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ger of the disease spreading and the health of other cattle being 
endangered. 
Mr. Waterhouse stated that we must come to some decision 
with regard to the disposal of the cows which have reacted to the 
tuberculin test. 
Dr. Norgaard said that Mr. Isenberg had the largest herd in 
town and that only twenty-eight per cent, of them had passed the 
test, and that, as a member of the Board, the action taken in his 
case will be a precedent for others to follow. 
Mr. Waterhouse said the Board should require Mr. Isenberg 
to segregate his cows. 
Mr. Campbell said that when Mr. Isenberg is made to under- 
stand the gravity of the situation he is sure the matter will go 
through, in the meantime the animals might be kept in quaran- 
tine. 
Mr. Waterhouse said he thought a practical proposition was 
to make a more or less elastic ordinance which will cover, when 
necessary, all problematical situations, or those of a questionable 
character. 
BRANDING OF COWS. 
Air. Campbell said that we must decide upon some method for 
the identification of clean cows. 
Attorney General Lindsay stated that by the statutes the Board 
of Agriculture and Forestry has the right to make rules and 
regulatiohs, which, of course, require the approval of the Gov- 
ernor. 
Air. Waterhouse said the latest idea of marking reacters was 
suggested by the Washington Department of Agriculture and 
that is the use of an official aluminum ear-tag on those that are 
clean. He expressed the belief that the Board would do well to 
send for a series of these tags. 
Mr. Campbell said he thought there would be no difficulty in 
securing these tags, as Territorial Veterinarian Norgaard is a 
United States employee, representing them in the Territory of 
Hawaii. 
Mr. Dowsett asked if there was any clause in the ordinance 
which prevented, the sale of milk from reactors, if the milk is 
first pasteurized or sterilized. 
Attorney General Lindsay submitted the Dairy Ordinance and 
stated that milk, being a food product, the Board of Health has 
the right to issue orders regarding the sale of it, and it is the duty 
of the Board of Agriculture and Forestry to see that all herds in 
the Territory are free from disease, that all diseased animals be 
destroyed and to prevent the spread of infection; that four 
months after license is secured a certificate of inspection must 
be produced by the owners of cattle showing that they are clean, 
free from tuberculosis or any other communicable disease. 
