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 Animals.

428 Sect.

By

2.

Statute.

Slaughter

by local authorities. Pleuro-

pneumonia. Foot and

mouth

of diseases other than cattle plague, the Board may and authorise slaughter by local authorities (g). The Board must slaughter cattle affected with pleuro-pneumonia, and may, if they think fit, slaughter cattle suspected of, or exposed

In the case

direct

such infection (li). When slaughter is decided upon, it must, if the owner by notice in writing so requires, be done within twentyto,

one days

{i).

The Board may,

if they think fit, slaughter any animals, and a slaughter any cattle, sheep, or swine (k) affected with, or suspected of, or exposed to the infection of, foot and mouth

local authority

disease.

may

disease®. Swine

fever.

The Board may

also slaughter any swine affected with, or susor exposed to the infection of, swine fever (m). A local authority may slaughter horses, asses, or mules affected with glanders, but, if the owner objects, only with the authority of

pected Glanders.

Sheep pox.

of,

the Board; if the owner consents they may slaughter such animals when suspected of glanders (n). A local authority must slaughter, within two days of their hearing of the disease, all sheep affected with sheep pox, and may, if thej' think fit, slaughter sheep suspected of, or exposed to, the infection ofit(o).

General provisions as to slaughter and disposal of carcases.

925. The Board may reserve for observation and treatment an animal liable to be slaughtered. When an animal has been slaughtered the carcase belongs to the Board or local authority (whichever ordered the slaughter), and must be disposed of as they direct. A record of slaughter must be kept {]>). The Board or the local authority may use the land of the owner of a slaughtered animal for the burial of the carcase, or common or uninclosed land if the Board approves (^/) and the Board may make orders prescribing and regulating the burial and destruction of carcases of slaughtered animals, or of animals dying while diseased or suspected (?). ,

Compensation.

926. Compensation is to be paid to persons whose animals are slaughtered for the common good. Tlie rate varies according to the disease for the prevention of which the animal was slaughtered, and according to whether the animal was actually affected with disease or not (s). When insurance is payable upon animals thus slaughtered, the (ty)

(h) (?:)

(k) (/)

(m) {n) (o)

Iq) (r)

Diseases of Animals Act, 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 57), s. 19. Ibid., s. 14 (1), (2). I hid., s. 14 (4). Foot and Mouth Disease Order, 1895, s. 22. Diseases of Animals Act, 1894 (57 k 58 Vict. c. 57), s. 15 (1).

I hid.,

s.

16

(1).

Glanders or Parcy Order, 1894, s. 13. Sheep Pox Order, 1895, s. 18. Diseases of Animals Act, 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. Ibid., s. 20 (4).

c.

57),

s.

20.

s. 22 (xvi.) Swine Fever Order, 1894, s. 7 Cattle Plague Order, Sheep Pox Order, 1895, s. 8; Pieuro-pneumoiiia Order, 1895, s. 7; Foot and Mouth Disease Order, 1895, s. 7; Epizootic Lymphangitis Order,

1895, 1905, (s)

Ibid., s.

s.





8;

10.

See Diseases of Animals Act, 1894 (57

&

58 Vict.

c. 57), ss. 7, 14, 15,

16;