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his possession or under his charge an animal affected with or suspected 

 of Cattle Plague. The duty of the police is to report to the Board of 

 Agriculture by telegraph and to the Local Inspector, who reports it to 

 the local authorities. 



Duties of Inspector.— li is the duty of the Inspector to act imme- 

 diately ; he serves a notice on the occupier of the cowshed, field, or 

 place, notifying the existence of Cattle Plague, and if necessary on the 

 occupiers of all lands and buildings within one mile in any direction of 

 the affected place. All such places notified are included in the infected 

 area, the exact extent of which is subsequently confirmed by the 

 Board.* 



Movements of Animals. — No movement of any amimalj is per- 

 mitted out of a place where Cattle Plague exists or is supposed to 

 exist ; nor may fodder, litter, manure, utensils, etc., be removed. 



* The duties of Inspectors are frequently referred to in this chapter, 

 so that the section of the Act under which they obtain their powers is 

 here reproduced. 



The General Powers of Inspectors are defined in Section 44 of the 

 Diseases of Animals Act, 1894. 



' 1. An Inspector shall have for the purpose of this Act all the 

 powers which a constable has, under this Act or otherwise, in the place 

 where the Inspector is acting. 



' 2. An Inspector may at any time enter any land or shed to which 

 this Act applies, or other building or place wherein he has reasonable 

 ground of supposing — 



' {a) that disease exists or has within fifty-six days existed ; or 



' (6) that the carcase of a diseased or suspected animal is or has 

 been kept, or has been buried, destroyed, or otherwise disposed of ; or 



' (c) that there is to be found any pen, place, vehicle, or thing in 

 respect whereof any person has on any occasion failed to comply with 

 the provisions of this Act, or of an order of the Board of Agriculture, 

 or of a regulation of a local authority ; or 



' (d) that this Act or any order of the Board or a regulation of a 

 local authority has not been or is not being complied with. 



' 3. An Inspector may at any time enter any pen, vehicle, vessel, or 

 boat in which or in respect whereof he has reasonable grounds for 

 supposing that this Act or an order of the Board or a regulation of a 

 local authority has not been or is not being complied with. 



' 4. An Inspector entering, as hereinbefore by this section authorized, 

 shall, if required by the owner, or occupier, or person in charge of the 

 land, building, place, pen, vehicle, vessel, or boat, state in writing his 

 reasons for entering.' 



t The term ' animal ' here means horse, asa, mule, dog, all ruminating 

 animals, and swine. 



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