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LICEi\iSED DEALiJftS IN BOVINE ANIMALS 



During the fiscal year there were one hvmdred and 

 eighty-four (I8I4.) licenses issued to dealers in dairy and 

 beef cattle, and two hundred forty-eight (2i|.8) plates were 

 sent out for use on the trucks operated by these dealers. 



A total of eleven thousand one hundred fifty-four (ll,l51j-) 

 dairy cattle and seven hundred and fourteen (711+) beef cattle 

 were reported by licensed dealers as purchased and sold. 



At the two specifically approved Auction Markets (Michelson's 

 and Northampton) approximately twenty-five thousand (25, OCX) head 

 of cattle were sold for- beef. 



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PERMITS TO F££D COOKED GARBAGE TO 3V/INE 



Vesicular Exanthema Program, Chapter 655, 

 Acts of 1953 . 



There were three hundred thirty-four (331+) permits issued 

 to feed garbage to swine. 



RABIES 



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Under the Massachusetts Department of Public Health regulations 

 (Chapter 111, General Laws as amended by Chapter 265> Acts of 193^) 

 Sections 6 and 7 "Dog Bite" is declared a disease dangerous to 

 public health. 



Order No. 3i|., Section 3 of the Division of Livestock Disease 

 Control regulations reads: "All dogs known to have bitten persons 

 shall be quarantined for a period of ten (10) days for observation, 

 at the end of which period if no symptoms of rabies have developed 

 said animals may be released from quarantine on order of the 

 Director." 



This order was changed from fourteen (lli.) days to ten (10) 

 days, effective May 1963. 



Investigation of reported injuries inflicted to persons by 

 biting of dogs and the quarantining of such dogs is one of the 

 duties of the Inspector of Animals. 



The following tabulation includes injxiries reported inflicted 

 by dogs £ind other animals: 



