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disease, between the official and the attending veterinary surgeon, 
the Prefect shall name a third veterinarian, whose report shall be 
acted upon. 
§ 9. In the case of contagious pleuro-pneumonia, the Prefect 
shall order the killing, in the delay of two days, of animals recog¬ 
nized as affected with the disease by the official veterinarian, and 
the inoculation of bovine animals, in the localities declared in¬ 
fected with the disease. 
The Minister of Agriculture shall have the right to order the 
killing of bovine animals having been in the stable or belonging 
to the same herd, or that have been in contact with animals af¬ 
fected with contagious pleuro-pneumonia. 
§ 10. Rabies when confirmed in animals of whatever species, 
subjects the animal to immediate death ; the killing cannot be 
postponed upon any pretext. 
Dogs and cats suspected of hydrophobia must be immediately 
destroyed. The owner of the suspected animal is required, even 
in the absence of administrative agents, to attend to the execution 
of this prescription. 
§ 11. In epizootics of small-pox, the Perfect may, by decree 
issued under advice of the consulting committee of epizootics, or¬ 
der the vaccination of infected flocks. 
Vaccination cannot be performed without authorization from 
the Prefect. 
§ The practice of veterinary medicine, in contagious diseases of 
animals, is forbidden to any one not holding a diploma as veter 
in ary surgeon. 
Upon the application of the general council, the Government 
may adjourn, by decree, the execution of this measure, for a period 
of six years from the promulgation of the present law. 
§ 13. The sale or offer for sale of animals affected with con¬ 
tagious disease is forbidden. The owner can only dispose of them 
under conditions established by the regulations of public adminis¬ 
tration provided for in Section 5. 
This regulation shall fix for each species of animal, or of dis¬ 
ease, the time during which the interdiction to sell shall be ap¬ 
plied to animals which have been exposed to contagion. 
