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In the future, when an entire State is declared to be free area 

 by the Secretary of the United State Department of Agriculture, 

 Virginia quarantine restrictions are thereby automatically removed 

 on the said Federal free States without official notice thereof, from 

 this office. 



The rules and regulations of the State Live Stock Sanitary 

 Board and the several proclamations of the Governor shall remain 

 in full force and effect, except as herein and heretofore amended 

 or modified. 



J. G. FERNEYHOUGH, 



State 'Veterinarian. 



By consent of the Governor, 

 H. C. STUART, 

 Governor. 



VIRGINIA STATE LIVE STOCK SANITARY BOARD, 



Office of State Veterinarian, 



Richmond, Va., February 22, 1916. 



NOTICE TO TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES AND 

 OTHERS OPERATING IN THE STATE OF 



VIRGINIA. 



Whereas, by the provisions of an act of the General Assembly 

 approved March 15, 1915, the State Veterinarian is authorized, 

 by and with the consent of the Governor, to suspend temporarily 

 the quarantine rules and regulations of the State as to Foot and 

 Mouth Disease, in particular cases or classes of cases, whenever 

 in the opinion of the said Veterinarian and the Governor public 

 interest may so require. 



Now, Therefore, the undersigned, J. G. Ferneyhough, State 

 Veterinarian, acting with the consent of the Governor, hereby 

 modifies the rules and regulations heretofore enacted by the State 

 Live Stock Sanitary Board, and the Governor of Virginia, acting 

 in his own official capacity, hereby modifies his several proclama- 

 tions to the effect that cattle, sheep, other ruminants or swine 

 originating in Federal free areas may be shipped into Virginia for 

 immediate slaughter. Such shipments must be made in accord- 



