Evening journal., 1911-05-17

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del. May 1.-THE new
State Live Stock Sanitary Board is
now fully organized and at work, it's
new rules having been issued after
careful preparation from the office OF
the State Board OF Agriculture whose
members also serve as members OF
the Live Stock Board
The rules for importing live stock
into Delaware are:
No person shall knowingly bring
into this State any domestic animal
which is suffering with any contag-
ious or infectious disease. Any per-
son bringing into this State such dis
eased animals without taking due
precaution TO ascertain whether such
animals are suffering with such a dis
ease. shall be presumed 10 have
brought them In knowingly and in
violation OF this rule. Under this
rule. any animals received from out
side the State under the supervision
of the United States Department Of
Agriculture and for which a permit
or certificate has been issued by said
Department, or by this Board, or by
veterinarian approved by this Board,
shall be deemed to have been handled
with due precaution.
Must Get Permit.
Any domestic animal coming into
this State may be detained at any
place, or places, for the purpose OF
inspection and examination by order
OF this Board. or any member thereof.
No person shall bring into this
State any COWS or other cattle for
dairy or breeding purposes without
a permit from the State Live Stock
Sanitary Board. excepting when such
cattle are accompanied by a certif-
cate from an inspector whose com
potency and reliability are certified 10
by the authorities charged with the
control OF the disease OF domestic
animals, in the State from whence the
cattle came, certifying that they have
been examined and subjected TO the
tuberculin test, and are free from dis
ease. and whose certificate shall be
acceptable to the State Live Stock
Sanitary Board Blanks for report.
ing upon such examination, tuberculir
to be used in making the test. and
tags for marking II ose animals that
are found free from disease. will be
furnished by the State Live Stoci
Sanitary Board upon application. The
blank report showing the result oi
the examination must be sworn to and
subscribed before a notary public ol
Justice OF the peace. The cattle thus
examined and certified TO as beinl
free from disease and brought intC
Delaware shall remain I'm the posses
sion aud custody Of the person or per
sons who ship them or own then
when brought into Delaware until th'
inspection reports have been approve,
by a member of the State Live Stool
Sanitary Board, or by an agent auth
such approval the cattle can be dis
posed of without restriction.
Dairy cows and such other cattle a
are for breeding purposes may b
brought into Delaware without prev
ious examination only under the fol
lowing condition;
A special permit for each shipmer
must be applied for to the State Liv
Stock Sanitary Board, Dover, Dell
ware. and held, and this must accon
pany the cattle.
Such cattle shall remain In stri
quarantine during transit and aft
they have arrived al their destini
% tion until they have been examine
5 and tested with tuberculin and four
to be free from evidence OF infection
disease, by an inspector approved
this Board. The certificate or repoi
b Of such inspection must be sworn
' and subscribed before a notary pul
[ lie or justice Of peace. Under th
quarantine il is required that the ca
tie shall be kept apart from othe
cattle, that they shall remain in III
4 custody and possession Of the perso
or nereone Who hiring them into thl