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agent, — by inserting after the word "disease", in the fifth line, the 

 words : — Whenever an animal has been released from quarantine by order 

 of the commissioner the same animal shall not again be quarantined or 

 isolated by an inspector of animals during the period of thirty days im- 

 mediately following such release except upon order of the commissioner, 

 — by striking out the words "board of cattle commissioners", in the 

 twenty-third line, and substituting the words : — commissioner of animal 

 industry, — and by striking out the word "its", in the twenty-fourth 

 line, and substituting the word: — his, — so as to read as follows: — Sec- 

 tion 25. An animal which has been quarantined or isolated by order of 

 the commissioner of animal industry or of his agent, or of an inspector, 

 shall, during the continuance of such quarantine or isolation, be deemed 

 to be affected with a contagious disease. Wlienever an animal has been 

 released from quarantine by order of the commissioner the same animal 

 shall not again be quarantined or isolated by an inspector of animals 

 during the period of thirty days immediately following such release except 

 upon order of the commissioner. WTioever knowingly breaks or author- 

 izes or causes to be broken a quarantine so imposed, or whoever, contrary 

 to such order of quarantine or isolation, knowingly removes an animal 

 or authorizes or causes it to be removed from a building, place or enclosure 

 where it is quarantined or isolated, or whoever, contrary to an order or 

 notice of quarantine, knowingly places or causes or authorizes to be 

 placed any other animal or animals within a building, place or enclosure 

 where an animal is quarantined, or in contact therewith, or whoever 

 knowingly conceals, sells, removes or transports, or knowingly causes or 

 authorizes to be concealed, sold, removed or transported, an animal, 

 knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that it is affected with a 

 contagious disease, or whoever knowingly authorizes or permits such 

 animal to go at large upon any public way within this commonwealth, 

 or whoever knowingly brings or authorizes or permits to be brought from 

 another country, state, district or territory into this commonwealth, an 

 animal which is affected with or has been exposed to a contagious disease, 

 or whoever disobeys a lawful order or regulation of the commissioner of 

 animal industry or of any of his agents or inspectors in the performance 

 of their duty under the provisions of this chapter, shall be punished by 

 a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not 

 more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 



Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. [Approved 

 March 1, 1918. 



