Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-11-20
GENERAL QUARANTINE
For The Control of Foot and Mouth
Disease in Ohio, Issued by The
Agricultural Commission Bureau of
Live Stock Industry.
effective on and after Nov. IA, '14.)

effective on and after Nov. Ia, '14.)
The following order of general
quarantine was adopted by the Agri-
cultural Commission of Ohio, Novem-
ber IA, 1914, and supercedes the order
of general quarantine No. 9 adopted
October 80, 1914, on certain counties
and Order No. 10 adopted November
II, 1914,n affecting the hunting of
game in the State of Ohio.
The fact has been determined by the
Agricultural Commission of Ohio and
notice is hereby given that foot and
mouth disease which has been and is
adjudged and proclaimed by the said
Commission to be dangerous con-
tagious and infectious disease, exists
in live stock throughout the STATE
OF OHIO.
Therefore the Agricultural Commits
sion of Ohio under authority confer
red by law does hereby establish a
general quarantine throughout the
STATE OF OHIO, subjecting to said
quarantine all cattle, sheep, other
ruminants and swine. 1T is HERE
BY ORDERED,
FIRST: No cattle, sheep, other
ruminants or swine shall be removed
from or out of the said quarantined
area.
SECOND: No cattle, sheep, other
ruminants or swine shall be moved
into the said quarantined area, except
on official permit and for. immediate
slaughter.
THIRD: No public sales or ex-
hibitions of cattle, sheep, other rumir-
ants or swine in the said quarantined
area are permitted.
FOURTH: It is forbidden to drive,
transport or move cattle, sheep, other
ruminants or swine over or upon pub
lie roads, highways or railways in the
said quarantined area, except for i'm
mediate slaughter only and in wagons
which have been disinfected and pro-
vided with tight bottoms and sides, OF
in cars and through yards, chutes and
loading places all of which have been
cleaned and disinfected, and only af-
ter specific permission in writing
from an agent of the Agricultural
Commission Of Ohio expressly author
ICED TO issue such permits.
No permit will be issued except in
restricted areas and not until after
investigation of conditions existing in
such restricted areas has been made.
Provided, however, that this does
not apply to the interstate movement
of live stock as permitted by the re-
gulations of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture.
FIFTH: So far as possible, cars
shall be cleaned and disinfected at es-
tablished and specially equipped
cleaning and disinfection stations
then sent to the place where the cat
tie, sheep, other ruminants or swine
are to be loaded.
Approved disinfectants and meth
| DDS of procedure are given in Circu-
lar No. 16, Bureau of Live Stock In
dustry, Agricultural Commission Of
Ohio.
| SIXTH: The transportation OF
dressed carcasses of calves, sheer
other ruminants or swine within OF
from the said quarantined area is pro
hibited unless the hides or skins anc
hoofs are removed from the carcass
es except that hogs need not be skin
ned, and the movement of hides, skin!
and hoofs of cattle (including calves)
L u,
hay or similar fodder within and from
the said quarantined area, is prohibit
ed except as provided in Amendment
No. 1 to Order No. 81 of the Bureau
of Live Stock Industry, Agriculture
Commission of Ohio.
SEVENTH: On and after this dat,
the hunting and trapping of game O
any description is forbidden in the en-
tire quarantined area, except wild wa
ter fowl shooting and the trapping o
lfur-bearing animals on the marshe
Immediately bordering the south shor
of Lake Erie, and on Buckeye Lake
Indian Lake, the Grand Reservoir am
Loramie Reservoir.
EIGHTH: The general quarantin
proclaimed hereby shall be maintain
ed in force until officially revoked b,
the Agricultural Commission of Ohio
All transportation companies, cat
tie dealers, farmers, officers of the lay
and, others are called upon to assis
the Agricultural Commission in tn
enforcement of the foregoing orde
of quarantine SO that this outbrea
of disease may be eradicated with tn
least possible loss and in the shortes
possible time.
H This order is issued under authori
ty of, and violations of the same wi
be prosecuted according to, the pro
visions of the Act of May 8, 1915
creating the Agricultural Commissio
of Ohio.
A. P. SANDLES, President,
Agricultural Commission of Ohic
PAUL FISCHER, Chief.