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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 115

arrival to be free from disease, and not infected stock, and if the provisions of these regulations have been otherwise complied with, be exempted from quarantine, and may be allowed to land on such conditions and subject to such restrictions as the Minister directs.

41. In connection with the quarantine of imported live-stock, the charges set out in the Fifteenth Schedule hereto shall be payable for the services mentioned therein: Provided that the charges and expenses for transport to and from quarantine and for inspection and dipping shall be calculated on the whole number of live-stock dealt with at any one time; and where there are more owners than one each owner shall be liable for a proportionate share of such charges and expenses.

REMOVAL OF LIVE-STOCK TO A QUARANTINE-GROUND AND TREATMENT THEREIN.

42. All live-stock introduced into the Dominion which are required by these regulations to undergo a period of quarantine shall, if the Inspector so directs, be washed and disinfected, and shall then be conveyed by water, at the importer's risk and expense, to a quarantine-ground.

43. While undergoing the period of quarantine imposed by these regulations, live-stock shall be housed, fed, and otherwise managed as directed by an Inspector, and shall undergo such examination and treatment as is hereinafter prescribed, and such further examination and treatment as the Inspector directs.

44. Such examination and treatment may include any of the diagnostic methods or means of treatment used in veterinary practice.

45. Such examination and treatment may include, in the case of—
    (a.) Any horse, ass, or mule, the mallein test;
    (b.) Any cattle, the tuberculin test.
    These specific tests shall be carried out only by a Government veterinarian.

46. In the case of sheep and goats the treatment shall include—
    (a.) Shearing, unless otherwise directed by the Director.
    (b.) Dipping on at least two occasions (with an interval of not more than fourteen days) by thorough immersion in a solution approved by the Director.

47. All wool and hair removed from such sheep and goats shall be thoroughly immersed and saturated in such solution as the Director directs.

48. If any live-stock while undergoing quarantine reacts to one of the prescribed tests, or if in the opinion of the examining veterinarian such live-stock is diseased, such live-stock shall be destroyed or otherwise dealt with as the Director directs.

49. Before any live-stock is destroyed pursuant to the last preceding regulation the Inspector shall, if practicable, give to the importer of such live-stock not less than two days’ notice in writing of the intention to destroy such live-stock, and on the destruction of such live-stock a post mortem examination shall be made by a Government veterinarian, who shall report the result to the Director.

50. If the post mortem examination of any animal destroyed as being diseased discloses that such animal was free from disease, the Minister may authorize the payment of such compensation as he thinks fit to the owner of such animal: Provided that the amount of such compensation shall not in any case exceed the original selling-price to the importer of such animal in the country whence it was imported, together with all charges for freight, keep, &c., up to the time of destruction. Evidence of such price and charges shall be such documents, statutory declarations, and other evidence as the Minister may require.

REGULATION OF QUARANTINE-GROUNDS.

51. No person shall enter or leave a quarantine-ground without the permission of an Inspector.

52. No live-stock, vehicle, or goods of any description whatsoever shall be taken into or out of a quarantine-ground without the written permission of an Inspector, and without compliance with the conditions prescribed in such permission; and if any live-stock, vehicle, or goods other than those permitted by an Inspector are found in a quarantine-ground, such live-stock, vehicle, or goods shall be destroyed or otherwise dealt with as the Minister directs.

53. All persons employed in any quarantine-ground shall obey the orders and carry out the instructions of the Inspector in charge thereof, and shall assist in every way in their power to prevent the spread of any disease.

54. All persons on a quarantine-ground shall comply with the directions of the Inspector in charge thereof.

55. The Inspector in charge of a quarantine-ground may, by order in writing, require any person who will not comply with his directions or the regulations to leave the ground; and such person shall on receipt of such notice immediately comply therewith, and shall, prior to leaving the ground, submit himself and his effects to such disinfection (if any) as may be required by the Inspector.

56. Any litter used in connection with any live-stock in quarantine, and the excreta of such live-stock, shall be burned if so ordered by the Inspector.

RELEASE OF LIVE-STOCK FROM QUARANTINE.

57. On the expiration of the period of quarantine hereinbefore prescribed for the several kinds of imported live-stock, such live-stock shall be examined by a Government veterinarian, who shall ascertain whether all the requirements of these regulations in respect of such live-stock have been fully complied with, and whether such live-stock are not infected stock, and are free from disease; and if he is satisfied in these respects he shall sign a certificate in the form in the Sixteenth Schedule hereto; and if such live-stock are not infected stock, and are free from disease, and if the charges and expenses due have been paid, such live-stock may, but not otherwise, be released.

58. If any importer refuses or fails for seven days to remove his live-stock from quarantine on the expiry of the period thereof, and on being notified that he may do so, or if he refuses or neglects to pay any charges or expenses incurred with respect to such live-stock, they may be sold by order of the Minister, and the proceeds paid into the Public Account: Provided that if the amount realized from the sale of such live-stock is more than the total amount of charges and expenses payable in respect thereof, the balance of the proceeds, after deducting the amount of charges and expenses, shall be paid to the importer or other person entitled thereto.

59. Any live-stock carried, conveyed, or brought from any quarantine-ground without compliance with these regulations may be seized and placed in quarantine by any Inspector of Stock, officer of Customs, or member of the Police Force, or may be destroyed or otherwise dealt with as the Minister directs.

INTRODUCTION OF FODDER, FITTINGS, AND THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FOREIGN OR AUSTRALASIAN LIVE-STOCK.

Fodder from the United Kingdom.

60. Fodder which has been taken on board at any port in the United Kingdom for the use of foreign live-stock being conveyed to the Dominion may, on the issue of a permit by the Inspector, be removed from such vessel to the quarantine-ground for the use of such foreign live-stock during its detention in quarantine.

Things used in Connection with Foreign Live-stock.

61. Clothing, fittings, utensils, crates or boxes, kennels, harness, saddlery, implements, or any other appliances or things used on any vessel in connection with any foreign live-stock introduced into the Dominion may be destroyed, refused admission, or, on the issue of a permit by the Inspector, may be introduced into the Dominion: Provided, however, that such clothing, fittings, utensils, crates or boxes, kennels, harness, saddlery, implements, or other appliances or things must, if allowed to be introduced, be subjected, at the expense of the importer, to the treatment and disinfection hereinafter prescribed, and to such further treatment and disinfection as the Inspector deems necessary and directs.

62. Rugs or other clothing and similar articles shall, if steam under pressure is available, be subjected to moist steam at a pressure of from 10 lb. to 15 lb. to the square inch for twenty minutes after the expulsion of air from the disinfecting-chamber. If steam under pressure is not available, rugs or other clothing and similar articles shall be soaked in a hot soapy cresol solution, as prescribed by an Inspector, for not less than one hour.

63. All unstuffed harness and saddlery shall be disinfected by thorough washing with an approved disinfectant solution. Stuffed harness shall be stripped of all stuffing and lining, and saturated with an approved disinfectant solution. The old lining and stuffing shall be burned.

64. Utensils, manger, feeding-troughs, pens, and hurdles shall be disinfected by saturating and scrubbing with an approved disinfectant solution, or shall be painted thoroughly and completely with a mixture approved by an Inspector.

65. The floor of any premises used for holding imported live-stock prior to the issue of a permit to land shall be disinfected by saturating with an approved disinfectant solution, followed after three hours by a coating of chlorinated lime-wash.