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 United States DepMnilnt^IgFkdture, 
 
 BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 
 
 ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
 FOR THE SUPPRESSION AND PREVENTION OF TUBERCULOSIS IN 
 CATTLE. 
 
 Executive Office, 
 Commissioners of the District of Columbia. 
 
 Washington, November 26^ 1909. 
 
 Ordered: The Commissioners of the District of Columbia having 
 learned that tuberculosis, a communicable disease, prevails among the 
 cattle in the District of Columbia and adjacent States, do hereby, pur- 
 suant to law, authorize and direct the following' measures for the 
 prompt suppression and to prevent the spread of bovine tuberculosis 
 within the District of Columbia and to adjoining- States: 
 
 Section 1. It is hereby ordered that no cattle shall, in any manner, 
 be removed from the District of Columbia except upon written per- 
 mission from the Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry or the 
 Health Officer of the District of Columbia, which removal shall only 
 be granted for cattle which have successfully passed an official tuber- 
 culin test, oi- are for immediate slaughter at an establishment at which 
 United States meat inspection is maintained. 
 
 Sec. 2. Any person, firm, or corporation desiring- to bring any 
 cattle into the District of Columbia, except as provided in section 3, 
 paragraph (c), shall first make application and obtain a permit from 
 the Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry or from the Health Officer 
 of the District of Columbia. The said application shall be in writing, 
 stating the number, sex. and the age of the cattle, whether over or 
 under 6 months old, the exact place, date, and time at which it is 
 desired to enter said cattle, and their destination within the District 
 of Columbia, together with a declaration showing clearly the purpose 
 for which the cattle are desired to be entered, whether for immediate 
 slaughter, feeding or breeding purposes, or for milk production. 
 
 Sec. 3. (a) Cattle offered for entry into the District of Columbia 
 must be accompanied by a permit, as provided in section 2, and must 
 be identified by an official veterinarian of the Bureau of Animal 
 Industry or of the Health Department of the District of Columbia. 
 and must be appropriately tagged before entrance is permitted, except 
 as provided in paragraph (c) of this section. . 
 
 (b) Cattle over 6 months old, for purposes other than immediate 
 slaughter, unless accompanied by a satisfactory certificate of tubercu- 
 lin test by a veterinary inspector of the Bureau of Animal Industry 
 or an official veterinarian of the Health Department of "the District of 
 Columbia or of the State from which brought, must be immediately 
 taken after identification, as provided in paragraph (//) of this section, 
 to a place designated by the Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry 
 
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or Health Officer of the District of Columbia, and there quarantined 
 apart from all other cattle until officially tuberculin tested and dis- 
 posed of in accordance with these regulations: l^rovided^ That no 
 indemnity shall be allowed for such cattle as shall be slaughtered on 
 account of their being deemed to be tuberculous. When accompanied 
 by certificate of tuberculin test, as herein provided, the siid certificate 
 must show the place and the date, within thirty days, of being offered 
 for entry, of inspection and tuberculin testing, also temperature chart, 
 description of the animal or animals, age, markings, and tag numbers, 
 if tagged. 
 
 (c) Cattle for immediate slaughter may enter the District of Colum- 
 bia if tagged in accordance with paragraph (a) and without the 
 tuberculin test, on condition that the tag therein provided for shall 
 remain attached to the hide until removed in the presence of an 
 employee of the Bureau of Animal Industry or of the Health Depart- 
 ment of the District of Columbia, to either of whom it shall be deliv- 
 ered. The owner of the animal at the time of slaughter is hereby 
 required to notify the Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry or the 
 Health Officer of the District of Columbia, stating the place where the 
 hides will be found. If shipped in cars and consigned direct to an 
 establishment having United States meat inspection, cattle for imme- 
 diate slaughter may enter the District of Columbia without complying 
 with section 2 and section 3, paragraph (a): Provided, however, That 
 the consignee shall keep a complete record of each animal received, 
 date of receipt, its place of origin, railroads traversed, name of ship- 
 per, and butcher class to which each animal belongs, and shall report 
 the same before the 1 slaughter of any such animals to the Chief of the 
 Bureau of Animal Industry through the veterinary inspector stationed 
 at that establishment. 
 
 (d) Cattle under 6 months old for purposes other than immediate 
 slaughter, when not accompanied by certificates as indicated in para- 
 graph (/>), may be brought into the District of Columbia as provided 
 in paragraph (a), but said cattle must be accompanied by affidavits b}^ 
 the breeder or feeder and by the owner or shipper: said affidavits to 
 state that tuberculosis has not been known to exist on the premises, 
 during the six months immediately preceding the otter for entry, upon 
 which said animals have been kept. 
 
 Sec. 4. Cattle over 6 months old already within the District of 
 Columbia shall be inspected and tuberculin tested by a veterinary 
 inspector of the Bureau of Animal Industry or of the Health Depart- 
 ment of the District of Columbia. Cattle under 6 months old shall, 
 in (he same manner, be inspected, and when deemed necessary shall be 
 tuberculin tested, said inspection and tuberculin testing to be repeated 
 annually, or at such times as the Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry 
 or the Health Officer of the District of Columbia may direct. All such 
 cattle shall be officially tagged " IT. S., B. A. I.," with a serial number, 
 or b ' LI. S., B. A. I., Reacted," with a serial number. 
 
 Sec. 5. All cattle already within the District of Columbia which 
 are deemed to be tuberculous, either as a result of physical examina- 
 tion or the tuberculin test, shall be slaughtered within a time and at a 
 place designated by the Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry or 
 the Health Officer of the District of Columbia, and shall be subject to 
 official post-mortem inspection, and the carcass of any such animal 
 shall be disposed of according to the meat- inspection regulations of 
 the Bureau of Animal Industry. All such cattle shall be appraised 
 
before being slaughtered, the owners to be indemnified as hereinafter 
 provided from any available appropriation made by Congress for the 
 Bureau of Animal Industry of the United States Department of Agri- 
 culture for carrying out the provisions of the act of May 29, 1884, 
 except as specified in section 8 of these regulations: Provided, That 
 no liability shall be incurred under these regulations by the United 
 States Department of Agriculture in excess of the funds available 
 from the aforesaid appropriation of Congress, and whenever the Chief 
 of the Bureau of Animal Industry shall deem it necessary or advisable?, 
 because of the lack of funds for the aforesaid purpose, he shall notify 
 the Health Officer of the District of Columbia to that effect, and there- 
 after no liabilities shall accrue against the United States on account 
 of any act done or permitted under these regulations. ^ 
 
 Sec. 6. (a) The Health Officer of the District of Columbia shall desig- 
 nate or request the Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry to designate 
 an appraiser, who shall appraise each animal within five days prior to 
 the date of slaughter, basing the amount upon the class and market 
 value of the animal at the time of the appraisal, whether for breeding 
 purposes or for meat or milk production. Animals reacting to the 
 tuberculin test but not exhibiting any physical evidence of tuberculosis 
 shall be appraised without considering the presence of a diseased con- 
 dition, but animals exhibiting any physical evidence of tuberculosis 
 shall be appraised as diseased animals. The amount of appraisal shall 
 not in any case exceed the sum of seventy-five dollars for a purebred 
 and registered animal, or the sum of fifty dollars for a grade or non- 
 registered animal. If the amount of appraisal of any animal, as deter- 
 mined by the appraiser designated, is not satisfactory to the owner or 
 owners of such animal, a written notice of such fact, setting forth the 
 reasons for complaint, shall be forwarded upon the day of appraisal 
 to the Health Officer of the District of Columbia. The amount of the 
 appraisal shall then be determined by arbitrators, one to be appointed 
 by the Health Officer of the District of Columbia or the Chief of the 
 Bureau of Animal Industry and one Iry the owner or owners of the 
 animal or animals. If the said arbitrators are not able to agree as to 
 the amount of appraisal, a third arbitrator shall be appointed by them, 
 whose decision shall be final. Arbitrators shall be paid at a rate 
 of compensation not to exceed five dollars per diem and necessary 
 expenses. Compensation for the arbitrator appointed by the owner, 
 and the third arbitrator, if appointed, shall be paid from the fund of 
 the United States Department of Agriculture if the decision made is 
 against the arbitrator appointed by the Health Officer or the Chief of 
 the Bureau of Animal Industry, but if the decision is in favor of such 
 arbitrator the owner shall pay the compensation of the arbitrator 
 appointed by him, and the third arbitrator, if appointed. 
 
 (h) Following the appraisal of animals, in accordance with para- 
 graph (a) of this section, the amount of reimbursement shall be deter- 
 mined by the results of post-mortem inspection according to the 
 following rules: 
 
 Rule 1. If any animal is found, upon post-mortem inspection, not 
 to be affected with tuberculosis, the carcass and other edible portions 
 shall be passed for food, and the owner shall sell the same, including all 
 accompanying parts, for a reasonable price, which price shall be 
 deducted from the amount of appraisal, and the balance, if any, thus 
 remaining, shall be paid from any fund available for that purpose. 
 
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 Ride ( 2. If any animal is found, upon post-mortem inspection, to be 
 affected with tuberculosis, and the lesions are such that the carcass 
 and parts of the carcass are passed for food, the owner shall sell the 
 same, including all accompanying 1 parts, for a reasonable price, which 
 price shall be deducted from eight3 T per centum of the amount of the 
 appraisal, and the balance, if any, thus remaining shall be paid from 
 an} T fund available for that purpose. 
 
 Rule J. — If any animal, upon post-mortem inspection, is condemned 
 for offal, the owner shall sell the hide for a reasonable price, which 
 price shall be deducted from forty per centum of the amount of the 
 appraisal, and the balance, if an} T , thus remaining shall be paid from 
 any fund available for that purpose. 
 
 Sec. 7. Any premises upon which there have been kept animals 
 affected with tuberculosis shall be disinfected promptly after the re- 
 moval of such animals, and in a manner satisfactory to the Chief of 
 the Bureau of Animal Industry or the Health Officer of the District 
 of Columbia, said disinfection to be at the expense of the owner or 
 owners of the premises or of the owner of the animals. 
 
 Sec. 8. Any owner, shipper, or common carrier bringing any cattle 
 into the District of Columbia in violation of these regulations will be 
 liable to prosecution, and the cattle shall be immediately removed, at 
 the owner's expense, from the District of Columbia. Such cattle, 
 however, may remain in the District of Columbia if inspected and 
 tuberculin tested under the following conditions: The owner or owners 
 shall first sign an agreement providing for the inspection and tuber- 
 culin test by a veterinary inspector of the Bureau of Animal Industry 
 or of the Health Department of the District of Columbia, and if any 
 one or more of the said animals should then be deemed tuberculous, 
 that he or they will cause such animals to be slaughtered in accordance 
 with the specifications of section five of these regulations; and, further, 
 that no claim for reimbursement for any loss which might be thus sus- 
 tained will ever be made against the United States Department of 
 Agriculture, or any other branch of the United States Government, 
 or the District of Columbia, or any officer or department thereof. 
 
 Sec. 9. Any person violating any of these regulations, or entering 
 cattle by fraudulent means, or using false or fraudulent tags, or inter- 
 fering in any way with the work of any official, or using any false or 
 fraudulent means to enable any cattle to pass the tuberculin test, shall 
 be punished by a fine of not more than forty dollars nor less than five 
 dollars. 
 
 The foregoing regulations shall go into effect upon their approval 
 by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
 
 IIknky B. F. Macfarland, 
 Henry L. West, 
 William V. Judson, 
 Commissioners of the District of Colum ha. 
 
 Approved, November 27, 1909. 
 
 James Wilson, 
 Secretary of Agriculture. 
 
 Note.— The States of Maryland and Virginia require tuberculin test for dairy and 
 neat cattle entering from other States. 
 
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