The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-08
DISEASE Of HORSES AND
CATTLE IN TERRITORY
The Board Of Agriculture and Forestry Takes
Action Upon Chambers and tuberculosis New
Regulations Are Adopted at Special Meeting

less accompanied by certificate of
health showing that the animal or ami
mails have been submitted to the tuber-
culin test and found to be free from
!; tuberculosis. The said test must be
made under the same conditions as
those governing the importation of
horse stock and be recorded on blanks
furnished by the Territorial Veterinar-
ian. IF unaceompanied by such certif-
cate the animals shall be tested upon
arrival in the same manner as pre-
scribed for horse stock.
If any horse stock shall be found by
the Territorial Veterinarian or the local
Live Stock Inspector, upon arrival in
the Territory, to be infected with
CHAMBERS or any cattle to be infected
with tuberculosis, the same shall be i'm
mediately destroyed, and the carcass
disposed of, at the expense of the
owner, under the supervision of the
Territorial Veterinarian or the local
Live Stock Inspector.
Any violation of this regulation is a
misdemeanor.
This regulation shall take effect at
once.
Territory of Hawaii, Board of Agricul-
ture and Forestry, Division of Ami
NAL Industry.
Rule and Regulation No. 3-Concerning
Glandered Horse Stock in the Ter
ritory.
1. 1t having been brought to the
notice of sthis Board that a contagious
disease known as CHAMBERS and farcy.
prevails among the horse stock in vari-
Gus portions of this Territory; there
fore, in case any animal shows symp-
toms of CHAMBERS, the owner or person
having charge of the same, or any per-
son having reason to believe or to sus-
pect that an animal has CHAMBERS shall
Immediately notify the Territorial
Veterinarian or the local Live Stock
Inspector.
2. If the Inspector or the Territorial
Veterinarian decides that there is rea-
son to believe an animal is suffering
from CHAMBERS he shall at once isolate
the suspected animal or animals and
either submit them to the mallein test
or remove them to quarantine, where
they shall be kept under observation
until the nature of the disease can be
definitely established.
3. all animals which, upon an ex-
animation by an Inspector or the Terri
torial eterinarian, are found to ex-
hibit definite symptoms of CHAMBERS
shall be destroyed and the carcass dis
posed of under the supervision of one
of the above mentioned officers.
f. All other animals which have
been exposed to the infection by being
in the same stall, yard or premises, or
which in any way have come in con-
tact with an affected animal, shall be
quarantined for such period as shall be
required by the Territorial Veterinarian
or the local Live Stock Inspector, or
submitted to the mallein test.
5. The premises where affected ami
mails have been kept shall be disin-
fected under the supervision of the In
spector or the Territorial Veterinarian.
6. III expenses in connection with
the examination, testing, destroying
and disposing of affected animals, as
well as quarantine and disinfection,
shall be paid by the owner.
Any violation of this regulation is
misdemeanor.
This regulation shall take effect at
once.