390 INSPECTION, GOVERNMENT AND STATE. 



ing them, all quarantined stock in the yards adjoining the alleyways 

 through which they must pass shall be rigidly confined to their sheds. 

 Animals arriving by the same ship may be quarantined together in one 

 yard and shed, but those coming on different ships shall in all cases be 

 placed in separate yards. 



15. The gates of all yards of quarantine stations shall be kept 

 locked, except when cattle are entering or leaving quarantine. 



16. The attendants on animals in particular yards are forbidden 

 to enter other yards and buildings, unless such are occupied by stock 

 of the same shipment with those under their special care. No dogs,, 

 cats, or other animals, except those necessarily present, shall be al- 

 lowed in the quarantine grounds. 



17. The allotment of yards shall be under the direction of the in- 

 spector of 'the port, who shall keep a register of animals entered with 

 description, name of owner, name of vessel in which imported, date of 

 arrival and release, and other important particulars. 



18. The inspector shall see that water is regularly furnished to 

 the stock and the manure removed daily, and that the prescribed rules 

 of the station are enforced. 



19. Food and attendance must be provided by the owners of the 

 stock quarantined. Employees of such owners shall keep the sheds 

 and yards clean to the satisfaction of the inspector. 



20. Smoking is strictly forbidden within any quarantine inclosure. 



21. No visitor shall be admitted to the quarantine station without 

 special written permission from the inspector. Butchers, cattle deal- 

 ers and their employes are especially excluded. 



23. No public sale shall be allowed within the quarantine grounds. 



23. The inspector shall, in his daily rounds, as far as possible, 

 take the temperature of each animal, commencing with the herds that 

 have been longest in quarantine and ending with the most recent ar- 

 rivals, and shall record such temperatures on lists kept for the pur- 

 pose. In passing from one herd to another he shall invariably wash 

 his thermometer and hands in a weak solution (1 to 100) of carbolic 

 acid. 



24. In case of the appearance of any disease that is diagnosed to 

 be of a contagious nature, the inspector shall notify the Chief of the 

 Bureau of Animal Industry, who shall visit the station personally or 

 send an inspector, and on the confirmation of the diagnosis the herd 

 shall be disposed of according to the gravity of the affection. 



25. The yard and shed in which such disease shall have appeared 

 shall be subject to a thorough disinfection. Litter and fodder shall 

 be burned. Sheds, utensils and other appliances shall be disinfected 



