514 VETBEINAEY HYGIENE 



Loeal authorities may, if they think fit, during any scare arising 

 from the existence of Foot and Mouth Disease in the country, require 

 any shed, house, or yard, or other place used for the temporary keep- 

 ing or detention of animals, prior to sale at any market, fair, or public 

 or private place, to be cleansed and disinfected, the same to be done 

 at the expense of the owner or occupier. 



They can also compel the disinfection of all vans, carts, or vehicles 

 for carrying animals, ropes or nets, or other apparatus used in the con- 

 veyance of animals to be disinfected. 



If a person fails to obey these regulations of the local authority, 

 the latter will carry it out and recover from the person concerned. 



Local authorities may during the existence of Foot and Mouth 

 Disease in the country make such regulations as they think fit to pre- 

 vent the introduction of the disease into their district, from the district 

 of any other loeal authority. Further, in the event of the disease find- 

 ing its way into their district, they may make such regulations as they 

 think fit for prohibiting or regulating the movement of animals within 

 the whole or part of their district. 



In doing this they shall notify the railway companies concerned. 



Local authorities may prohibit or regulate the exposure for sale of 

 any animals at market, fair, or auction or sale yard. 



If an animal be found affected with Foot and Mouth Disease in any 

 market, fair, sale yard, lair, landing place, railway, commonage, etc., 

 it may be seized by the Inspector of the local authorities with all in- 

 contacts ; the whole being detained where seized, or removed to 

 some convenient place for isolation, and the Board communicated 

 with. Under the above circumstances no other animals shall be 

 brought to that market or other place where the diseased animal was 

 found, until it has been cleansed and disinfected, and the Veterinary 

 Inspector's certificate obtained. 



The prohibition to expose or move diseased or suspected animals is 

 •^he same as in Cattle Plague. See p. 500. 



The offences against the Act are those previously noted under Cattle 

 J. lague and Foot and Mouth Disease with the following addition : It 

 becomes an ofi'ence not to cause to be destroyed any animal which has 

 been so condemned either by the Board or local authority. 



SHEEP POX. 



A reference to the importation of this disease and its 

 costly results exists on p. 470. 



It is a specific inoculable disease, characterized by an 

 eruption on those parts of the skin where no wool grows, 

 such as inside the forearms, thighs, etc. 



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