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the matter without delay. Any infringement of this law is punishable by a
penalty according to § 10 of the said law.
There also exist in Norway statutory decrees by which each owner of domestic
animals is bound to report every case of malignant contagious disease that
may occur amongst his stock.
When a Veterinary Surgeon has investigated any such contagious case, he
must, at once adopt the necessary measures to counteract the disease and prevent
the spread of the contagion, and shall besides, at once, report the same
direct to the Chief of the Veterinary Department in Christiania, and to the
Foreman of the Sanitary Commissioners of the district concerned. Reports of
any cases of cattle-plague, pleuro-pneumonia or foot- and mouth-disease must,
besides being forwarded by post, be forwarded by telegraph to the Veterinary
Board (see 1 of the law, and order of 12th November 1890, also order of
15th May 1891)
The duty of seeing that the instructions issued to prevent the spread of
contagion are carried out rests on the Police at The spot, who also have to
inform the Police Authorities concerned provided the disease has been imported
from any other district. Special directions in respect to individual cases of
contagious disease, and for the transport of animals, may be issued by the
executive , of the Veterinary Department Such orders have been issued in
respect to anthrax, foot-rot, catarrhal-fever, swine-plague, sheep-scab, and glanders
and farcy, whilst it has not been deemed necessary to issue special directions
in respe •t to the other diseases, as these are not to be met with within
the country.
Animals attacked bv cattle-plague, Or pleuro-pnewnonia, or glanders, or
farcy, or rabies, shall be destroyeJ, and the executive may also order the
slaughter of entire stocks in which the disease has broken out. In cases of
cattle-plague or pleuro-pneumonia or glanders and farcy compensation will be
made to the extent of 1/ 2, or 2/ 3 of the value of the animal if diseased; up
to the entire value if, after slaughtering, it is discovered to be sound.
The duty of seeing that no prohibited animal is imported to the country,
rests on the Customs Authorities and the Frontier-guard on the boundary next
Sweden. This duty has of late been very rigorously enforced. The law causes
all animals, or objects, imported in violation of prohibitions in force, to be confiscated
and, when necessary, destroyed.
The duty of seeing that no animal is exported to Great-Britain and Ireland,
without its first being examined in accordance with the decree of 15th August
1890, rests also on the Customs Authorities with the aid of the Police on the
spot. No vessel may be cleared outwards without first observing and carrying
out the regulations in force in respect to the exportation
The chief supervision in seeing that all the laws and regulations relating
to this matter are observed and carried out, is effected by the High-Sheriff
concerned, who is likewise vested with the power of taking certain .
measures in regard to the prevention of spreading of diseases.