Whenever an inspector makes such a declaration of the existence of infectious or contagious disease of animals he shall, with all practicable speed, send a copy thereof to the Secretary of Health, and if it appears that infectious or contagious disease exists the Secretary of Health shall so declare, and may prescribe the limits of the infected place, but if it appears that it did not exist the Secretary shall so declare, and thereupon the place comprised in the inspector’s declaration, or affected thereby, shall cease to be deemed an infected place. History —Mar. 14, 1907, p. 85, § 14, eff. July 1, 1907.
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