SF Qr3S Cornell University Library SF 780.U6G35 1920 Laws and revised regulations governing t 3 1924 000 357 636 SF 7 CO, CORNELL UNIVERSITY THE FOUNDED BY ROSWELL P. FLOWER for the use of the N. Y. STATE Veterinary College 1897 •9u| -soaa aaonAvs BULLETIN No. 14, SERIES C Entered In Atlanta, Ga., as second-class matter October 7, 1900, under Act of June 6, 1900 LAWS AND REVISED REGULATIONS Governing the Suppression and Eradication of Infectious and Contagious Diseases Affecting Live Stock in the STATE OP GEORGIA Effective on and after February 1st, 1920 Promulgated under authority conferred ty law tn the Acts of the General Assembly (No. 472, Laws of 1910) By DE. PETER F. BAHNSEN, State Veterinarian And Approved by HON. J. J. BEOWN, Commissioner of Agriculture STATE OF GEORGIA SECTION 485, VOL. 2, OP THE CODE OP 1911 "If a domestic animal or domestic tawl should die wlthont tbe Incorporate limits of a town or city of tMs state, and tlie owner thereof shall fail or refuse to bury the carcass, deep enongh to prevent stench thereftom, within three hoiirs after notice of death and location of the carcass, he shall he gnUty of a misdemeanor. BULLETIN No. 14, SERIES C Entered In Atlanta, Ga., as second-class matter October 7, 1900, under Act of June 6, 1900 LAWS AND REVISED REGULATIONS Croverning the Suppression and Eradication of Infectious and Contagious Diseases Affecting Live Stock in the STATE OF GEORGIA Effective on and after February 1st, 1920 Promulgated under authority conferred by law in the Acts of the General Assembly (No. 472, Laws of 1910) By DR. PETEK F. BAJEDTSEN, State Veterinarian And Approved by HON. J. J. BROWN, Commissioner of Agriculture STATE OF GEORGIA ' 1 1|-^ 7^ SF 7 so, AH communications in regard to Infectious and Contagious Diseases Among Animals should be directed to DR. PETER F. BAHNSEN, STATE VETERINARIAN STATE CAPITOL ATLANTA, GEORAIA Cornell University Library The original of this book is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924000357636 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. Ho^. J. J. Brown, Commissioner of Agriculture, Atlanta, Ga. Dear Sir: I herewith transmit to, you for your consideration and approval, in conformity with Section 2 of the Act creat- ing the office of State Veterinarian (See Acts of 1910), rules and regulations to govern the movement and quaran- tine of animals afEeeted with contagious diseases into and within the State of Georgia; and in case of death of said animals, to prescribe suitable and efficient destruction of the carcasses of said animals to prevent the spread of com- municable diseases of live stock. In drafting these rules I have been governed on the one hand by the overwhelming right of the masses to protec- tion — as far as law can protect them — from infectious and contagious diseases existing among live stock; while, on the other hand, I have diligently tried to conserve every reasonable right and privilege of the individual. In abstract these two viewpoints leave no room for con- flicting opinions, but in practical applicati'on of such rules the individual often feels that the lines are drawn too tight, that his personal privilege is needlessly restricted; that, of course, is not the case. However, in the suppres- sion of contagious and infectious diseases it often becomes necessary to place restrictions around the individual for the benefit of the masses. Lack of appreeiajion of real danger, and self-interest often combine to make individuals complain against and condemn a very essential and common-sense regulation. But then — ^no law, rule or regtdation, though founded upqn common equity, will please all people upon all occasions. The rules herein promulgated are as elastic as is prac- tical to have them without defeating the aims of the law; i. e., the suppression and eradication of contagious and in- fectious diseases of live stock. Should special emergencies arise that demaud additional regulation to safeguard our ever increasing live stock industry such regulation will be presented in the form of Special Orders amending these regulations. In taking advantage of the interstate movement of cattle into the State of Georgia, it has been my aim to prevent, as far as practical, the introduction of tuberculosis from other States. The extensive spread of tuberculosis among cattle of many States makes it not only desirable that such cattle should be tuberculin tested, it makes it imperative. Tick fever regulations, excepting slight changes made necessary by the State-wide tick eradication Act of 1917, have been in force since 1912. They have proven prac- tical and efficient. Tick eradication is daily gaining new converts and present indications point to a tick free Geor- gia in 1921. The hog cholera regulations, effective since April 13th, 1915, proved practical and very helpful. With great pleasure we acknowledge the splendid co-operation given ' us by the breeders of swine in the enforcement of these regulations. In a material way the results of this splendid co-operation is reflected in the small losses from hog cholera in 1917 as compared with such losses in 1915. The approval of these regulations rests with you ; their enforcement — if approved — shall be to me a duty to which I pledge my most earnest endeavor. Respectfully yours, PETBE P. BAHNSEN, State Veterinarian. Letter of Transmittal of Revised Edition Series C. Atlanta, Ga., Hon. J. J. Brown, Jan. 1, 1920. Atlanta, Georgia. Dear Sir: In order to harmonize the Live Stock Sanitary regula- tions of this Department with more recent Acts of the General Assembly I herewith submit for your considera- tion and approval a new draft of the regulations. Respectfully yours, Peter F. Bahnsen, State Veterinarian. NO. 472, LAWS OP 1910. To be entitled an Act" creating the office of State Vet- erinarian, providing for the appointment of said State yeterinarian, prescribing his duties, empowering him with authority to formulate such quarantine regula- tions as may be necessary to check and suppress the spread of infectious and contagious diseases among live stock whenever and wherever the interest of the people may require; fixing his salary and compensa- tion, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of erfnaniif Crla7ed" Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the power of the same. That the office of State Veterinarian in the Georgia State Department of Agriculture be and is hereby created, and that the Commissioner of Agriculture be and is hereby authorized to appoint a competent and qualified Veter- inarian (Who must receive the endorsement of the Geor- gia State Board of Veterinary Examiners) to fill this posi- tion under the title of "State Veterinarian;" such officer to continue in office during good behavior and the proper performance of his duties. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority afore- °vitlrinlrifn^** said, That the duties of the State Veterinarian shall be to investigate and take proper measures for the control and suppression of all contagious and infectious diseases among the domesticated animals within the State, under such rules and regulations as may' be promiilgated by him and ap- proved by the Commissioner of Agriculture ; He shall as- sume charge of the work of cattle tick eradication in co- operation with the Federal authorities, and shall devote his entire time to the health and improvement of the live stock industry of the State ; and he shall make report upon his work annually, the same to be published in the annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture. 7 Salary of State gee. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority afore- veterinarian. ^^.^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ g^^^^ Veterinarian shall be Twenty-Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) per annum, and he shall in addition be reimbursed, his actual traveling ex- penses incurred while traveling in the service of the State in the regular discharge of his duties. Laws In Conflict Scc. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority afore- Repeaied. ^^.^^ ^^^^ ^-^^ ^^^^ ^^ p^^,^^ ^^ j^^^ j^ conflict with this Act be, and the same are, hereby repealed. And consider- ing this an emergency, it is ordered that this Act take ef- fect immediately after passage and signature of the Gov- ernor. Approved August 13th, 1910. JOSEPH M. BROWN, Governor. LAW AUTHORIZING CONTROL OF CONTAGIOUS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF ANIMALS, IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA. ACTS 1909. Protection of Live An Act to protect the live stock of the State of Georgia ^^°'^^- from all contagious or infectious diseases, to authorize and empower the Commissioner of Agriculture to establish, maintain and enforce quarantine lines, and make such rules and regulations as he may deem neces- sary for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act ; to prohibit the movement of diseased or infected live stock within said State, to provide a penalty for a violation *of this Act, by any person, company or cor- poration, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of sioner. the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the au- thority of the same, that from and after the passage of this Act, the Commissioner of Agriculture of Georgia shall have full power to make' or enact such rules and regula- tions as he may deem necessary for governing the move- ment, transportation or disposition of live stock that may be quarantined on account of being infested or affected with a contagious or communicable disease, or the cause of the same, the tendency of which is to cause the death of said live stock. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority afore- said. That the State Veterinarian or any duly authorized live stock inspector, acting under the authority of the Com- missioner of Agriculture, is authorized and required to quarantine any stall, lot, yard, pasture, field, farm, town, city, militia district, county or any part or the whole State of Georgia when he shall determine the fact that live stock in such place or places are affected or infested with a con- tagious disease or the cause of the same. The State Veter- inarian or live stock inspector shall give written or print- ed notice of the establishment of said quarantine to the owners or keepers of said live stock and to the proper of- ficers of railroad, steamboat or other transportation com- panies doing business in or through the quarantined part or parts of the State. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority afore- said. That no railroad company or the owner or masters of any steam or other vessel or boat, shall receive for trans- portation or shall transport live stock from any quarantin- ed part to any other part of Georgia, except as hereinafter provided; no person, company or corporation shall deliver live stock for transportation to any railroad company or vessel or boat in a quarantined part of Georgia, except as hereinafter provided; no person, company or corporation shall drive or cause to be driven or permit to go astray, any live stock from a quarantined to a non-quai'antined part of Georgia, except as hereinafter provided. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority afore- said, That live stock may be moved within the limits of a quarantined area, or from one quarantined part of Geor- gia, only under and in compliance with the rules and re- Quarantine. Transportation. Movement. gulations of the Commissioner of Agriculture; it shall be unlawful to move or allow to be moved, any live stock with- in a quarantined area or from a quarantined to a non- quarantined part of Georgia, in any other manner or method or under any conditions other than those prescrib- ed by the rules and regulations of the Commissioner of Agriculture. Disinfection. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority afore- said, That owners, renters or parties in possession of quar- antined live stock' or quarantined places, shall follow the directions in the rules of the Commissioner of Agriculture in disinfecting diseased or infected live stock, or infected quarantined places, and in destroying the cause or causes of a contagious or infectious disease; said disinfection of said live stock or quarantined places shall be done by the owner or parties in possession of such live stock and places, within a reasonable time after receiving a written or print- ed notice from the Commissioner of Agriculture or State Veterinarian. ' Power of Inspectors Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority afore- said, That the State Veterinarian, or any duly authoriz- ed live stock inspector, is hereby authorized or empower- ed to enter upon the premises, or into any barn or other building where live stock are temporarily or permanently kept in the State of Georgia, in the discharge of the duties prescribed in this Act; any person or persons who forcibly resist, oppose, assault, prevent, impede or interfere with the State Veterinarian, or any duly authorized live stock inspector in the execution of his or their duties, or on ac- count of the execution of such duty, on conviction, shall be punished as for a misdemeanor. County Work. See. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority afore- said, That the work of tick eradication, or the suppression or eradication of any contagious or infectious disease of animals, shall be taken up under this Act in any county or part of a county or in any part or the whole of the State of Georgia, when the Commissioner of Agriculture may deem wise and best and shall issue notice to that effect ; the 10 county commissiqaers of any county in which the State Or Federal authorities may take up the work of tick eradi- cation, or the suppression of any contagious or infectious disease of live stock, may appropriate for aiding in said work, such sum as the county commissioners or Board of Roads and Revenues may deem adequate and necessary. See. 8. Be it further enacted by the authority afore- Appropriation, said, That in order to enforce and carry out the provisions of this Act, the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) annually, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is here- by appropriated out of the funds in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, and considering an emergency exists, this appropriation shall become available within thirty days after the passage of this Act and signature by the Governor. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority afore- ^""SPyernment!"'^ said. That the Commissioner of Agriculture may appoint or commission any Federal Veterinarian or Live Stock Inspector who may be doing work in Georgia, as. State Live Stock Inspectors; provided, they act without pay from the State of Georgia. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority afore- said, That any person or persons, company or corporation, who shall violate any quarantine provision set forth in this Act, or rules and regulations duly established by the Com- missioner of Agriculture, shall be deemed guilty of, and upon conviction, shall be punished as for a misdemeanor. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted by the authority afore- said, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same are, hereby repealed. Approved August 16th, 1909. HOKE SMITH, Governor. Penalty. Repeal. 11 HOG CHOLERA SERUM, MANUFACTURE AND D1S~ TRIBUTION. state Serum Plant. State Veterinarian Shall Distribute Serum. Appropriation. NO. 234. ACTS 1911. - An Act to provide for the manufacture of Hog Cholera Serum at the State College of Agriculture, for its distribution through the State Veterinarian, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same: That, for the benefit of instruction to the agricultural students at the State College of Agriculture at Athens, and for the protection of the swine breeding industry of the State, the State Agricultural College at Athens shall, in connection with its Veterinary Depart- ment, establish! a plant for the production of the Bureau of Animal Industry, or Dorset-Niles Hog Cholera Serum; this plant shall at all times be open for the inspection and instruction of swine breeders in the State of Georgia, the intention of this Act being not only to produce the above named preventative Serum, but also to instruct the pub- lic in its use and to disseminate practical information for the prevention of this disease among the breeders of swine. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That, to prevent the use of the serum in outbreaks other than true hog cholera, which would be an economic loss to the people, the dis- tribution of the serum shall be under the direction of the State Veterinarian, whose duty it shall be to investigate reported outbreaks and then direct the distribution of the serum to such communities where the disease is in progress. He shall keep a record of all serum so distributed, and to whom, and with what result, such record to be published annually in pamphlet form. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That, in order to carry out the provisions of this Act the sum of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars, or so much thereof as may be neces 12 sary, is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. A sum not exceed- ing Three Thousand ($3,000.00) Dollars to be expended, in equipment for the manufacture of said hog cholera serum at the State College of Agriculture at Athens ; the remaining Two Thousand ($2,000.00) Dollars to be avail- able for the investigation of outbreaks and the distribution of the serum under the direct supervision of the State "Veterinarian. SECTION 3, AS AMENDED BY ACTS OF 1912. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That, in order to carry gee. 3 as Amended out the provisions of this Act the sum of Six Thousand ^^ -*■<=*« °* ^"2- ($6,000.00) Dollars or so much thereof as may be neces- sary, is hereby annually appropriated out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Three Thou- sand ($3,000.00) Dollars of this sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be expended for additional equipment and maintenance of the plant for the manufac- ture of said hog cholera serum at the State College of Agri- culture at Athens; and the remaining Three Thousand ($3,000.00) Dollars, or so much thereof as may be neces- sary, shall be available for the investigation of reported outbreaks of hog cholera, field investigation, sanitary eon- , trol of the infected districts and supervision of the distri- bution of serum imder the direct supervision of the State Veterinariaij. , SECTION 3, AS AMENDED BY ACTS OP 1914. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted. That in order to carry gee. 3 as Amended out the provisions of this Act the sum of Six Thousand ^^ ^"^ °' ^^^*- ($6,000.00) Dollars, or so much thereof as may be neces- sary, is hereby annually appropriated out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. This sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be available for the investigation, sanitary control of the infected dis- tricts and supervision of the distribution of serum under the direct supervision of the State Veterinarian. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the serum produc- serum Plant shaii ed under the provisions of this Act shall be furnished to ^^ seif -sustaining. 13 all citizens of this State at the actual cost of production, and all moneys received from the sale of such semm shall .revert back to the Veterinary Department at the State College of Agriculture, the intention of this Act being to make said hog cholera serum plant self-sustaining after this first appropriation of Three Thousand ($3,000.00) Dollars. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That public welfare demanding, this Act shall be in force and this appropria- tion shall be available immediately after its passage and signature by the Governor. Approved August, 1911. HOG CHOLE:rA CONTROL; LEGISLATION. H. B. NO. 430. SESSION 1918. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the auth- ority of the same. That a sum of $4,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby ap- propriated to the Department of Agriculture to supply a deficiency in the appropriation for field investigation and sanitary control of hog cholera during the year of 1918. (AS AMENDED BY THE ACTS OF 1919). Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act in order to meet the necessary demands to safeguard our rapidly increasing swine industry, the annual appropriation for hog cholera control be increased from ten thousand dollars to twenty thousand dollars. It shall be the duty of the State Veterinarian upon request filed with him by the Commissioners of Roads and Rev- enues of any county or counties or by the ordinaries in counties which have no Commissioners of Roads and Rev- enues to send into such county or counties an expert who shall instruct and train to proficiency in the proper and efficient use of hog cholera serum and virus, not less than four persons in such county or counties so requesting; 14 said four persons to be residents of different sections of such county or counties. All persons so trained and quali- fied shall be issued a permit by the State Veterinarian to administer hog cholera serum and virus; and it shall be the duty of all persons holding such permits and all licens- ed veterinarians to report daily, on blanks furnished by the State Veterinarian, a full report on number of hogs inoculated. Federal License number and serial number of serum and virus used, the condition' of the herd and any other information that may be necessary or helpful in the suppression of hog cholera. All persons holding such permits shall keep on hand a reasonable supply of serum and virus and shall supply same to farmers and swine growers at cost. Failure to make these reports and other- wise co-operate with the State Veterinarian shall revoke the permit. See. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority afore- said. That all serum companies and jobbers in veterinary biological products, before doing business in the State of Georgia, must secure a permit from tfie State Veterinarian. The sale or free distribution of hog cholera virus, Mallein, tuberculin, or anthrax vaccine, except through the office of the State Veterinarian, is prohibited. The State Veteri- narian shall inspect or cause to be inspected all serum plants within the State, and shall issue a license only to plants equipped and operated in conformity with Federal regulations governing the manufacture of veterinary bio- logical products. The State Veterinarian shall arrange to supervise the test of all serum made in such plants under regulations promulgated by him and approved by the Com- missioner of Agriculture, uniform, as far as practicable, with regulations of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry governing the manufacture of hog cholera serum. No license shall be issued to any hog' cholera serum plant unless such plant be arranged, equipped, and conducted as provided by regulations previously referred to. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority afore- said. That any violation of any of the provisions of this Act shall be punishable as for a misdemeanor. 15 Sec. 5. Be it enacted that all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby- re- pealed. Approved August, 1918. HUGH M. DORSET, Governor. CATTLE TICK EEADICATION ACT OF 1912. Section 1. (As amended by Act of 1914) Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same. That the sum of twenty-five thousand ($25,000.00) dollars, annually, be, and the same is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated for the purpose of exterminating the cattle tick and developing the live stock industry in the State of Georgia. See. 2. Be it further enacted, That this work shall be under the supervision and control of the State Veterinar- ian, who is hereby authorized, under the rules and regula- tions now in force, issued under date of November the 9th, 1910, and approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture, to employ and discharge men qualified to act as cattle ins- pectors, or Supervising Veterinarians, and a clerk for .keeping the records of this work. Annually he shall file with the Commissioner of Agriculture a detailed statement of the expenditure and progress of this work, same to be published in pamphlet form for free distribution among the people. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all cattle inspectors and supervising Veterinarians employed under the pro- visions of this Act be, and they are, hereby vested with authority to discharge the duties of live stock inspectors as defined in Section 6 of the Acts of 1909 (Law authoriz- ing control of infectious and contagious diseases of animals in the State of Georgia). 16 Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That, an emergency exist- ing, this Act shall go into effect and the appropriation be- comes available immediately upon receiving the signature of the Governor. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same are, here- by repealed. Approved August 19th, 1912. ' JOSEPH M. BKOWN, Governor. STATE-WIDE TICK EEADICATION ACT. An Act to prevent the shipment or movement of tick in- fested cattle into, within or through the State of Geor- gia; to provide for state-wide tick eradication throughout the State of Georgia; to provide for the expense of conducting the work in the several coun- ties; to provide processes to compel compliance by county officials with the provisions of this Act, and of orders and regulations of the Geogria Department of Agriculture, and of the State Veterinarian, to pro- vide penalties for violations of this Act ; and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the au- thority of the same. That from and after the passage of this Act, the movement of cattle infested with the cattle fever tick (margaropus annulatus) into, within or through the State of Georgia at any time or for any purpose, except as hereinafter provided, shall be and the same is hereby prohibited. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted that on or before the first day of April, 1919, the ordinary, county commissimiers 17 or officers in charge of the county affairs in each and every county where tick eradication has not been completed shall construct such number of dipping vats as may be fixed by the State Veterinarian, or his authority, and provide the proper chemicals and other materials necessary to be used in the systematic work of tick eradication in such counties, which shall begin on said date or such subsequent date as may be fixed by the State Veterinarian, with the approval of the Commissioner of Agriculture. If the ordinary, county commissioners or officials in charge of county af- fairs of any county shall fail, refuse or neglect to comply with the provisions of this Act on or before the first day of April, 1919, the State Veterinarian shall apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for writ of mandamus, or shall institute other legal proceedings as may be neces- sary and proper to compel such official to comply with the provisions of this Act. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the several counties shall provide and pay the salaries of the necessary number of local county inspectors, or agents, to assist in this work, who shall be appointed by the county officials in charge of county affairs, subject to the approval of the State Veter- inarian, and commissioned by him; the salaries of said inspectors shall be fixed by the county authorities, and shall be sufficient to insure the employment of competent men. The State Veterinarian shall be empowered to employ at least one State Inspector, whose duty it shall be to inspect the work of the county inspectors, or to do any special work at any time and place when directed by the State Veter- inarian, and who shall be paid from the funds appropriat- ed by the State of Georgia for the work of tick eradica- tion. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted. That cattle, horses or mules infested with cattle ticks, or exposed to tick infesta- tion, the owner or owners of which, after thirty days' writ- ten notice from a local or State inspector, shall fail or refuse to dip such animals regularly every fourteeia days in a vat properly charged with arsenical solution, as re- commended by the United States Bureau of Animal In- 18 dustry, under the supervision of the local inspector in charge of tick eradication, shall be placed in quarantine and dipped and cared for at the expense of the owner by the local inspector. Quarantine and dipping notice for cattle, horses or mules, the owner or owners of which can not be found, shall be served by posting copy of such notice in not less than three public places within the county, one of which shall be at the county court house. Such posting of quarantine notice shall be due and legal notice. It shall be the duty of the sheriff of any county in which the work of tick eradication is in progress to render said inspector any assistance necessary in the enforcement of this Act. Any 'expense incurred in the enforcement of this provision shall be constituted a lien upon any animals so quarantin- ed; and should the owner fail or refuse to pay said ex- pense after three days' notice, the animals shall be dispos- ed of as provided by Section 2034 of the Civil Code of Georgia, so far as said section refers to advertising and other proceedings to sell. The proceeds of said sale shall be applied to the payment of legal costs, including the ex- pense of advertising, feed and expense of quarantine and dipping or disinfecting said animals, and the balance shall be paid to the owner, if known, and if unknown, shall, at the expiration of ninety days from the date of sale, if no legal claim has been established to same, be applied and paid into the tick eradication fund of the county; provid- ed further, that the lien herein created shall be superior to all liens except liens for taxes. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any person moving any cattle infested with fever ticks into or within or through any county of this State, except upon his own premises for the purpose of slaughter, or for the purpose of taking same to a vat for the purpose of dipping, and any inspector who shall knowingly permit any cattle, horses or mules to be kept in the territory for which he shall be appointed, or any person who shall own or keep any cattle, horses or mules infested with fever ticks in any county of this State, after notice, as provided in Section 4 of this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished as provided in Section 1065, of , 19 Volume 2, of the Code of 1910 ; and that all fines paid under the provisions of this section, after the payment of actual court costs, shall be paid to the proper county authorities and become a part of the fund to be used for tick eradica- tion in said county. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted by the authority afore- said, That nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as affecting any rule or regulation heretofore or hereafter passed by the Department of Agriculture governing tick eradication in Georgia. This act shall not go into effect till December 31st, 1919. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the authority afore- said, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict vdth this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved August 17, 1918. HUGH M. DORSET, Governor. REVISED SPECIAL ORDER NO. 16. The fact has been determined that a contagious and in- fectious disease known as splenetic, Southern or Texas fever, which is transmitted by the cattle fever tick (Mar- garopus Annulatus), exists in all counties of the State of Georgia except such counties as have been freed of this disease and released from both State and Federal quaran- tine. Now, therefore, I, Peter F. Bahnsen, State Veter- inarian of the State of Georgia, by authority under the Acts of 1909, 1910 and 1912, authorizing the control, sup- pression and eradication of infectious and contagious dis- ease of live stock, under Sections 2 and 7 of the Acts of 1909 and under Section 2 of the Acts of 1912, do hereby quarantine all remaining counties in the State of Georgia against the spread of this disease. All intra-state movements of cattle of the area hereby quarantined and all inter-state movements of cattle from areas under Federal quarantine for this disease into the State of Georgia, shall be made in accordance with the 20 regulations promulgated by the State Veterinarian and approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture under date of December 17th, 1917, and effective on and after Febru- ary 1st, 1918, or amendment to such regulation. The Annual Order of the United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry, naming the counties in the State of Georgia which are released from Splenetic, Southern or Texas fever quarantine, is hereby approved and adopted. This order supersedes and revokes all previous regular and special orders and amendments thereto pertaining to the quarantine and movement of cattle on account of Splenetic, Southern or Texas fever in cattle in the State of Georgia. By order of : PETEE P. BAHNSEN, State Veterinarian. Approved by: J. J. BROWN, Commissioner of Agriculture. December 17th, 1917. EEGULATIONS FOR THE CONTROL AND SUPPRES- SION OF INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES OF LIVE STOCK. REGULATION NO. 1. Paragraph 1. No animal afiEected with any infectious, diseased Animals contagious or communicable disease shall be permitted Must N^o^t^R"" upon any public highway, open range or upon public grounds ; nor shall they be allowed to feed in public places, or water at public fountains. 21 ^county'^Heaith of- Paragraph 2. Every licensed Veterinarian, or County fleers must Re- and City Health Officer who has knowledge of the existence Diseases to State of any infcctious and contagious disease of live stock shall Veterinarian. report Same to the State Veterinarian. Such reports should embrace a short sketch of the outbreak, including symptoms, number afEeeted, number of animals dead, loca- tion of premises and name of owner. REGULATIONS. GOVERNING QUARANTINE, INSPECTION, DISIN- FECTION AND MOVEMENT OP CATTLE IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA, INFESTED WITH OR EX- POSED TO THE CATTLE FEVER TICK (MAR- GAROPUS ANNULATUS), WHICH TRANSMITS SPLENETIC, SOUTHERN OR TEXAS FEVER IN CATTLE. REGULATION NO.. 2. Movement of Cat- Paragraph 1. There are no restrictions against intra- Area."^"™ ^^^ ^^^ State movement of cattle originating in area released from State and Federal quarantine, provided such cattle are not under local farm quarantine; and provided, further, that as soon as cattle moving or drifting from the free area enter the quarantined area they are immediately and automatically quarantined and must, thereafter, move as specifically provided for in these regulations. Shipment of Cattle Paragraph 2. Cattle shipments originating at points From the Free . ^ n<. cij_ _, ■, -r-, t ■, . ^ Area. ux area released Irom State and Federal quarantine may move without restriction to any point in the State of Geor- gia, provided no part of the shipment originates on a farm held under local quarantine. Should a shipment from the released area, while in transit, be unloaded at any point in the quarantined area such shipment must, thereafter, be handled as provided for in paragraph 3 of regulation five. REGULATION NO. 3. ^"'o'uLimtae^ "' Paragraph 1. Upon establishing the work of cattle tick 22 eradication along approved, systematic lines in any coun- ty, there shall be due and sufficient public notice given by the use of posters at the court house and along the coun- ty line or public highways entering the county. Paragraph 2. In stock law counties. There shall be individual Notice of as soon as practical a systematic, farm to farm inspection "^"La^^'counufr"" of aU cattle by cattle inspectors, regularly appointed and commissioned by the State Veterinarian. When cattle, even one or more animals in a herd, are found to be infest- ed with or exposed to the fever tick (Margaropus Annula- tus) , the owner or keeper of said cattle and premises shall be served with official notice of quarantine by the cattle inspector, and instructed when and w^here to dip his, cattle. Paragraph 3. In open range counties all cattle are ex- ah cattie Must Be posed to tick infestation and must therefor be regularly Range coun-" disinfected by the owner until tick eradication is complet- ed and dipping discontinued in the county. ties. Individual milk cows that are tick free and never per- mitted to leave the owners lot may, at the discretion of the supervising inspector, be exempted after 2 or 3 dippings. Paragraph 4. Cattle infested with or exposed to the Movement of Tick cattle fever tick (Margaropus Annulatus) shall not be Prohibited, driven, transported or allowed to stray over or upon public highways, commons or ranges. Such cattle, under direc- tion and supervision of the State Veterinarian or regular- ly appointed and commissioned cattle inspectors, may be moved to a place within the county for proper and ap- proved disinfection. Paragraph 5. When an owner or keeper of cattle and owner shaii Disin- premises is served with official notice of quarantine said ^^'^^ cattie. cattle shall be properly and thoroughly disinfected by him, regularly every fourteen days, until such time as it is ascertained by regular official inspection that the cattle and premises are free of ticks. See Sec. 4 Acts 1918. 23 Movement of Cattle from Quarantined Premises. Paragraph 6. Owners or keepers of cattle that have been officially quarantined and have followed all instruc- tions with reference to freeing their cattle and premises of ticks, may move cattlfe from or onto such quarantined premises upon inspection and written permission by a reg- ularly appointed and commissioned cattle inspector. No permit can be issued for movement of cattle infested with ticks. Notice Must Be Given. Paragraph 7. Request from the owner or keeper of cattle of a desire to move cattle, frpm or onto quarantined premises, shall be given sufficient time in advance for the inspector to make a personal inspection of the animals. Recognized Metliods and Materials for Disinfecting Cat- tle Under Quaran- tine. Owners Must Handle Their Own Cattle. REGULATION NO. 4. Paragraph 1. The only recognized materials and methods for disinfection of cattle to destroy cattle fever ticks are as follows: The standard arsenical solution, or approved arsenical preparations which conform to the arsenical test adopted by the United States Bureau of Animal Industry when used in an approved dipping vat or otherwise applied in a manner approved by the State Veterinarian, under the supervision of a State Cattle In- spector. Owners or keepers of cattle are required, upon notice, to have their cattle on hand at the local establish- ed dipping vat or other recognized place for disinfecting properly and regularly in a manner satisfactory to the State Veterinarian. (OWNERS AND KEEPERS OP CATTLE ARE REQUIRED TO HANDLE AND DISIN- FECT THEIR OWN CATTLE UNDER OFFICIAL SU- PERVISION.) Special Notice in Case of Em- ergency. Paragraph 2. When conditions exist to warrant remov- al of cattle or other live stock from infested lots, pastures or ranges, the owners or keepers of cattle, live stock and premises shall, upon written notice from the State Veter- inarian, or cattle inspector, immediately remove same in the manner and methods prescribed by the State Veter- inarian under official supervision. The infested lots, pas- tures or ranges to remain vacant a sufficient time to allow such premises or ranges to be freed of tick infestation. 24 cation Is in Prog- ress into Counties Released from Quarantine. REGULATION NO. 5. Paragraph 1. Cattle originating within counties in ^ ?r'om'*c "untP*"'* which the work of tick eradication is established may be which Tick Eradi" shipped into counties released from State and Federal quarantine or into counties where the work of tick eradica- tion is established, provided such cattle have been inspect- ed and dipped under the supervision of the State Veter- inarian, or a regularly appointed and commissioned cattle inspector prior to shipment. Said cattle inspector shall issue a written permit for the movement of such cattle, same to be attached to way-bill and accompany shipment to destination. Railroad pens, lots and chutes, including the cars or boats used, shall be cleaned and disinfected under official supervision before receiving the cattle for shipment. Paragraph 2. Cattle may be moved from counties in ^vS'pubUc r3"* which the work of tick eradication is established into coun- ties released from State and Federal quarantine, or into other counties in which the work of tick eradication if established via public highways, upon official inspection and written permission, if such highways lead direct into coun- ties released from State and Federal quarantine, provided movement is made without passing through a quarantine county, or part thereof, where the work of tick eradication ^« not established. Paragraph 3. Should it become necessary, in case of what to Do if Acci- emergency, to unload cattle moving under the provision ?n"'^Quaraiitfned of this regulation in a quarantined county, where the work County, of tick eradication is not in progress, then the State Veter- inarian or a regularly appointed and commissioned cattle inspector shall be notified. Said cattle shall not move to destination except under the regulation governing the transportation of cattle from quarantined counties in which the work of tick eradication is not established. REGULATION NO. 6. Paragraph 1. Cattle of the quarantined counties, in Movement of cattie , . , , ■, » ,• 1 T J- • , , 1 ■,- ■, ■, I"'° Counties in which the work of tick eradication is not estaWished, may which Tick Eraa- " leatibtl is in Prbt- ress. 25 be driven or transported into counties where the work of tick eradication is established, provided the ca,ttle are inspected, found free of ticks and dipped under the super- vision of the State Veterinarian, or a regularly appointed and commissioned cattle inspector. An official permit shall be issued to accompany the movement to destination. Notice Must Be Given. Paragraph 2. Notice of a desire to move cattle under this regulation, shall be given a sufficient time in advance to inspect, disinfect, permit and direct the movement. Clean and disinfected cars or boats shall be provided if shipped. Movement of Cattle from Quarantined Counties in which Ticlc Eradication is Not Establish- ed into Counties Released from Quarantine. Cars Must be Cleaned and Dis- infected. M ov e m e n t from counties in Which Tick Eradication is in Progress to Counties Not Un- der Liocal Quar- antine. REGULATION NO. 7. Paragraph 1. Cattle of quarantined counties in which the work of tick eradication has not been established, may be moved into counties released from State and Federal quarantine, provided such cattle upon inspection are ap- parently free of ticks and are dipped once in a standard • arsenical solution, at a recognized official dipping station, under the supervision of the State Veterinarian or a reg- ularly appointed and commissioned cattle inspector, before entering such released counties. The cattle shall move within 12 hours after dipping, without exposure to in- festation en route to loading point or destination, if driven ; if shipped, such official permit shall be attached to the way-bill and accompany same to destination. If upon in- spection the cattle are found infested with the cattle fever tick they shall be quarantined and dipped twice, ten to twelve days apart, before moving to destination. Paragraph 2. Cattle moving under provisions of Para- graph 1 of this Regulation shall, after final dipping, if shipped, be loaded through cleaned and disinfected pens and chutes into cleaned and disinfected cars, or boats, which have been cleaned and disinfected under official supervision, and moved within twenty-four hours after final dipping. REGULATION NO. 8. Paragraph 1. Cattle originating in the counties in 26 which the work of tick eradication is established, if not under local quarantine, may move into a quarantined coun- ty where the work of tick eradication is not established' without official inspection and permission, provided the movement is made directly into the county to which such cattle are destined without passing through a county re- leased from State and Federal quarantine, or through a county in which the work of tick eradication is established. REGULATION NO. 9. Paragraph 1. The chiefs or heads of divisions of trans- Transportation portation companies doing business within the State will *^°'"^N'otifl^'" ^* be notified (by mail) by the State Veterinarian of the establishment of quarantine regulations governing the transportation of cattle; also of all changes or amend- ments to such quarantine regulations. REGULATION NO. 10. Paragraph 1. NO CATTLE SHALL BE ACCEPT- ED BY ANY TRANSPORTATION COMPANY IN THE STATE OP GEORGIA UNLESS SUCH CATTLE ARE FREE OF TICKS. The movement of cattle infested with the cattle fever tick (Margaropus Annulatus) into, within or through the State of Georgia, at any time or for any purpose is prohibited by the laws of the State of Georgia. (See Section 1, Acts of 1918 page 256). Paragraph 2. The owner or authorized agent of owner of cattle desiring to ship cattle from the quarantined area in which tick eradication is not in progress, must file, in duplicate, with agent of transportation company at the time of delivery of said shipment an affidavit sworn to be- fore some officer authorized by law to administer an oath, deposing that he has carefully examined the cattle and found them free- of ticks. The agent at the point of origin must attach the original affidavit to the way-bill, which must accompany the cattle to destination, and must im- mediately send the duplicate of the affidavit to the office of the State Veterinarian, State Capitol, Atlanta, Geor- gia. The agent at destination of shipment shall mark the Cattle Infested With Ticks Can- not Be Loaded or Shipped Into or Within Georgia. Affidavit Must Be Attached to Way- bill. Copy Sent to State Veterina- rian. 27 Form of Affidavit. date of delivery of such shipment on the original affidavit and mail same to the State Veterinarian, State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia, without delay. Note provisions of para- graph 7 to 9 incl. Paragraph 3. The following shall be the only form re- cognized and accepted by the State Veterinarian: , Ga., 192... I, , under oath, declare that I have carefully inspected and disinfected the following described cattle, complying with the provisions of the law regulating the suppression and control of infectious and contagious diseases of live stock in the State of Georgia, the provisions of the special Act of 1918 prohibiting the movement of tick infested cattle, and the supplemental regulations issued for this purpose by the Department of Agriculture, and offer them for shipment — From , in County, State of Georgia, to in County, State of Georgia, Via ; Describe the cattle here : These cattle are free of ticks. Should they, upon in- spection while in transit, be found infested vidth ticks, T agree to pay all costs incident to feeding and disinfecting whUe th^e cattle are held in quarantine, this cost to be a bona fide lien upon these cattle, which shall be paid be- fore cattle are delivered at destination. Owner or authorized Agent of owner (State which). Sworn to and subscribed before me. ,N. P. (Statfe title of offibter t&king cteth). ?8 Paragraph 4. Transportation companies failing to '^SJ^ n s port at to i! n Company Liable secure trom owner, or agent of owner, of said cattle siich They Fan to g< an affidavit in duplicate, or failing to promptly transmit ^'"'^^"*'"- same, as herein provided, to the office of the State Veter- inarian, shall be jointly or individually responsible for any cost of feeding, disinfection and delay incident to quaran- tine restrictions and subject to prosecution should such cattle be found infested with ticks upon official inspection by the State Veterinarian or regularly appointed and com- missioned cattle inspector of the State of Georgia. Paragraph 5. All cattle in the hands of transportation ^subjecfto tolpfi companies within the State of Georgia are subject to in- ^°^ ^""^ Quarar spection at any point by the State Veterinarian or any regularly appointed and commissioned cattle inspector of the State of Georgia. Should any such cattle upon in- spection be found infested with ticks (Margaropus An- nulatus) they will be held in quarantine not less than ten days, until they are properly disinfected twice at the risk and expense of the owner of such cattle or of the transpor- tation company as hereinbefore provided. And the owner, shipper or transportation company will be prosecuted as provided by law. Paragraph 6. Cattle quarantined within the State of Held lo Days an Georgia under the provisions of Regulation No. 10, shall be disinfected in one of the arsenical preparations named in Paragraph 3, of Regulation No. 12.. Following the first disinfection they shall be held in quarantine not less than ten days, when they shall be again disinfected with, or in, the officially recognized arsenical solution. Paragraph 7. The cattle shipper's affidavit as provid- ^^^:"\o^ippUe's°" ed in this regulation SHALL APPLY ONLY IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF CATTLE FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHER IN QUARANTINED COUNTIES, WHERE THE WORK OF TICK ERADICATION HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED, EXCEPT AS HEREIN- AFTER PROVIDED. 29 Inception to Es- pecially Equipped Pens, Located in the Free Area or i n Counties i n Which the "Work of Tick Eradica- tion is in progress Paragraph 8. Transportation of cattle under shippers affidavit as provided for in this regulation may be made to public stock, yards and market centers in counties where the work of tick eradication is established, pr into counties released from State and Federal quarantine, for imme- diate slaughter or other purposes, provided the proprietors or owners of such stock yards or market centers make ap- plication in writing, to the State Veterinarian for his ap- proval, and, provided they equip and set aside separate pens and chutes and alleys (same to be equipped according to requirements of the Regulations of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry for receipt and disposition of cattle of the area quarantined on account of splenetic fever in cattle) for the purpose of handling and disposing of cattle shipped under this regulation. i.gent Should Mark Car and Way Bill To avoid errors in placing cars at proper chutes agents for Identification. j. i ^ -x ii i? j.i i • i ■ i are requested to write the name of the county m which shipment originates on the way-bill and to mark the car containing such shipment: "TO BE UNLOADED IN QUARANTINE PEN. " 'errait Must Ac- company Ship- Paragraph 9. TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES ments from Coun- ties Where Tick MUST REQUIRE AN OFFICIAL PERMIT, IN LIEU Eradication is in Progress. OF THE AFFIDAVIT HEREINBEFORE MENTION- ED, FROM ANY POINT WITHIN THE QUARANTINED COUNTIES IN WHICH THE WORK OP TICK ERADI- CATION IS ESTABLISHED AND IN PROGRESS UN DER STATE AND FEDEARL SUPERVISION. REGULATION NO. 11. )isinfection of Cars, Etc. Paragraph 1. Cars or boats which have carried cattle of the quarantined area shall be cleaned and disinfected according to provisions of these regulations immediately after unloading and before such cars or boats enter the area released from State and Federal quarantine. Manure and litter from quarantined pens or from the area quar- antined for splenetic fever in cattle shall not be released 30 from State and Federal quarantine, unless same, is disin- fected or otherwise handled and disposed of under direc- tion of the State Veterinarian. Paragraph 2. Methods and material recognized for dis- ^Icting^ cars.^Eto." infection are as follows: Remove all litter and loose ma- terial, then saturate the interior surfaces of cars, boats, or other vehicles, including floors, walls and doors, grounds and fences of lots, yards chutes or other premises, with a five percent, solution of pure carbolic acid, cresol com- pound U. S. P. or some recognized saponified cresol solu- tion, four ounces to each gallon of water, with sufficient lime to show where it has been applied. Pens, chutes and alley-ways may be disinfected with double-strength Stand- ard Arsenical Solution. REGULATION NO. 12. Paragraph 1. Any person, firm, corporation, transpor- violators wiu Be tation or other company, who violates these regulations Prosecuted, governing quarantine, inspection, disinfection and move- ment of cattle infested with, or exposed to, splenetic fever infection, transmitted by the cattle fever tick (Margaropus Annulatus) will be prosecuted. See Acts of 1918 H. B. 397. Paragraph 2. Cattle moved in violation of these reg- cattie w^ni Be heia ulations shall be held in quarantine and disinfected ac- '" Quarantine. cording to the prescribed methods at risk and expense of owner or transportation company, as the case may be, and may be ordered returned to point of origin at the discre- tion of the State Veterinarian. Paragraph 3. The only disinfectants recognized for dis- officially Recogniz- infection of cattle in suppressing the spread of splenetic f o r 'DestTOyPni fever in cattle and the eradication of the cattle tick are as follows: 1. Standard arsenical boiled dip ; the stock solution be- ing diluted with nine (9) times its bulk, of cold water. 31 the Cattle Pevei Tick. 2. Standard arsenical self-boiled dip (known as S. B. Dip) ; the stock solution to be diluted with not more than one hundred and twenty-four (l24) or less than ninety- nine (99) times its bulk of cold water. 3. Proprietary arsenical dips recognized by the U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry, to be used in dilutions pres- cribed on the label. REGULATION NO. 13. Paragraph 1. Horses, mules and asses found infested with the cattle fever tick (Margaropus Annulatus) are subject to the provisions of these regulations. Definition of Terrrts. REGULATION NO. 14. Paragraph 1. In construing Special Orders, as well as Regulations promulgated by the State Veterinarian and approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture, the term "cattle" shall embrace bulls, oxen, steers, cows, heifers and calves. Inspectors Not Al- lowed to Charge. REGULATION NO. 15. Paragraph 1. Cattle Inspectors are not allowed to charge or accept a fee of any kind from the public for the performance of their regular official duties. REGULATIONS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF HOG CHOLERA. REGULATION NO. 16. Paragraph 1. Hogs infected with or exposed to hog Hogs Infected With , , ^ ,1, , *= , , Cholera Shall Not cholera Shall not Tun on ranges or commons; such hogs must be confined in strict quarantine, in inclosures owned by or under the control of the owners of such hogs. Run at Large. Carcasses of Chol- era Hogs Must be Burned. Paragraph 2. Carcasses of hogs that have died of cholera or any other infectious or contagious disease must 32 not be transported upon, or across, public highways, but must be burned upon the infected premises. Paragraph 3. The sale of hogs exposed to or infected with hog cholera is prohibited. REGULATION NO. 17. REGULATING INTERSTATE AND INTRASTATE SHIPMENT OP SWINE INTO AND WITHIN THE STATE OP GEORGIA. Section 1. Paragraph 1. No swine which are diseased with hog ^TaTed"*swin?'^' cholera or any other disease shall be transported, trailed, Prohibited, driven, allowed to stray or otherwise be removed from any state into the State of Georgia or from any county in the state of Georgia into any other county in the state. All persons intending to ship swine into or within the state of Georgia shall ascertain before offering them for such ship- ment that the animals are -not diseased and have not been exposed to hog cholera or the contagion of any other dis- ease. Section 2. Paragraph 1. All public stock yards shall be con- Movement of swine ■ t -, ■ i ^ ■, ■. ■ J , ■ for Immediate sidered miected and no interstate or intrastate movement slaughter. of swine therefrom shall be made for feeding, stocking, or breeding purposes except as hereinafter provided. Dis- eased swine shaU not be shipped from any place or for any purpose, into or within the state of Georgia. Swine that are not diseased but have been exposed to cholera or swine plague may be shipped to recognized slaughtering centers for immediate slaughter. When so shipped they shall be billed as "exposed to hog cholera" and the ears shall be so ' placarded; each letter of this placard shall be in block type not less than 3 inches high. Muvement for Oth- Paragraph 2. Swine intended for other purposes than f Purposes Than -If. IT Immediate immediate slaughter may be shipped from public stock slaughter. ') 33 yards, provided that on inspection by the State Veter- inarian, his authorized representatives or an inspector of the U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry they are found to be free from cholera or other communicable or contagious diseases, and that they are treated by a competent veter- inarian, in a portion of the stock yard set aside for this purpose, with one or the other of the following methods set forth under a and b: Cars Must be Disinfected. Shipments by Breed- ers for Other Pur- poses Than Imme- diate Slaughter. (a) Serum alone Methods: The swine may be given "serum 'alone" inoculation with hog cholera serum pre- pared by the State College of Agriculture or serum pre- pared under license from the U. S. Secretary of Agricul- ture. After receiving this treatment they shall be disinfect- ed in a 2% solution of cresol compound, U. S. p., arid be held in non-infectious pens for at least six hours before being loaded for transportation. (b) Simnltaneous Inoculation Method: The swine may be given the "simultaneous inoculation" with hog cholera serum and virus, prepared under license from the U. S. Secretary of Agriculture. After receiving this treatment they shall be held under supervision for a period of not less than 2 weeks. If during this period they have exhibited no symptoms of hog cholera or other contagious disease they shall be disinfected in a 2% solution of cresol com- pound, U. S. P., and be held in non-infectious pens for at least six hours before being loaded for transportation. Paragraph 3. Clean and disinfected cars or other vehicles only shall be used for the movement of swine which have been given the serum alone" inoculation or the "simultaneous inoculation," and such movement must be in every case under certificate issued by the State Veter- inarian, his authorized representative or by an inspector of the U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry. Section 3 Paragraph 1. Shipments direct from breeder to con- 34 sumer may be made provided such shipments are accom- panied by affidavit of breeder that no cholera or other contagious diseases exists in his herd, that the hogs have been inoculated with ' ' serum alone ' ' not more than 14 days prior or the "serum-simultaneous" treatment not less than 21 days prior to shipment and that the hogs and crate have been thoroughly disinfected in a 2% solution of cresol com- pound, U. S. P. Paragraph 2. The following affidavits shall be the only recognized form of affidavit for this purpose : BREEDEES' SWINE HEALTH CERTIFICATE. I, under oath declare that the following described swine : Inoculated with Anti Hog Cholera Serum . Serum Maker's DESCRlf'TION OF HOGS Date C. C. Name offered by me for shipment from to of Ga., by express are not infected with, and have not been exposed to cholera or any other contagious disease. As a special safeguard against exposure during transportation they have been in- oculated with the dose of anti-hog cholera serum hereinbe- fore stated. Both hog and crate have been thoroughly disinfected in a 2% solution of cresol compound, U. S. P. • Signature of Shipper. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 192 State title of officer taking oath. 85 In the event the hogs have been "serum-simultaneously" treated the shipper should state on the affidavit, in space allotted for description of hogs, when and by whom the hogs were "serum-simultaneously" treated. Hog and crate must be thoroughly disinfected in a 2% solution of cresol compound, U. S. P., or some other, officially recognized, standard disinfectant. Paragraph 3. The original affidavit shall accompany the way-bill and the copy shall immediately be forwarded by the shipper to the State Veterinarian, Atlanta, Georgia. Requirements f o r Paragraph 4. Each hog shipped into or within the State to Georgia for Ex- of Georgia for exhibition at any Fair or Live-stock Show o?'"Live* ftock must be protected against hog cholera by the serum-simul- ^^°^^- taneous treatment not less than 3 weeks prior to shipment. Shippers will be required to file with the S|ate Veter- inarian, Atlanta, Georgia, an affidavit, giving number of hogs, breed, name, registration number and age of each animal, not less than one week before such hogs are shipped for exhibition purposes. The State Veterinarian will then issue a permit for the shipment of such hogs for exhibition purposes, -which per- mit must accompany the shipment. Failure to comply with the provisions of this regula- tion will subject such hog shipments to quarantine and they shall be inoculated with hog cholera serum before being re- leased from quarantine. Section 4. Paragraph 1. Failure on the part of transportation companies to secure from shipper Breeders Swine Health Certificate, or Permit for exhibition hogs, shall cause such shipments to be quarantined and held in quarantine for 3 weeks at the expense of the transportation company. Section 5. Paragraph 1. Cars and other vehicles and pens or yards Cleaning and Disin- fecting Cars. 36 which have contained shipments of diseased or exposed swine shall be cleaned and disinfected as soon as possible after unloading. Cars that have .contained shipments of swine destined to market centres, shall not be removed un- til they have been cleaned and disinfected under official supervision. Cleaning and disinfection shall be done by first removing all litter and manure and then saturating the in- terior surfaces of the cars and woodwork, flooring, and ground of the chutes, alleys and pens with a solution made with 4 ounces of cresol compound, U. S. P., to each gallon of water, to which should be added sufficient lime (not to exceed 1% pounds per gallon) to show where it has been, applied. REGULATION NO. 18. Paragraph 1. Owners of swine in any community in which hog cholera is suspected are requested to communi- ^n"rian''ta*case^of cate with the State Veterinarian in order that the disease choiera^'^ ^ ° ^ may be investigated and proper measures taken to control the spread of disease. Free public demonstrations in in- jecting hogs with serum will be given by graduate veteri- narians in any community where cholera is prevalent. The owner of the hogs that are injected at these demonstrations must pay for the serum. Paragraph 2. The distribution of hog cholera serum is in charge of the State Veterinarian, (see Acts of 1911). The present price of College serum is one cent per cubic centimeter (c.c). The sale or free distribution of virulent blood, except to those authorized by the State Veterinarian to handle hog cholera virus, is prohibited. TUBERCULOSIS IN CATTLE AND THE TUBERCU- LIN TEST. REGULATION NO. 19. Paragraph 1. The use of tuberculous cows in dairies is a grave danger to public safety, and therefore, strictly prohibited. 37 REGULATION NO. 20. ^1!a«il Fo'i^Fut'ure Paragraph 1. Cattle reacting to the tuberculin test Identification. within this State must be promptly reported to the State Veterinarian. For future identification all reactors shall immediately be branded T. R. on left jaw, with letters not less than 2 inches nor more than 3 inches high; or they may be properly tagged for identification. Cannot Be Sold; Paragraph 2. The sale of tubercular cattle within the Must Be siaugh- ^^^^^ j^ hereby prohibited. Federal laws prohibit the movement of tubercular cattle interstate, except when ship- ped under special permit for slaughter, to recognized abat- toirs maintaining Government inspection. Reactors to the tuberculin test shall be slaughtered in properly equip- ped abattoirs, under the personal supervision of the State Veterinarian, Assistant State Veterinarian or in an estab- lishment where federal meat inspection is maintained. REGULATION NO. 21. Requirements for Shipping Cattle Paragraph 1. All cattle shipped or driven into this Into Georgia. , ■-,■,-,■,■, -n -ii State must be accompanied by a health certificate, includ- ing a tuberculin test record, unless such shipment is moving under exemption as provided in Paragraph 3 of this Regu- lation. Such tuberculin test record will not be accepted unless it conforms to the following requirements : (a). Only regular official Interstate Health Certificates will be accepted. Tuberculin test must be made not more than 60 days prior to shipment. Each animal must be de- scribed sufficient for identification, stating breed, age, weight, color, marks, or name and number if registered. (b). The thermal test shall be the only officially recog- nized test in the State of Georgia. Tuberculin test records must have not less than three pre-injection, nor less than seven post-injection tempera- tures. The pre-injection temperature shall cover a period of not less than eight hours. The record of post-injection temperatures shall begin not later than eight hours after 38 injection, and, in no case, shall the post-injection tempera- tures be recorded less than two nor more than three hours apart, the last temperature record to be taken not earlier than the 20th hour after injection. Health certificates and tuberculin test recoi;ds will not be accepted unless properly filled out and plainly written. (c). All cattle shall be subject to a re-test from 30 to 90 days after their arrival should there, in the opinion of the State Veterinarian, exist a reasonable doubt as Db the correctness of the former test. Pending the results of a re- test such cattle shall remain in strict quarantine. Retest. (d). Health certificates and tuberculin test records are ^eaim certYfl^- cates for Shinning Cattle Into Geor- gia. only accepted when issued by qualified graduate veteri- narians, whose competency and reliability are vouched for by the State Veterinarian of the State where the shipment origniates and approved by the Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry for interstate tuberculin testing, or by a Veterinarian in the employ of the U. S. Bureau of Ani- mal Industry. Paragraph 2. Eailroads, Express and other transpor- tation companies shall not accept such shipments without properly executed health certificates and tuberculin test records, or exemption certificates as provided in Paragraph 3. Failing to secure from shipper health certificate and tu- berculin test record, or exemption certificate such cattle wiU be held in quarantine and tested under State supervision at the expense of the carrier in whose possession such ship- ment is found. Such violation may also be prosecuted. Transnort a t Ion Comnanies Must Secure Tuberculin Test and Health certificate Before Accentlne Shln- ment. Paragraph 3. Special exemption waiving the tuberculin -^^^^^jf "'Jpest Re-^' test may upon request be issued by the State Veterinarian auirementa. for strictly range bred cattle shipped for breeding purposes; also for feeder steers and for cattle for im- mediate slaughter destined to recognized slaughtering cen- ters at which abattoirs are located and at which either State or Federal Meat Inspection is maintained. Cattle originating in a State or Federal Accredited Tuberculous 39 Free Herd may be shipped into the State when accompanied by proper health certificate and copy of last official test record. REGULATION NO. 22. HeliTh certiflcTtel^ Paragraph 1. Tuberculin test records must be issued in quadruplicate. The Veterinarian making the test shall forward the original to the State Veterinarian at Atlanta, Georgia, the duplicate to the Live Stock Sanitary Official of the State where shipment originates, the triplicate to the U. ^. Bureau of Animal Industry Inspector in Charge of Tuberculosis Eradication Work in the State of origin and the quadruplicate copy shall be attached to the waybill and accompany shipment to destination. Should the Veterina- rian fail to transmit the original tuberculin test record to the State Veterinarian the shipment will be quarantined until the tuberculin test records are produced or until the cattle are tested under State supervision. wiiat to Do if Tu- Paragraph 2. Railroads entering the State of Georgia Not j^ttaohed to must not accept from connecting carriers cattle not accom- panied by proper health certificate and tuberculin test record or shippers exemption certificate. Should shipment arrive at any point within the State of Georgia without such tuberculin test record of cattle or shipper's exemption cer- tificate the agent at destination or transfer point shall not deliver such shipment, but shall immediately notify the State Veterinarian by wire, who will direct disposition of said shipment. GLANDERS. REGULATION NO. 23. Paragraph 1. All horses, mules or asses manifesting clinical evidence of glanders shall be killed. Paragraph 2. Horses, mules and asses exposed to glan- ders may be quarantined for a sufficient time to permit the infection to develop, or to permit the State Veterinarian 40 Waybill. or his duly authorized representative to test such animal or animals with mallein. The subcutaneous and opthal- mie mallein test shall, either or both, be recognized official test for glanders. REGULATION NO. 24. Paragraph 1. Stalls, barns, troughs, lots, posts, harness, buckets and all places that may be infected with the germs of glanders shall be disinfected as directed by the State Veterinarian or his duly authorized representative. Paragraph 2. All carcasses of glandered animals shall be either burned or they may be buried not less than 4 feet deep. REGULATION NO. 25. Paragraph 1. To prevent cruelty to animals while in transit by railroads or other carriers within the State the provisions of the Federal Act known as the Twenty-eight Hour Law are hereby adopted to govern intrastate trans- portation of livestock. SALE OP BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS. REGULATION NO. 26. Paragraph 1. Manufacturers or distributors of veteri- -"^^ofolicai^^prod- nary biological products, offered for sale in the State of ucts Must secure Georgia, must operate under license issued by the U. S. veterinarian. Secretary of Agriculture and must secure a "PERMIT" from the State Veterinarian. Paragraph 2. The sale or distribution of mallein, vet- erinary tuberculin, and anthrax vaccine in the State of Georgia, except through the office of the State Veterina- rian, is prohibited by law. See Acts of 1918, H. B. 430. Promulgated by PETER F. BAHNSEN, State Veterinarian. Approved Dec. 17th, 1917: J. J. BROWN, Commissioner of Agriculture. 41 il UGGESTIONS FOB KEEPING HOGS FREE OF WORMS Take one bushel of charcoal, one bushel of hardwood ashea, thirty pounds of table salt and inake a mixture. Then take one-half gallon of boiling water, dissolve in it six pounds of copperas, (sulphate of iron); dissolve thoroughly and pour the mixture over the charcoal> ashes and table salt. Agitate thoroughly so as to make a complete mixture and then place it in a trough where the hogs can get at it whenever they want it. This preparation should be kept in a place where it cannot get wet. Another formula that is of value as a vermifuge consists of 3 ounces carbonate of iron, 2 ounces of turpentine. Water sufficient to make 1 quart. Give one tablespoonful in slops for each 100 pounds weight of hog, twice a week. Where worm infestation is not too extensive good results are ob- tained by putting a tablespoonful of kerosene per 100 pounds weight of hog in the slops once a week. The following remedy has for years been advocated by the federal government as a good tonic and alterative: Wood charcoal --- 1 pound Sulphur _:. 1 pound Sodium chloride 2 pounds Sodium bicarb 2 pounds Sodium hyposulphite 2 povmds Sodium sulphite 1 pound Black antimony 1 pound This powder should not be given oftener than once a week. The dose is one tablespoonful for 200 pounds weight of hog. Don't keep LOUSY HOGS. A small application of ordinary engine oil repeated every fourteen days or three wekes will keep your hogs free of lice. Or install a cement hog wallow. IE CONCRETE DIPPING VAT (For Ticks, Horn-Files, "Wolves," Lice, Etc.) Before making excavation, study dimensions of Vat here illustrated'. The wooden frames, or molds, should be constructed of 2 by 4 braces on 'outside of which boards are tacked. After the concrete has set, the frame is X: out, and the inside of Vat is coated with pure cement of the consistence of butteri The walls of Vat should be built one foot above surface of ground. CONCRETE. The concrete should be made of cement, 1 part; sand, 3 parts; gravel, broken |!or brick, 5 parts; and all should be thoroughly mixed. DRIPPING PEN, ETC. A dripping pen, 10 ft. wide by 12 to 15 ft. long, with concrete floor graded toi 4the Vat. should be constructed at ontlet end. Convenient pens for cattle should be constructed at each end of Vat. Chute at entrance to Vat should be about 30 to 32 inches wide. Both Vat and dripping pen should be roofed. TO ASCERTAIN THE CAPACITY OF A DIPPING VAT. ,. Measure, in inches, the length at the top of disinfectant solution line, and als ' the bottom. Add these two numbers together and divide by 2 to get the average ler In the same way measure in inches the top width and the width at the bottom, and di by 2 to get the average width. Then measure the depth of the Vat to solution lln Inches. Multiply the average length by the average width and multiply the result by depth. Divide the last result by 231, and the answer will be the number of gallons Vat will hold when filled. Syi?£ V/EIA/ OUTLET OF (,ft EN7 DIPPING ^,,v/ir Cross SecTTon COMPOSITION AND PREPARATION OF THE ARSENICAL SOLUTION. When cattle are dipped every two weeks, the following formula may be used: White arsenic •--- '_"" 24 lbs'. Sal Soda (common washing soda) -^ ^^ ^ gallons. Pine Tar "_ __ 500 gallons. Water ', """" ilFor interstate shipments the following formula is required: ^^ ^^^^ White Arsenic "[_" 25 lbs! Sal Soda (common washing soda) ZZ'IZ Z'-'S\ or 2 gallons. Pi ne T ar ^ZZZZ-Ji-^-— BOO gallons. DissllK;;Ta'ta';"k7turcrn7aw;7V5'^^^^ and boil for 30 minutes. Let this ^o'"t'°n ™°1 ^° "p°our YhTs conoentoted solution : ■^^''^%^^lTJ^%SV^.%^^\^ll^^^^ot'^^^^^^^ A 1,500-gallon Vat ;ire three times the above amount. PRECAUTIONS. The arsenical solution is poisonous and ta°ndYed''car«''both\efor"e "and Infr"; Cattle should be watered before a>PP'"S^"'^,£t"f'fiLf^g%en until the ceases -. •-^'^'^^U^m"'Bet\ef?rd1p°nX?any'morn[ni'o? Fate evening, when practica ^l?h'orc'?fnL'?y?udgm"nt tSe^^Vill be no accidents from the dipping process. AM kinds of farm animals may be dipped. ^^ ^^^^^ ^ BAHNSEN, State Veterinarian, Atlanta, Ga.