11. The exercise of powers of the Veterinary Surgeon and Inspector under section 13 of the Act

In case where a Veterinary Surgeon has reason to believe, either on information laid before him or on perso nal knowledge, or otherwise that there has been an infective animal or material in any building, yard Vessel or Vehicle he may by order in writing require the owner, occupier, or person in charge of the building, yard, vessel or vehicle to have such building, yard, vessel, or vehicle disinfected and the internal fittings thereof to be disinfected or destroyed in the following manner:

A. Disinfection of building, yard or vessel

1. Permanent buildings
   
   1. Walls, roof, floor, doors, fittings, partitions and windows shall be scrapped free of adhering dirt, and all scrapping, sweeping and other matter shall be effectively removed therefrom, and from contact with animals and forthwith burnt or thoroughly mixed with quickline;
   2. Disinfection should be carried out either by flaming with a blow-lamp, or scrubbing with one of the following prescribed disinfectants;
      
      1. Mercuric Chloride - 1 in 1,000 watery solution.
      2. Carbolic acid - 5 per cent watery solution.
      3. Formaldehyde - 1 per cent watery solution.
      4. Phenyle solution in the proportion of one quart to ten gallons of water.
      5. Fumigation with sulphurous acid gas by burning 1 Ib. of Sulphur for every 100 cubic feet and keeping the whole building tightly closed for at least twenty-four hours.
   3. Subsequently lime washing or repainting shall be done as ordered by the Inspector.
2. Temporary buildings
   1. Temporary buildings shall be demolished and burnt.
   2. Wood work shall be flamed with blow lamp or washed with prescribed disinfectant.
   3. Kutcha floor shall be covered with quicklime (fresh) dug up to depth of 3" and surface removed and buried. Quicklime shall be scattered again and the area filled in with fresh earth,
   4. Paved and unpaved yards shall be disinfected in the same way as permanent building floors and Kutcha floors respectively.
   5. Gates and fencing shall be scrapped clean from adhering dirt, washed down with a prescribed disinfectant and lime washed or repainted or tarred.
3. Stable equipment. - Buckets and other metal articles shall be steri lized with the blow lamp or a prescribed disinfectant. Harness, sad dle (except stuffing which cannot be taken out and burnt) ropes, blankets, brushes etc.. shall be sterilized by sulphurous. Acid gas or burnt, at the discretion of the Inspector.
4. Vessels - Standing floors, walls partitions etc. shall be scrapped free from adhering dirt, washed down with a prescribed disinfec tant, and lime washed or repainted.
5. Punishment- A breach of any of the above rules shall be punishable with fine which may extend in the case of a first conviction to Rs.100 and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction to Rs.200.

B. Disinfection of vehicles used for the conveyance of animals

Every horse box, cattle truck or vehicle used for the conveyance of animals shall, on every occasion, after an infective animal is taken out of it and before any other animal is placed therein, shall be rendered safe for use by cleaning and disinfection in the following manner.

1. The floors, sides and partitions and all other parts with which the dropping of the animal may have come in contact shall be thoroughly scrapped and swept, and all dung, fodder; litter, scrappings and other matter shall be effectively removed therefrom and from contact with animals and forthwith burnt or thoroughly mixed with quicklime.
2. The whole or the box and fittings shall be thoroughly scrubbed with hot water and brush and then thoroughly soaked with Phenyle solution in the proportion of one quart to ten gallons of water fol lowed by a thorough sprinkling with lime wash to which 5 per cent of Carbolic Acid has been added,
3. The manager and parts of the box adjacent thereto shall be special ly cleansed and disinfected; Firstly by scrapping so that all dirt, dust, or nasal discharge, adhering thereto, is effectively removed, secondly by scrubbing with a stiff brush and hot water, and finally by lime washing with freshly prepared lime wash in the proportion of 40 Kilograms of fresh lime lo 100 litres of clean water to which 5 per cent of carbolic Acid has been added. Unless all parts of the vehicle have been thoroughly cleansed the application of any form of disinfectant will not be considered to render it safe for use;
4. Before such disinfected wagons are occupied by other animals it is necessary to brush of the dried lime wash so that their eyes and nostrils are not affected.