AMENDING CATTLE-TICK REGULATIONS.

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume XXVII, Issue 3, 20 September 1923, Page 204

AMENDING CATTLE-TICK REGULATIONS.

The following amending regulations were gazetted on 13th September current, and came into force on the same date. The principal regulations referred to were published in the Journal for March,-1922.

' 1. These regulations shall be read together with and be deemed part of the regulations (hereinafter termed the principal regulations) for the prevention of the spread of ticks (Ixodidae) among stock made under the Stock Act, 1908, by Order in Council on the 13th day of February,' 1922, and gazetted on the 16th February, 1922. 2. Clause 7 of the principal regulations is hereby revoked, and the following substituted therefor :— . . *'

7. (1.) It shall be the duty of every stockowner in Area A to do all that is reasonably possible to. keep his stock free from cattle-tick by (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 (&) treating by some other effective method authorized by the Inspector. (2.) In any case where a stockowner fails to comply with the requirements of subsection (r) hereof to the satisfaction of the Inspector, that officer may give to such stockowner notice to dip or otherwise treat his stock so as to ensure the destruction of all cattle-ticks upon them, and it shall be the duty of such stockowner to comply with such notice within the time stated therein. (3.) The provisions of subsections (1) and (2) hereof shall also apply in the case of stockowners in Area B upon whose property ticks have been found to be present. ■

3. Clause 10 of the principal regulations is hereby revoked. 4. Clause 12 of the principal regulations is hereby amended by the insertion of the figure “ 1 ” after the word “ subclause ” in line four. 5. (1.) Any person desiring to remove sheep from Area A must first obtain a permit from an Inspector, or some other person authorized by an Inspector, authorizing their removal, and such sheep may thereafter leave Area A only at the place and within the time specified in such permit. (2.) If sheep intended to be removed from Area A are found to be harbouring ticks, a permit shall not be issued unless and until such sheep have been so treated as to ensure the complete destruction of all cattle-ticks upon the legs by immersion in an effective tick-destroying fluid, or by some other effective method at the discretion of the Inspector, or on the head by spraying or sponging with the same fluid ; provided that the provisions of this subsection shall not operate where sheep are being removed for immediate slaughter at a duly licensed slaughtering-place.