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of every other power enabling them in this behalf, do order, and it is hereby
ordered, as follows:—
1.—Interpretation.
1.—In this Order—
"The Board" means the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries.
"Local Authority" means a Local Authority for the purposes of the
Act of 1894.
"The Act of 1894" means the Diseases of Animals Act, 1894.
"Inspector" includes Veterinary Inspector.
"Bovine animal" means a bull, cow, ox, heifer, or calf.
"Milk" includes cream and separated or skimmed milk.
Other terms have, where the context so permits, the same meaning and scope
as in the Act of 1894.
2.—Notice of Disease.
2.—(1) Every person having in his possession or under his charge —
(i.) Any cow which is, or appears to be, suffering from tuberculosis of
the udder, indurated udder, or other chronic disease of the
udder; or
(ii.) Any bovine animal which is, or appears to be, emaciated from
tuberculosis,
shall, without avoidable delay, give information of the fact to a constable of
the police force for the area wherein the animal is, or to an Inspector of the
Local Authority, and the constable or Inspector shall transmit the information
to the Local Authority, who, if not themselves the Sanitary Authority, shall
inform that Authority.
(2) The person in possession or having charge of the animal shall forthwith
take such steps as are necessary to secure compliance with Article 8 (Precautions
to be adopted with respect to Milk, etc.), and Article 9 (Detention and
Isolation of Suspected Animals).
3.—Inspection and Examination of Animals.
3.—(1) Where a Local Authority, by reason of information received under
the preceding Article or otherwise, have reasonable ground for supposing that
on any premises in their District there is a cow which is suffering from
chronic disease of the udder, or giving tuberculous milk, or a bovine animal
which is emaciated from tuberculosis, the Local Authority shall with all
practicable speed cause such veterinary examination of the bovine animals on
such premises to be made by a Veterinary Inspector as in the opinion of the
Local Authority is necessary, to ascertain whether any cow thereon is
suffering from tuberculosis of the udder or giving tuberculous milk, or
whether any bovine animal thereon is emaciated from tuberculosis. The
Inspector may apply the tuberculin test to a bovine animal with the previous
consent in writing of the owner thereof or of his agent, but not otherwise.