Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1916-11-16
Rules Made BY the State De-
partment Of Agriculture
viii Help Farmers
HOG CHOLERA is DANGEROUS
Points Outlined In These Rules Can be
Made a Basis for Good Livestock
Sanitation an Important
Factor in Keeping Hogs Healthy.

the eXtermlna1On OF All hOBS.
Hog cholera is highly contagious
and for that reason rules to govern
conditions within a state are neces-
sary In Tennessee an order embrac-
ing all of the recognized rules for the
proper regulation of hog cholera has
been issued from the state department
of agriculture and is signed by H. X.
Rryson, commissioner of agriculture,
and M. Jacob, state veterinarian.
This order states:
That hogs infected with or exposed
to hog cholera shall not run at large
or be driven on ranges, commons or
public roads nor have access to run
ming water. Such hogs must be con-
fined in strict quarantine.
Dead Hogs Dangerous, Too!
That carcasses of hogs that have
died of cholera must be sent to a rem
dering tank or completely. burned on
the premises. ..sg. .sa ..rs
That hogs vaccinated by the serum
simultaneous (serum and virus) meth
cd must be confined in strict quaran-
tine for a period Of at least twenty
one days.
That all public stock yards, abat-
toir pens or similar places in the state
are hereby placed in quarantine-as
regards the handling swine-and all
persons. firms or corporations are pro-
hibited from removing swine there
from for any purpose other than i'm
mediate slaughter.
That no person shall use virulent
blood (virus) from cholera infected
hogs in vaccinating hogs against
cholera, unless said person holds
written permit issued by the state
veterinarian since February 10th, 1916.
That no person, firm or corporation
shall distribute, sell or use virulent
blood (virus) from cholera infected
hogs unless said person. firm or cor
poration holds a written permit issued
by the state veterinarian since Feb
ruary 10th, 1916.
That. no person, firm or corporation
shall distribute or sell virulent blood
(virus) from cholera infected hogs to
any person, firm or corporation not
holding a written permit issued by the
state veterinarian since February 10th,
1916
That no person, firm or corporation
shall receive for transportation or de-
liver for transportation, within the
state virulent blood (virus) from
cholera infected hogs, unless said viru-
lent blood (virus) is consigned to some
person, firm or corporation holding an |
official permit issued by the state
since February 10th, 1916. |
That whenever virulent blood |
(virus) from cholera infected hogs is |
offered for sale or distribution, the |
term Virus" must be plainly indi, |
Gated on the exterior Of the package,
box or container in which it is finally |
offered for sale or distribution.
That the treatment of hogs by the
erum-simultaneous (serum and virus) |
method must in every instance be i'm
reported to the state veter-
marian on blanks furnished by this
department.. Such report blanks will |
ilso be furnished to recognized and
licensed anti-hog cholera serum and
log cholera virus manufacturers or
to be included with each
ind every shipment of virulent hog
;holera blood (virus).
That no person, firm or corporation
;hall sell, offer for sale or distribute
oh rYrit |
tate unless said person, firm or cor
'oration holds a written permit issued
" the state veterinarian.
Sale of Bad Serum Prevented.
That the sale or distribution of anti
log cholera serum and hog cholera
'irus from establishments which OBJ
ain their animals from public stock
ards, abattoir pens or similar places
5 hereby prohibited
That the sale or distribution of anti
og cholera serum and hog cholera
irus from establishments located
ithin public stock yards or within
ther centers of infection is hereby
rohibited.
That the sale or distribution in any
tanner of anti-hog cholera serum and
og cholera virus from establishments
'cated in Tennessee is prohibited I'M
ISIS the plans Of construction, location
nd method of operating said plants
re approved by this department.
That nothing in this order shall pro
hit or interfere with the United
tates Department of Agriculture
trough its Bureau of Animal Industry
the use and distribution of the
eterinary Biological products from
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