The Washington times., 1902-02-22
Every District Cow to Un-
dergo Tuberculin
Test.
HEALTH OFFICER SUBMITS REPORT
Advises Some Notifications in Pro
posed nil Now Before the Senate
Complies With Wishes of Inter
cstcd Persons.

DIR. William C. Woodward, the District
Health Officer, has submitted TO the Com
missioners a supplemental report on Sen
ate bill No. 1886. TO regulate the sale of
milk and cream in the District OF Co
lumbia.
He explains that since the publication
of his first report on the bill persons in
terested in the sale OF milk from tn
berculin tested cattle have suggested to
him certain notifications in the proposed
law. and in compliance with their wishes
DIR. Woodward offers the following sub
stitute for section Is OF the original draft
of the bill:
Section IS. That no person shall know
ingly sell milk or cream. or knowingly
offer milk or cream for sale, in the Dis
tr!ct of Columbia, under any representa-
ion that said milk or cream is produced
Iy 'tuberculin tested cattle tested cat
tie cattle free from tuberculosis vet
Urinary tested cattle or Under any sim
liar representation except under the fol-
lowing conditions:
Must Test Cows.
'ta) The person who is licensed to
produce such milk or cream for sale
must have caused every COW and bull on
the premises On which such milk or
cream is or is to be. produced for sale,
10 be tested by the tu5ercuiin test; must
have caused every COW and bull found by
such test TO be tuberculous to be per-
manently removed from such premises,
and must cause every COW and bull found
marked in such manner as to permit the
ready Identification of the animal with
the record of the examination OF such
animal. filed with the Health Department
As hereinafter required, by any inspector
of said department.
'(b) The person who is licensed to pro-
duoe such milk or cream for sale must
cause every COW or bull which is to be in
troduced into the herd to be properly iso-
lated from such herd until after such COW
or bull has been demonstrated by the tu-
berculin test to tie free from tuberculosis
and marked in the same manner as cattle
already or the premises are required to
be marked by Clause Of this section.
Once Every Twelve Months.
"(c) The person who is licensed TO pro-
duce such milk or cream for sale shall
cause all cattle on the premises on which
such milk or cream is produced TO be tr-
berculin tested at least once every twelve
months.
I'D The person who is licensed to pro-
Guce such milk or cream for sale must at
any time upon The discovery of any COW
or bull on the premises suffering from |
@.Vt. .1g.1rs
Immediately removed from such premises |
and cause such premises to be properly |
dislnfected.
Should Submit Reports.
"(e) The person who is licensed 10 pro-
duce such ELK or cream for sale must !
within ten days after beginning business, |
and on the first day of January April, |
July, and October CT each year, file with |
the Health Department OF the District of |
Columbia written report on a form fur ;
nished by said department, duly sworn to
by veterinarian lawfully permitted to
practice veterinary medicine in the juris- |
dction in which such cattle are, showing |
the result of the inspection and of the |
testing of all cattle or the premises re-
quired By this section TO be tested.
An inspection and examination re-
quired by this section shall be done by |
veterinarian lawfully permitted to prac-
tice veterinary medicine in the jurisdic-
tion in which such cattle are
To Limit Authority.
DR.. Woodward further recommends Ger
tair amendments to the original draft of |
the bill so as to limit the authority OF the |,
Health officer in the suspension Of per-
.nits. He says that this recommendation
should have been included in his first re-
port, but was overlooked.
AS the conditions for which permits
may be suspended or revoked. as the bill
now stands, are such as are but tempo
rary, DR.. Woodward thinks there should
lie no objection to the limitation of the
OF the Health Officer as suS-
gested.
FRANKLIN FLATS SOLD.