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licence is to be delivered or sent by post forthwith to the nearest 

 police-station by the person in charge. Neglect of this is an offence 

 against the Act. 



A market, sale, or fair may be held in an infected area under certain 

 conditions, viz., the swine must have been on the premises 28 days, 

 and no pig whether for breeding or not must have been brought on to 

 the premises during that period. The swine to be sold must not be 

 affected with swine fever, nor have been exposed to infection during the 

 above 28 days. No sale can be held in a swine fever infected place. 



No swine in an infected area are permitted to stray on a highway or 

 thoroughfare. This constitutes an offence against the Act. 



Swine landed from Ireland at a port in an infected area may be 

 moved through that area free from any restrictions. 



The Siuine Fever Order of 1901 deals almost exclusively with the 

 question of disinfection. So far as the cleansing of places used for 

 temporary detention of swine prior to sale is concerned, much the 

 same regulations exist as are noted under the Swine Fever Order of 

 1894, excepting that the occupier of such place must clean and dis- 

 infect it at his own expense every seven days, if the place has been used 

 for swine during that period, and also at any time forthwith on receipt 

 of a notice by an Inspector of the Board or local authority ; but such 

 cleaning and disinfecting only applies to those parts with which the 

 pig and its excreta have come in contact. The coating of the parts 

 with lime-wash after the preUminary scrubbing is the only new feature 

 in the process of disinfection. 



Under this Order the premises of a pig-dealer are included in com- 

 pulsory disinfection, also the vehicles used by pig-dealers. The floor 

 and other parts of such vehicles are to be cleaned by scraping, scrubbing 

 with water, and application of lime- wash, or a solution of carbolic acid 

 applied. The scrapings, excreta, etc., being weU mixed with quicklime 

 and ' effectually removed from contact with swine.' This disinfection 

 of pig-dealers' vehicles is to take place as soon as practicable after use, 

 and before being again used, and at any other time forthwith on receipt 

 of a notice from an Inspector. 



Crates, hampers, boxes, nets, ropes, and other things used by a pig- 

 dealer for the conveyance of swine, shall be similarly dealt with. 



If any person fails to cleanse and disinfect any place, vehicle, crate, 

 rope, etc., as directed, it can be done by the local authorities at his 

 expense, and the owner or occupier is bound to give reasonable facilities 

 for carrying it out. 



This order defines a ' pig-dealer ' as a person habitually engaged in 

 the trade or business of selling swine (other than swine bred by him), 

 but does not include a person who as auctioneer sells swine the 

 property of others. 



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