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ing chutes, or through portable chutes directly into wagons. If un- 

 loaded in regular loading pens, to be moved under permit in approved 

 manner. / ,1 



7. Public stockyards to be under close supervision and cleaned and 

 disinfected at intervals determined by the proper state authorities. 



8. Eailway cars for the transportation of swine other than such 

 as are intended for immediate slaughter, to be cleaned, washed and 

 disinfected before swine are loaded. 



9. All cars in which diseased swine are found, or in which exposed 

 swine are shipped for immediate slaughter, to be cleaned, washed, 

 and disinfected within twenty-four hours after unloading, or cars to 

 be held until the presence or absence of disease has been determined. 



10. All cars or vehicles of transportation carrying cholera-exposed 

 swine. to be placarded in a conspicuous manner, "Cholera Exposed 

 Swine for Immediate Slaughter. ' ' 



11. Owners of swine and persons in charge, including attending 

 veterinarians, to report without delay to state authorities all outbreaks 

 of cholera among swine. 



12. Live stock sanitary authorities to quarantine all infected herds 

 and premises, but may permit shipment of exposed swine for imme- 

 diate slaughter as above provided. 



13. Infected premises to be quarantined not less than sixty days 

 after last traces of disease have disappeared and premises have been 

 cleaned and disinfected. 



14. Infected premises to be cleaned and disinfected under super- 

 vision prescribed by live stock sanitary authorities. 



15. Live stock sanitary authorities to be given power to provide in 

 a practicable manner against the dangerous pollution of streams with 

 hog-cholera virus and provide for the safe disposal of garbage liable 

 to be infected with hog-cholera virus. 



16. To prevent the spread of hog cholera by swine shown for ex- 

 hibition purposes, such swine to be treated with serum and virus not 

 less than forty days prior to the opening date of the exhibit, or with 

 serum alone not more than fifteen days before such time. 



17. Provision for controlling for thirty days, by quarantine or 

 otherwise when deemed advisable by the proper authority, of all swine 

 treated with serum-virus, or premises on which such swine are kept, 

 to prevent danger of possible spread of infection from inoculated 

 animals. 



If the above or similar regulations could be instituted and enforced 



