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the way of cleansing and disinfection must be done to the 

 satisfaction of the Inspector. 

 5. Every pen, hurdle, utensil, or other thing used about such sheep 

 shall be cleansed and disinfected to the satisfaction of the 

 Inspector, by being washed, scrubbed, scoured with water, and 

 washed over with lime-wash, prepared from freshly-burned 

 lime, or some other disinfectant approved by the Inspector. 



If the owner or occupier fails to comply with these regulations, they 

 are to be carried out by the local authority at his expense. If he fails 

 to give all reasonable facihties to the local authorities for this purposei 

 it constitutes an offence. 



Local authorities may make such regulations as they think fit for 

 preventing the introduction of sheep scab into their district, by prohibit- 

 ing or regulating the movements of all sheep into their district from the 

 district of any other local authority. 



Similarly, they may make such regulations as they think fit, with 

 the view of preventing the spread of disease within their district. 

 Under both circumstances they are compelled to send a copy of the 

 regulations bearing on the point to the railway authorities of the 

 district. 



Local authorities may prohibit or regulate the exposure of sheep at 

 any fair, market, sale-yard, etc., in order to prevent the spread of 

 disease. 



Sheep affected with scabies, and exposed for sale in a market, fair, or 

 elsewhere, or exposed while affected with the disease anywhere calcu- 

 lated to be detrimental to the public, shall be seized by an Inspector, 

 together with all in-contacts, and isolated. The place where they are 

 seized is not to be used again for sheep until an Inspector has certified 

 it has been thoroughly disinfected and cleansed, the expenses connected 

 with which are recoverable from the owner. 



At the request of the ovTner or person in charge sheep so seized may 

 be slaughtered, in which case it is done under the direction and in 

 charge of the Inspector, or other officer deputed for the purpose, who 

 shall enforce their immediate destruction. 



SCABIES IN EQUINES. 



Scabies in equines occasionally prevails as an epizootic, 

 though more frequently as an enzootic. Among armies in 

 the field it is a veritable plague, and occasions the utmost 

 inconvenience and trouble. 



It is a disease which is not scheduled in Great Britain, 

 though there are one or two places to which local Acts 



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