Beretning om veterinærvæsenet i Norge for året 1891.

Law of 20th May 1882
concerning measures to be adopted in respect to malignant contagious
diseases amongst domestic animals.
§ 1.
Every qualified Veterinary Surgeon, who makes use of his right to practise
as such, shall immediately report to the Authorities all cases of malignant
contagious disease occurring amongst those domestic animals which may be
the objects of his examination or treatment, together with information as to
what measures have been adopted or prescribed to counteract the disease and
prevent the spread of infection. At the end of each year he shall, besides, report
to that Department of the Government under which the Civil Medieal Board is
placed, through the High Sheriff of the county, all the diseases Sce. amongst
domestic animals which have come under his observation or treatment, according
to a form more fully specified by the Department.
§ 2.
The diseases amongst domestic animals which are to be subject to the
special care of the Public Authorities are: anthrax, typhus and contagious footand-mouth
disease amongst domestic animals in general, and also the so
called-cattle plague, and pleuro-pneumonia in cattle ; glanders and farcy (provided that
it, according to the declaration of a Veterinary Surgeon, proves to be true farcy)
in horses; sheep-pox, and hydrophobia. Provided any other contagious disease
amongst domestic animals becomes of a malignant character the King may extend
the provisions of this law to include it.
§ 3 .
When the High Sheriff deems it necessary he may cause Veterinary Surgeons
to be present at horse and cattle fairs, cattle and horse shows, and other
large assemblages of domestic animals, in order to see whether any of the domestic
animals there assembled are attacked by any contagious and malignant disease,