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78. He is required to be present in the Dispensary during working
hours and will prescribe personally for all cases. He is responsible for all
medicines made up in the Dispensary. He shall take every precaution in
sending out poisonous drugs and see that they are properly labelled
"Poison".

79. If a Second Veterinary Assistant be attached to the Dispensary, he
will, whenever he treats a case, make the necessary entry in the patient's
ticket-book himself.

80. The Veterinary Assistant in charge shall at once report to the
Local Body and District Inspector any outbreak of epidemic disease
which may occur among animals in the town in which the Dispensary
is situated or in its neighbourhood and adopt suppressive measures in
collaboration with the Local Body and District authorities.

81. He shall be responsible that the carcase of any animal which may
die in the Dispensary premises is removed without delay, and if such
death was due to contagious or infectious disease, shall see that the carcase
is suitably buried or burnt.

82. He shall reside in or near the Dispensary, and if he is in charge of
a Municipal Dispensary shall not, without the orders of the Superintendent,
Civil Veterinary Department, the Deputy Superintendent in charge of the
Division, the Veterinary Inspector or the Deputy Commissioner, absent
himself for more than a few hours at a time. In other cases he may leave
to attend outbreaks, or for touring purposes, as directed by the Superin-
tendent, Civil Veterinary Department, the Deputy Superintendent in charge
of the Division, the Veterinary Inspector or the Deputy Commissioner (vide
paragraph 93).

83. Except as above provided and for the purpose of conducting
post mortem examinations (vide Appendix C.), he shall not leave the
Hospital or Dispensary during working hours, save in very urgent cases,
of which he should make a note, stating date, name of owner of animal,
nature of case and time up to which he was absent.

84. No in-patients may be admitted without the permission of the
Veterinary Assistant in charge, provided that, if the Veterinary Assistant
is absent when an animal is brought, it may be admitted provisionally.

85. He shall keep a register of medicines and of instruments and
appliances, and shall enter without delay the names of any which may be
damaged, destroyed, lost or issued from stock and of any new ones which
may be supplied to the Dispensary. No instruments or appliances may be
lent out from the Dispensary without the express permission of the Secre-
tary or Chairman of the Local Body.

86. The Veterinary Assistant in charge is responsible for the safe
custody of all articles in the Dispensary.

87. He is responsible that all poisonous drugs are kept under lock
and key apart from other drugs, that the key is kept in his own custody
and that they are not dispensed except by an authorized person and that
each bottle is labelled with a "Poison" label.