Milford chronicle., 1930-04-11
AGRICULTURE BOARD
EXPLAINS QUARANTINE
rContinned from First Paael

COHtiHHed from First Pagel
from Kent and New Castle counties
and from outside the State, unless
they have passed certain satisfac-
tory tests and unless evidence is
presented from the official Of the
State of origin that such cattle con-
form to the Delaware requirements
for cattle entering an area where
the tuberculin testing is being OF
has been conducted under the area
plan. Certificates to move cattle
into Sussex county from New Castle
and Kent counties may be obtained
from the State Board of Agriculture
Dover, Delaware.
The Delaware law provides a pen
atty of fine or Imprisonment for any
violation of these regulations.
Regulation governing the intro
duction of cattle into areas where
tuberculosis eradication work is be-
ing conducted on the area plan:
No cattle for dairy, breeding, feed
ing, or pasturing purposes shall be
brought into areas where tubercu-
losis eradication is being or has been
conducted under the area plan eX-
cept cattle from herds under Federal
and State supervision in this or some
other state, and no cattle shall be
sold or offered for sale within or be
brought into the above described
areas unless proof in writing shall
be furnished to the Delaware State
Board of Agriculture that such cat
tie have come from herds under Fed
eral and State supervision and have
been tuberculin tested within 80
days prior to their being brought
into such areas, except that cattle
moved directly from accredited herds
will be accepted if tuberculin tested
within one year prior to their being
brought into areas tested or under
test, and that cattle from herds un-
der Federal and State supervision,
where the entire herd has passed
one clean test, will be accepted
when moved directly from the clean
herd, when tested within six months.
Cattle from modified accredited
areas must have been tested within
six months prior to their entry into
areas affected by this regulation.
Dairy, breeding, feeding, or pas
turing cattle entering an area where
tuberculosis eradication is being or
has been conducted under the area
plan which have not complied with
the requirements of the above para
graph shall be held in quarantine,
separate from other cattle, at destl-
nation or OF such place as may pc
designated by an officer or agent OF
the State Board of Agriculture, un-
til after the cattle shall have passed
an approved tuberculin retest, with
in a period of 60 to 80 days after
entry into the area. The main
tenance of the cattle during the pc
riod of quarantine and the tubercu-
lin restest shall be at the owners
expense.
No steers for feeding or grazing
may be brought into the above men
toned areas unless they have passed
a tuberculin test satisfactory to the
State Board of Agriculture or unless
under a special permit issued by the
Delaware State Board of Agr1cul-
ture.
Steers, bulls, COWS, or heifers for
immediate slaughter may be ship
ped to regular slaughter centers,
but to no other places in the State
without permission from the Della
ware State Board of Agriculture.
Any person or persons violating
any of the provisions of this regu-
lation shall be subject to the pen
atty of fine OF Imprisonment as pro
vided in the laws of Delaware, 1929.
This order effective in Sussex
County, Delaware, March 26, 1880.
Signed: RALPH c. WILSON,
Secretary State Board of Agriculture
Done at Dover, Delaware,
March 26, 1880.