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with a contagious or infectious disease, he shall be deemed 
guilty of an offence against this Act, unless he shows to the 
satisfaction of the justices before whom he is charged that he 
did not know of the same being so affected, and that he could 
not with reasonable diligence have obtained such know¬ 
ledge. 
“ Where any horse or animal so affected is exposed or 
otherwise dealt with in contravention of this section, an 
inspector of the local authority or any officer of the local 
authority authorised to act in execution of this Act may seize 
the same, and cause it, if affected with glanders, cattle plague, 
or sheep-pox, to be slaughtered, and if affected with any other 
contagious or infectious disease to be removed to some con¬ 
venient and isolated place, and to be there kept for such time 
as the local authority think expedient; and the local autho¬ 
rity may recover the expenses of the execution by them of this 
section from the owner of the horse or animal, or from the 
consignor or consignee thereof, who may recover the same from 
the owner.” 
It is very important to note, in reference to the powers of 
inspectors and ‘^officers of the local authority appointed to 
act in the execution of this Act,” that while he may seize and 
cause to be slaughtered any animal affected with cattle plague, 
sheep-pox, or glanders, if exposed in a market, or otherwise 
dealt with in contravention of the section, he is only autho¬ 
rised to cause to be removed to a convenient isolated place ” 
any animal affected with pleuro-pneumonia, mouth and foot 
disease, or scab. 
The rules which specially relate to pleuro-pneumonia are 
contained in the seventh schedule of the Act, and are to the 
following effect: 
“ Pleuro-imeumonia Rules. 
L These rules are to have effect with respect to any 
field, stable, cow-shed, or other premises infected by pleuro¬ 
pneumonia. 
2. Cattle affected with pleuro-pneumonia are not to be 
moved from such field, stable, cowshed, or other premises, or 
from any land or building contiguous thereto in the same 
occupation, except for immediate slaughter, and according to 
regulations to be from time to time made by the local autho¬ 
rity for insuring such slaughter. 
3. Other cattle are not to be moved from such field, 
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