Southland Provincial Gazette – 1864 – No. 2

Page 399

✨ Diseased Cattle Regulations



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REGULATIONS UNDER PROVISIONS OF "DISEASED CATTLE ACT, 1861."

In pursuance of the power in me vested,

I, James A. R. Menzies, Esquire,

Superintendent of the Province of Southland, do hereby make and issue the following regulations for destroying diseased cattle within the Province of Southland.

  1. It shall be lawful for the Inspector of Cattle for the Province of Southland, appointed under the provisions of the "Diseased Cattle Act, 1861," to muster and inspect any cattle within the said Province, with a view to satisfying himself whether any such cattle are infected with the disease called Pleuro-pneumonia, or any other infectious or contagious disease.

  2. If such Inspector shall be reasonably satisfied that any such cattle so inspected by him, as aforesaid, are actually infected with the said disease called Pleuro-pneumonia, or any other infectious or contagious disease, he shall forthwith give notice to that effect to the owner of such cattle, or to the person in charge thereof, and it shall be the duty of such owner or person in charge, within twenty-four hours after such notice, to destroy the same.

  3. If such cattle shall not be so destroyed within twenty-four hours after such notice as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the Inspector to cause the same to be destroyed forthwith.

  4. Any person hindering or preventing the said Inspector from mustering or inspecting any cattle under the provisions of these Regulations, or refusing or neglecting to destroy any cattle within twenty-four hours after notice given, as provided by Clause No. 2 of these Regulations, or in any way offending against these regulations, shall forfeit and pay any sum not less than One Pound, nor more than One Hundred Pounds.

J. A. R. Menzies,

Superintendent.

Superintendent’s Office,

Southland, 16th January, 1864.

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🌾 Regulations for destroying diseased cattle under the Diseased Cattle Act, 1861

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
16 January 1864
Diseased Cattle Act, Pleuro-pneumonia, Inspector of Cattle, Southland
  • James A. R. Menzies, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Southland