The Press., 1915-10-13
TO TRANSFORMATION COMPAN- HE'S, CORPORATIONS AND ALL PERSONS WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN.

Rules and regulations for the importa- ton of horses, asses, mules, cattle, sheep, other ruminants and swine In affect on and after October 9th, 1915.
 WHEREAS, the disease known as the "Foot and Mouth Disease" is again prev alent in certain sections of the United States, thereby, owing to it's infectious nature, endangering the safety of all an- imals susceptible to such disease within this State.
 Now, be it known, that by the author ity vested in the Commissioner on Do- mestic Animals by Chapter 227 of the Public Acts of 1915, the following orders and regulations are hereby ma e and de- clared to be in force from this date:
 SECTION No horses, asses. mules, cattle, sheep, other ruminants or swine shall be brought into the State of Con- necticut by any individual or common carrier without the written permission of the Commission on Domestic Animals {; such written permit much accompany all way bills or if animals are driven or cart ed over the highways must be in the possession of man in charge of such an- imals.
 SEQ. 2-All horses, asses and mules brought into Connecticut must, in ad- dition to com plying with the rules and regulations dated January 18th, 1914, be properly disinfected before shipment, and a certificate, approved by the au- thorties having jurisdiction of such mat ters in the state from which shipment is made, showing that such disinfection was properly made, must be furn ished the Commissioner of this State be fore such animals are released from quaran- tine.
 SEQ. 3-All cattle, sheep, other ru- minants, or swine, when not for imme- diate slaughter must, in addition to all other requirements now in affect, be held in strict quarantine and separated from all other animals at the expense of the owners for period of twenty five days and until released by the Commis- sioner on Domestic Animals or his agent. SEQ. All boats, cars, crates, wagons, vans, or other vehicles used in the trans portation of live animals must be thor oughly cleaned and dsinfected before such animals are placed in same for ship ment into the State and certificate fur nished to the Commissioner on Domes- tic Animals in the same manner as pro- vided in Section 2, before such animals are released from quarantine.
 SEC. 5-The Commissioner may refuse to grant permits to i'm port animals from He his opinion are infected with a contag- ious disease, and said Commissioners may, at any time, revoke any permit, previously issued and then outstanding, for the importation into this State of an imals, which in the opinion of said Con- missioner are so infected, and all dam- ages caused or claimed to have been caused by such revocation shall be borne by the owner.
 SEC. 6-The foregoing rules and regu- 'lations do not apply to horses, asses and mules that enter the State in their daily work, or to such animals as are being transported through the State by com mon carriers aboard cars when from area classified by the Federal Government as FREE but none of such animals while in transit shall, if unloaded for any nec- essary purpose, be permitted to go be- yond the care and control of such com mon carrier.
 SEQ. 7-Notice of these rules and regu- lations shall be given by publication in newspapers, by furnishing copies to transportation com panics doing busi- ness within this State, by general dis trlbution among dealers in animals, and, by furnishing copies to applicants for permits to be issued in accordance with the provisions as stated above.
 Dated at Hartford, Connecticut, thi, 5th day of October, 1915.
 JEFFERY o. PHELPS, JR.,
 Commissioner.
 Approved October 9th 1915
 M. H. HOLCOMH,
 Go0ernor.
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