 chapter 90, Revised Laws : — 



