The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-04


mitted to be placed in any public or
railroad Stock Yards for shipment or
for any other purpose except for dip
ping, or be received in such stock
yards, or billed to any point for any pur'
pose whatsoever, unless accompanied by
written clearance issued by an Inspector
acting under authority of the State
Board of Agriculture, or an Inspector
of the United States Bureau of Animal
Industry working in cooperation with
the State Board of Agriculture, and
such Clearance" will be given only
for such cattle as are and have been
treated and handled in a manner entire
ly satisfactory to the Inspector in
charge of Tick Eradication in the coun'
ty.
Tuberculosis.
Rule 8. Under authority conferred
upon the State Board of Agriculture by
provision of existing statutes, quaran-
tine regulations are hereunder described
providing for the handling of dairying
and breeding cattle shipped into the
State of Oklahoma.
Managers, agents and employees or
railroad companies entering oklahoma,
stockmen, dairymen and others are
hereby notified that the State Board of
Agriculture having ascertained that
fact that a contagious and infectious
disease, known as tuberculosis, exists
to greater or less extent in all the
different states and territories, and the
District of Columbia, of the United
States. do hereby order that no cattle in
tended for breeding or dairying purposes
shall be admitted into this state from
any state or Territory, or the District
of Columbia, in the United States, un-
less such cattle be accompanied by
health certificate, including IS tuber
culin test issued by a Federal or State
Veterinarian, or u Veterinarian who is
Il graduate of Il recognized Veterinary
college, and authorized to practice vet
Urinary science within the state from
which such cattle originate. and whose
certificates of tuberculin testing is APP
proved by the Live stock Sanitary Of
ficials of the State of origin. Such GER
tificates shall set forth the fact that
the cattle are free from any infectious
or contagious disease also that they
have been given the tuberculin test not
less than thirty t3O) days from date
of shipment and have been found free
from tuberculosis.
It is hereby made the duty of any par
ty desiring to move cattle into the state
under the provisions of this regulation
to procure q certificate in duplicate
form as above set forth, said certifi-
cate showing the point of origin, also
the destination of the cattle intended
for shipment the original to be forward
ed to the President of the State Board
Of Agriculture, oklahoma City, Okla
homa, and the duplicate to be given TO
the railroad agent at point of origin
whose duty it shall be to attach the
same to the bill of lading accompany
ing the shipment of cattle.
All cattle intended for dairy or breed
ing purposes entering this State are
subject to the following quarantine;
Upon arrival at destination, they shall
De held under quarantine on the own
4r's premises expense, subject to a re
est for tuberculosis not less than 6O
nor more than 80 days from the date OF
arrival.
1t shall be unlawful to allow said cat
lie to be removed. The owner shall keep
.hese cattle isolated from all other live
stock until they have been retested and
he quarantine released by an official
If the State Board OF Agriculture. This
esting is to be done by Veterinarian
by the State Board of Agri-
culture.
Exception /. Animals from "Tuber-
.ulosis Free Accredited Herd of Cattle
hall not be subject to quarantine upon
Lrrival in this State, provided said cat
le are actually accompanied by the Ger
ificates required under Sections and
0 of the Method and Rules with re
ard to tuberculosis Free accredited
Ierds of cattle" adopted by the United
states Live Stock Sanitary Association
nd by representatives of Pure Bred cat
lie Breeders Association and approved
~ the United States Bureau of Animal
industry.
Exception 9. Cattle under six months
Id will be admitted into this state with |
ut the tuberculin test and quarantine
ut must be accompanied by certiti- |
ate of health. A copy OF this certui-
ate attached to the way-bill and the |
risinal sent to the President of the
tate Board of Agriculture.
Exception 3. 1t is further provided
hat nothing in the above regulations
hall be construed as prohibiting the
hipment of cattle to slaughtering pens
,ithin the state for the purpose of i'm
lediate slaughter where inspection OF
nimals for slaughter is maintained, or
he shipment OF cattle into Oklahoma
Or feeding or grazing purposes.
Exception l. Cattle for exhibition or
how purposes will be admitted into
his State without the tuberculin test
r health certificate, provided. however.
nat if such cattle are sold to remain
l this State they must be held on the
uyer's premises under quarantine as
bove provided until tuberculin tested
nd released by Veterinarian desig-
ated by the State Board of Agriculture.
ntradermal tests will not be accepted.
Scabies In Cattle.
Rule 6. The fact has been determined
y the State Board OF Agriculture and
office is Hereby given that contagi-
US. communicable disease known as
cables e,Ists among cattle in parts of
ther states. therefore. no cattle which
re diseased with Scabies shall be ship