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any highway, is liable to a fine not exceeding £50 and not
less than £2 for every day during which such stock are so
driven, depastured, or suffered to stray.

6. Any person finding cattle-tick present on stock in his
   possession or under his charge shall, within twenty-four hours
   thereafter, notify the fact to the Inspector of Stock for the
   district.

7. All stock harbouring cattle-tick shall be so treated as to
   ensure the complete destruction of all cattle-ticks upon them,
   such treatment to be either—

(a.) Dipping by complete immersion in an effective cattle-
tick-destroying solution, which shall contain not less
than 7 lb. of arsenious oxide in each 400 gallons of
water; or

(b.) Some other effective method authorized by the Inspector.
After treatment as aforesaid such stock shall not be removed
to any other place unless in accordance with conditions here-
inafter prescribed.

8. Notice of intention to remove stock from any land on
   which cattle-tick is known or suspected to exist must be given
   to the Inspector of Stock for the district in which such stock
   are located at least seven clear days before the date of their
   proposed removal, and such stock must be dipped or other-
   wise treated as required by the Inspector before they are
   removed from such land, and shall not thereafter be placed
   in any paddock or enclosure where cattle-tick is believed to
   exist, or allowed to come into contact with any other stock
   which are infested with cattle-tick.

9. No cattle shall be shipped from any port in the North
   Island unless they have been first examined by an Inspector
   and declared free from infestation by cattle-tick.

10. Within the prescribed Area A, the dipping or other
    authorized method of treatment of all stock infested with
    cattle-tick, or which have been in contact with stock so
    infested, is compulsory during the period from the 1st Sep-
    tember to the 31st March in each year. Within the period
    above specified all stock which are infested with cattle-tick,
    or which have been in contact with stock so infested, must
    be dipped or otherwise treated as defined in clause 7 of the
    regulations at intervals of not more than twenty-one days.

11. Any person desiring to remove stock from Area A must
    first obtain a permit in the form of the First Schedule hereto
    from an Inspector, or some person authorized by an Inspector,
    authorizing their removal, and such stock may thereafter
    leave Area A only at the place and within the time specified
    in such permit.

12. An Inspector, or other person authorized by an In-
    spector, may issue a permit as provided in the last preceding
    section only in respect of stock which have been dipped as
    provided in clause 7, subclause (a), of these regulations, and
    the time specified in the permit during which such stock may
    leave Area A shall be witting thirty hours from the time they
    were last so dipped : Provided, however, that horses crossing
    the boundaries of Areas A or B may do so in accordance with
    the provisions of sections 15 and 16 of these regulations.
    Immediately before stock are removed from Area A the
    person in charge of them shall deliver the permit to the person
    indicated therein.

13. Any person desiring to remove stock from Area B to
    clean country shall first obtain a permit, in the form of the
    Second Schedule hereto, from an Inspector authorizing their
    removal, and such stock may leave Area B for clean country
    only at the place and within the time specified in such permit.
    Immediately before stock are removed from Area B the person
    in charge of them shall deliver the permit to the person indi-
    cated therein.

14. If an Inspector has reason for believing that cattle-
    tick exist on any land in Area B from which stock are to be
    removed to clean country, he may require the owner of such
    stock to dip or otherwise effectively treat them for cattle-
    tick before issuing a permit for their removal.

15. In the case of horses which are in constant use crossing
    the boundary between Areas A and B, or B and clean country,
    an Inspector of Stock may issue a permit, in the form of the
    Third Schedule hereto, authorizing the horses being taken
    over such boundary at the place specified in the permit without
    being previously examined, dipped, or otherwise treated,
    during such period as he considers advisable, provided that
    such horses are at all times kept free from living cattle-ticks.

16. In the event of any horse or horses which are covered
    by a permit as provided in the last preceding section being
    found affected with living cattle-tick at any time during
    the currency of such permit, the Inspector shall forthwith
    cancel the permit, and may thereafter refuse to issue a further
    permit to the owner or person in charge of such horse or
    horses, and such owner or person in charge shall, notwith-
    standing the holding of a permit under clause 15 hereof, be
    deemed guilty of an offence under clause 5 of these regulations.

17. If any stock affected with cattle-tick is found in any
    pound, or in any yard or yards or on any land or other place
    at which stock are offered for sale or exhibition, the owner

exposing such stock so affected shall be liable to a fine not
exceeding £20 for every head thereof.

18. The Inspector shall order the withdrawal from sale or
    exhibition of any stock affected with cattle-tick, and the
    owner of such stock shall dip or otherwise effectively treat
    them in such a manner as to destroy all cattle-tick upon
    them forthwith at such place and in such manner as the
    Inspector may direct. Such withdrawal shall not release
    the owner from his liability in respect of any breach of the
    said Act or these regulations.

19. Any conveyance which has been used or is suspected
    of having been used for the carriage of stock affected with
    cattle-tick shall be thoroughly cleansed before being again
    used.

20. At all cattle-dips within Area A a record-book, in the
    form of the Fourth Schedule hereto, shall be kept by the
    person in charge of the dip, in which the particulars therein
    provided for shall be entered in respect of each lot of stock
    immediately after they have been dipped, and such book
    shall be open at all times for inspection by an Inspector or
    other authorized person.

21. An Inspector shall have free access to any cattle-dip
    at all reasonable times, and may take samples of the dipping-
    solution contained in any cattle-dip for the purpose of testing
    or analysis. In the event of such test or analysis demon-
    strating that the dipping-solution in any dip is not in accord-
    ance with the recognized formula, the Inspector shall notify
    the owner or person in charge of such dip accordingly, and
    advise him what action to take to remedy the defect, and it
    shall be the duty of the owner or the person in charge to
    remedy the defect forthwith.

22. The removal from Area A of paspalum-grass seed pro-
    duced within the area is hereby prohibited, unless a permit,
    in the form in the Fifth Schedule hereto, is first obtained
    from an Inspector authorizing its removal. An Inspector
    may authorize the removal of such seed from Area A to
    any destination after it has been fumigated as required by
    the Department of Agriculture, or he may authorize its
    removal from Area A to the nearest fumigating plant for
    treatment. When the latter course is adopted further autho-
    rity must be obtained from an Inspector or other authorized
    person before the seed may be removed from the fumigator
    after treatment.

23. Every person is liable on conviction to a fine of not
    less than £5 and not more than £200 who—

(a.) Takes or allows to pass out of infested Area A any
stock without first complying with the provisions
of section 11 of these regulations :

(b.) Takes or allows to pass out of infested Area B into
clean country any stock without first complying
with the provisions of section 13 of these regula-
tions.

24. Every person contravening any of the provisions of
    the foregoing regulations for which a penalty is not therein
    specially provided shall be liable on conviction to a fine of
    not less than £2 and not more than £50.

SCHEDULES.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

DOMINION OF NEW ZEALAND.

Department of Agriculture.—Live-stock Division.

PERMIT TO REMOVE CATTLE FROM INFESTED AREA A.

In pursuance of the regulations under the Stock Act for the
prevention of the spread of cattle-tick amongst stock, you
are hereby authorized to remove from infested Area A at
, not later than [time, thirty hours after
dipping], on the day of , 19 ,
head of , which were dipped at on the
day of , 19 .
Immediately before the are so removed this permit
must be delivered to

Dated at this day of , 19 .

..., Authorizing Officer.

SECOND SCHEOULE.

DOMINION OF NEW ZEALAND.

Department of Agriculture.—Live-stock Division.

PERMIT TO REMOVE CATTLE FROM INFESTED AREA B.

In pursuance of the regulations for the prevention of the
spread of cattle-tick amongst stock, you are hereby autho-
rized to remove from Area B at head of
, not later than the day of , 19 .
Immediately before the are so removed this permit
must be delivered to

Dated at this day of , 19 .

..., Authorizing Officer.