CATTLE LANDING AND INSPECTION REGULATIONS. 755 
Inspector shall have power to detain, for any longer period, 
any animal or animals which he has reason to suspect is or 
are affected with any contagious or infectious disease. 
No animal, carcase, hide, meat, offal, prevender, or manure, 
shall be removed from the lairs, except with the permission 
of the Inspector. 
Inspection. 
All foreign animals shall be inspected b}' the Veterinary 
Inspector appointed for that purpose; and such inspection 
shall commence as soon as possible after landing. 
The final inspection of each animal shall not take place 
until th£ end of the twelve hours, except as hereinafter pro- 
vided, nor except during daylight. 
Regulations relating to Contagious or Infectious Diseases amongst 
Foreign Animals Landed at Forts in Great Britain, 
1. Slaughter. 
Should one or more sheep or swine be found to be affected 
with any contagious or infectious disease, (except cattle 
plague,) such sheep or swine shall be kept separate from 
those of the same cargo which have been passed as healthy. 
The slaughter of the healthy sheep or swine of such cargo 
may be permitted to take place immediately, and such 
slaughtering may, if desired by the importer or consignee, be 
continued without intermission. 
The carcases of the healthy animals, so slaughtered, may 
be removed without a post-mortem examination, under the 
superintendence of the Inspector, or of the Police, or of any 
Officer appointed by the Local Authority in that behalf. 
The slaughter of the diseased animals shall take place 
under the superintendence of the Inspector, who shall make 
a post-mortem examination of each carcase, and give instruc- 
tions as to the disposal of it. 
2. Cleansing and Disinfection. 
When any animal suffering from any contagious or infec- 
tious disease has been landed at any port, or has been 
slaughtered at the landing-place in consequence of being so 
affected, the landing-place, lair, or other place where such 
animal has been, shall not be used for any other animals, 
until such landing-place, lair, or other place has been pro- 
perly cleansed and disinfected. 
3. Cattle Blague. 
When cattle plague has been detected in one or more of a 
cargo of animals, the whole of the animals, forming such 
