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Show PROCLAMATION. Good cause appearing therefor, and in accordance with the nationally accepted policy of food conservation of the United States, we believe it to be the duty of every breeder and owner of cattle to take every precaution to prevent and control the disease known as blackleg among young cattle, and, since vaccination with blackleg vaccine is the universal preventive, pre-ventive, It is hereby ordered, under and in pursuance of the authority conferred upon the state livestock board by an act of the legislature of Utah, approved March 15. 1917, chapter 105, laws of Utah, 1917, that every owner of cattle in Utah shall vaccinate, between September Septem-ber 15, 1917, and the 15th day of November, No-vember, 1917, all young cattle from three (3) months to two (2) years of age, inclusive. in-clusive. Any recognized standard vaccine or pellets may be used in complying with this order. Blackleg vaccine, with instructions in-structions for its use, will be furnished upon request, free of charge, by the local office of the United States. bureau of animal ani-mal industry, 326 Federal building, Salt Lake City, Utah. Sections of the state where the disease dis-ease is prevalent, and the owners do not voluntarily comply with this order, will be rigidly quarantined and the young cattle vaccinated under the supervision of an official of the state livestock board at the expense of the owner. Dated at Salt Lake City, Utah, this 2Sth day of August, 11)17. STATU LIVESTOCK BOARD. James H. Movie, Pesident. Dr. R. W. Hoggan, State Livestock Inspector. In-spector. Approved September 1, 1917. 1 SIMON BAMBERGER, Governor. i 7AS02 I . . |