Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-05

the owner or owners of said animal,
written notice of such fact, setting forth
the reasons for complaint. shall be for
warded upon the day of appraisal to the
health officer of the District of Columbia.
The amount of the appraisal shall
then be determined by arbitrators, one
to be appointed by the health officer OF
the District of Columbia or the chief
of the bureau of animal industry, and
one by the owner or owners of the ami
NAL or animals. If the said arbitrators
are unable to agree as to the amount
Of the appraisal, a fourth arbitrator
shall be appointed by them. whose de-
cision shall be final. Arbitrators shall
be paid at rate of compensation not
to exceed 50 per diem and necessary
expenses. The compensation for the
slaughtered animal or animals and for
the arbitrator appointed by the owner
shall be paid from the funds of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, if the decision made il against the
arbitrator appointed by the health Of
ficer of the chief of the bureau of ami
NAL industry. but If the decision is in
favor of such arbitrator the owner shall
pay the compensation of the arbitrator
appointed by him and the fourth arbi-
traitor, If appointed
Following the appraisal Of animals in
accordance with this section the amount
of reimbursement shall be determined
by the results of poSt-mortem inspec-
ton according to the following rules:
Edible Portions May Be Sold.
'If any animal is found, upon post
nortem inspection. not to be affected
with tuberculosis, the carcass and such
edible portions as shall be passed for food,
the owner shall sell the same, including
all accompanying parts, for reasonable
price, which price shall lie deducted from
Sn per Ceatum of the amount of the an
raj cal
remaining, shall be paid from any funds
available for that purpose.
Amy premises upon which there nave
heen kept animals affected with tubercu-
,osis shall be disinfected promptly after
the removal of such animals. and in a
manner satisfactory to the chief or the
bureau of animal industry or the health
officer of the District of Columbia, said
disinfection to be at the expense or the
owner or owners of the premises or OF
the owners of the animals.
Penalty of Disobediance.
ANY owner. shipper OF common car
rier bringing any cattle into the District
OF Columbia in violation of these regu-
lations will be liable for prosecution, and
the cattle shall be Immediately removed
at the owners expense from the District
of Columbia. Such cattle, however, may
remain in the District of Columbia If
inspected and tuberculin tested under the
following conditions:
The owner or owners shall first sign
an agreement providing for the inSpec-
ton and tuherculin test by a veterinary
inspector of the bureau of animal indus
try of the health department of the
District of Columbia, and if any one or
more of the said animals should then
be deemed tuberculOus, that he or they
may cause such animals TO be siaugh-
tered in accordance with the specitica-
tions of section > of these regulations;
and. further. that no claim for reim-
bursement for any loss which might be
thus sustained VIII ever be made against
the United States Department of ASri-
culture or the District of Columbia or
any officer of department thereof.
Any person violating any Of these reg
ulations or entering cattle by fraudulent
means or using false or fraudulent tags
or interfering in any way with the work
Of any official. or using any false or
fraudulent means to enable any cattle to
ished by fine of not more than $40 nor
less than So
Commissioner Macfarland received this
morning from Secretary Wilson of the
Department of Agriculture letter stat
ing that he approved the regulations.
These regulations were the result Of fire.
quent conferences between Commissioner
Macfarland. the health officer and officials
of the Department of Agriculture, and
were put in form by the corporation coun-
sci and the solicitor of the Department of
Agriculture.