LAW RELATING TO EPIZOOTIC IN GERMANY. 
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LA W RELATING TO THE PREVENTION AND SUP¬ 
PRESSION OF EPIZOOTIC IN GERMANY. 
Passed June 23 d, 1880. 
(Continued fromp. 490.) 
2. Special prescriptions for some determined epizootic dis¬ 
eases. 
§ 30. The Federal Council will publish by way of public in¬ 
struction, the prescriptions of detail relating to the application 
and execution of the proper measures of prevention, so far as 
they concern the following named epizootic diseases, and each of 
the other epizootic diseases specially. 
However, in relation to the epizootic diseases named in those 
instructions, the special prescriptions following will be applied 
without prejudice to other necessary measures of prevention. 
(a) Anthrax. 
§ 31. It is forbidden to kill for butchery animals affected or 
suspected of anthrax. 
§ 32. Appointed veterinarians only are authorized to perform 
bloody operations upon animals affected or suspected of anthrax. 
Approved veterinarians only are authorized to open a cadaver 
without permission from the police authority. 
§ 33. The cadavers of animals dead from or killed as being 
affected with anthrax, or suspected of it, will be immediately re¬ 
moved in such manner as they cannot become dangerous. 
It is forbidden to remove the skin. 
Similar prescriptions are applicable to the cadavers of all 
game dead or killed when anthrax exists amongst them. 
(b) Babies. 
§ 34. All dogs or other domestic animals suspected of rabies, 
must be immediately killed by their owner or person under whose 
care they may be, or confined in a safe place until the police has 
intervened. 
