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granted permission of the local authority, and should always be 
performed under the supervision of the official veterinarian. 
7th.—All inoculated animals should be considered as liable 
to contamination, and treated accordingly. 
8th.—Diseased and suspected animals should be reported to 
the authorities as soon as practicable. This reporting should be 
obligatory upon private individuals, veterinarians, inspectors, ex¬ 
perts of meats, and abattoirs. 
9th.—A special record should be kept of isolated animals, each 
one of which should be designated by a special brand, made with 
the hot iron. 
10th.—The movement of suspected animals from the locality 
where they were exposed should be absolutely prohibited except 
in the case of those designed for slaughter; and in all such cases 
the transfer should be specially authorized by and take place un¬ 
der the direct supervision of the local authorities. 
Ilth.—All cattle offered for sale should be accompanied by a 
certificate of health, showing that no epizootic disease has existed 
for the past six weeks in the place from which it comes. 
12th.—In special cases, to be determined by the authorities, 
it will be proper to order the closing of fairs and markets; to 
prohibit the importation of animals from suspected localities ; to 
establish a quarantine ; to display signals at the entrance of infect¬ 
ed centers or farms ; to publish handbills and instructions remind¬ 
ing the people of their obligations and the precautions to be 
taken to prevent the spreading of the disease. 
13th.—A close watch ought to be kept, not only on isolated an¬ 
imals, but also (first), on those'exposed for sale in markets or 
fairs ; [second) on those lodged temporarily in stables adjacent to 
said markets; [third) on all barns containing a number of cattle 
exposed to frequent changes, and where the disease has already 
appeared. 
14th.—The duration of isolation should be forty-five days, at 
least, after the removal of the last case of the disease. 
15th.—When the period of isolation has expired, the animals 
should receive another mark removing the effects of the first 
(referred to at 9). 
