■ v, y^^k U.S. DEPOSITORY J / Issued July 1938 (B. A. I. Order 365) United States Department of Agriculture BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY RFPTTT ATIONS GOVERNING THE RECOGNITION OF R breeds "and BOOKS OF RECORD OF PUREBRED ANIMALS Effective on and after July lo, 1938 United States Department of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary. Under authority of paragraph 1606 of the act of Congress approved June 17, 1930 1 entitled "An act to provide revenue, to regulate commerce with foreign countries to encturage the industries of the United States, to protect Ameri- can labor' and for other purposes," the following regulations are issued govern- ing the recognition of breeds and books of record of purebred animals sported into tL United States for breeding purposes. For purposes of identification he,e regula tons are designated as B. A. I. Order 365 and supersede all pre- vious regulations on the same subject. They shall become and be effective on and after July 15, 1938. Done at Washington this 17th day of June 1938. Witness my hand and the seal of the Department of Agriculture. >^ O.^^ 1 ^ Secretary of Agriculture. iPar. 1606 of the Tariff Act of 1930 is quoted, in part, on p. 8 of this order. 776l5 — 38 DIRECTIONS CONCERNING FREE ENTRY OF PUREBRED ANIMALS IMPORTED FOR BREEDING PURPOSES Address all questions relating to duties to the United States col- lector of customs at the port of entry. In all cases the duty is assessed or bond given for its payment at the time of entry. Refund is made or the bond canceled after the importation has been certified as purebred. The Department of Agriculture issues the certificate of pure breed- ing which the collector of customs requires as one of the conditions of free entry. The certificates are issued only if the following requirements are met: 1. The importer must be an American citizen. 2. The horse, bovine, sheep, swine, goat, dog, or cat must be regis- tered in one of the foreign books of record listed in this order, or must be acceptable for registry by an American breed record associa- tion having reciprocity with the foreign association with which it is recorded. 3. The animal must be accompanied at the United States port of first arrival by: (a) Pedigree certificate. (b) Complete transfer of ownership from foreign breeder to American importer. 4. After the animal has been examined by a Federal inspector, the pedigree certificate and transfer must be forwarded to tlie Bureau of Animal Industry, Washington, D. C. They will later be returned to the sender. 5. Description of the animal taken at port of entry must agree with pedigree certificate as to age. sex, color markings, and other identifi- cation such as eartag and tattoo markings. 6. An application for certificate of pure breeding must be made showing : (a) Number of animals imported, their breed and sex. (6) Port of arrival into the United States. (c) Name of vessel, express company, or other carrier. (d) Date of arrival. (e) Name and address of importer. 7. An affidavit 4 of identity must be furnished, signed by the im- porter or his agent, stating that the animals are identical with those described in the accompanying pedigree certificates. This must be acknowledged before an officer having authority to administer oaths, who must attach his official seal thereto. Importers may obtain from Federal officials at port of entry or from the Bureau of Animal Industry, Washington, D. C, application and affidavit forms for use in applying for the certificate of pure breeding. These forms are: (a) A. H. Form 105, Application for Certificates, (fr) A. H. Form 283, Affidavit of Identity. Address all communications regarding this order to: Chief, Bureau of Animal Industry, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. (2) REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE RECOGNITION OF BREEDS AND BOOKS OF RECORD OF PUREBRED ANIMALS Regulation 1. — Certification of Purebred Animals Section 1. Issuance of certificates of pure breeding. — The Bureau of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture shall issue certificates of pure breeding under the provisions of this order and forward them to the collector of customs at the port of entry. Sec 2. Requirements for issuance of certificates of pure breeding: Paragraph 1. Application for certificates. — An application for certificates shall be made to the Bureau of Animal Industry on forms furnished or ap- proved by the Department, showing the number of animals imported, the breed and sex, the port of arrival into the United States, customs entry num- ber, the name of the vessel or carrier by which shipped, and the date of ar- rival. This application may be signed by either the owner, agent, or im- porter, stating the name and address (in the United States) of the owner of the animal or animals. Par. 2. Certificates of pedigree. — Certificates of pedigree for such animals, issued by the custodian of a book of record given in regulation 2, section 2, of this order, or which are acceptable to an American registry association having reciprocity with the foreign association in the registration of animals, shall be furnished to the Bureau of Animal Industry. They will later be returned to the sender. Par. 3. Transfer of ownership. — Complete transfer of ownership from the breeder to the importer shall be furnished, such transfer to be recorded on the pedigree certificates, or on official certificates of transfer of the registry association. Par. 4- Affidavit of identity. — An affidavit, duly acknowledged before an offi- cer having authority to administer oaths and bearing his official seal, from the owner, agent, or importer, that the animals so imported are the identical animals describee! in the certificates of pedigree, shall be furnished to the Bureau of Animal Industry. Sec. 3. Examination of anhnals. — An examination (for the purpose of de- termining identity) shall be made by an authorized Federal inspector at the coast or border port of arrival of all animals imported under these regula- tions. All such animals must be accompanied to the United States customs port of first arrival with pedigree certificates and transfers in order that identification may be accomplished. If the animals are moved from such port prior to the presentation of the pedigree certificates and transfers, such action shall constitute a waiver of any further claim to certification under these regulations. Descriptions of animals taken by the Federal inspector must agree with the records for these animals as given in the pedigree certificates. The certificates of pure breeding will not be issued until these descriptions are received in Washington, D. C. Sec. 4. Eligibility of animals. — When the provisions of this order have been otherwise complied with, animals will be certified as purebred which have been fully registered in good faith in a book of record for one of the recognized breeds given in regulation 2, section 2, of this order, except those which have been registered on inspection, without regard to purity of breeding. Regulation 2. — Recognition of Breeds Section 1. Current books of record required. — Custodians of books of record for recognized breeds should forward volumes of their books of record as soon as published in order to receive continued recognition. Address such books to the Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry, in care of the United States dispatch agent. 45 Broadway. New York, N. Y., U. S. A. Sec. 2. Recognized breeds and books of record. — The following books of record of breeds of domestic animals are recognized : (3) „ . _ Par. 1. Breeds and books of record in countries other than Canada, as follows : CATTLE Name of breed Book of record Aberdeen-Angus Africander Aberdeen-Angus Herd Book. Africander Section of the South African Stud Book. Herd Book of the Baili- wick of Guernsey (Al- derney Branch). Ayrshire Herd Book Herd Book De La Race Bovine Charolaise. Davy's Devon Herd Book. Dexter Herd Book Galloway Herd Book English Guernsey Herd Book. Herd Book of the Baili- wick of Guernsey (Guernsey Branch). Herd Book of Hereford Cattle. Highland Herd Book Friesch Rundvee-Stam- boek. Nederlandsch Rundvee- Stamboek. Jersey Herd Book . Alderney Ayrshire Charolaise Devon _. Dexter Galloway .. Guernsey Do Hereford Highland Holstein-Friesian Do Jersey Do English Jersey Herd Book. British Kerry Cattle Herd Book. Kerry Cattle Herd Book.. Herd-Book de la Race Bovine Normande Pure ■ /Stambog over K0er af R0d Dansk Malkerace. Stambog over Tyre af R0d Dansk Malkerace. Register-Stambog over Kvaeg af Rpd Dansk \ Malkerace. Red Poll Herd Book Coates's Herd Book. Herd Book of South Devon Cattle. Sussex Herd Book Welsh Black Cattle Herd Book. Kerry Do Norman Red Danish Red Poll Shorthorn South Devon Sussex Welsh By whom published Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society, James R. Barclay, secretary, 91 Union Street, Aberdeen, Scotland. South African Stud Book Association, W. Smith, secretary, Whiteco House, St. Andrew Street, Bloemfontein, Union of South Africa. Royal Alderney Agricultural Society (The Alderney Branch of the Royal Guernsey A. and H. Society), G. H. Thrussell, secretary, High Street, Alderney, Channel Islands. Ayrshire Cattle Herd Book Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Hugh Bone, secretary, 58 Alloway Street, Ayr, Scotland. Syndicat Central D' Exportation De La Race Bovine Charolaise, Etienne Chatelin, secretary, 9, Rue Gambetta, Nevers, France. Devon Cattle Breeders' Society, A. E. Gerrard, secretary, Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England. Dexter Cattle Society, Edward Ashby, secretary, 19 Bloomsbury Square, London, W. C. 1, England. Galloway Cattle Society of Great Britain and Ireland, James Carlyle, secretary, Minsca, Waterbeck, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. English Guernsey Cattle Society, Robert F. Ling, secretary, 12 Hanover Square, London, W. 1, England. Royal Guernsey Agricultural and Horticultural Society, Ernest de Garis, secretary, States Arcade, Guernsev, Channel Islands. Hereford Herd Book Society, W. G. C. Britten, secretary, 3 Offa Street, Hereford, England. Highland Cattle Society of Scotland, Angus Cam- eron, secretary, 182 Eastwood Mains Road, Clarks- ton, Glasgow, Scotland. Vereeniging: "Het Friesch Rundvee-Stamboek," dr. E. van Welderen Baron Rengers, secretary, Zuider- plein 2-4, Leeuwarden, Netherlands. Vereeniging: "Het Nederlandsche Rundvee-Stam- boek," Ir. H. Wibbens, secretary, 24 Surinames- traat, The Hague, Netherlands. Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society, H. G. Shepard, secretary, 3 Mulcaster Street, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. English Jersey Cattle Society, Edward Ashby, secretary, 19 Bloomsbury Square, London, W. C. 1, England. British Kerry Cattle Society, M. R. Leather, secre- tary, 12 Hanover square, London, W. 1, England. Royal Dublin Society, J. Hesketh Carnegie, editor, Ball's Bridge, Dublin, Ireland. L'Association du Herd-Book Normand, Leon Hediard, secretary general, Caen, France. ivirkende Danske Landboforeninger, i, registrar, Axelborg 4 Sal, Copenhagen De Samviijs.euue jL»aii5Jie Nielsen, registrar, Axelborg Denmark M. RedPoll Cattle Society of Great Britain and Ireland, C. H. Clarke, secretary, 29 Warrington Road, Ipswich, England. Shorthorn Society of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Leonard Bull, secretary, Victoria House, Southampton Row, London, W. C. 1, England. South Devon Herd Book Society, S. Arthur Yeo, secretary, 3 West Street, Okehampton, Devon, England. Sussex Herd Book Society, A. G. Holland, secretary, 12 Hanover Square, London, W. 1, England. Welsh Black Cattle Society, G. O. Thomas, secre- tary, Bank Chambers, Bangor, North Wales. i Provided that no cattle registered in this book shall be certified as purebred unless a certificate, giving S generations of complete and recorded purebred ancestry, issued by the association named, is submitted for each animal. 5 HORSES Name of breed Book of record By whom published Arabian Do Do Do Belgian Cleveland Bay Clydesdale East Prussian Hackney Percheron Do Shetland Pony Shire Suffolk T horoughbred Do Do Do Do Do Welsh Pony and Cob.. General Stud Book . Stud Book Argentino Registro-Matricula de Caballos de Pura Sangre. Stud Book Francais Reg- istre des Chevaux de Pur Sang. Stud-Book des Chevaux de Trait Beiges. Cleveland Bay Stud Book Clydesdale Stud-Book. Ostpreussisches Stutbuch fur Warmblut Trakeh- ner AbstammungJ Hackney Stud Book British Percheron Stud Book. Stud-Book Percheron de France. Shetland Pony Stud Book. Shire Horse Stud Book... Suffolk Stud-Book Australian Stud Book General Stud Book New Zealand Stud Book. Registro-Matricula de Ca- ballos de Pura Sangre. Stud Book Argentino Stud Book Frangais Reg- istre des Chevaux de Pur Sang. Welsh Stud Book Weatherby & Sons, 15 Cavendish Square, London, W. 1, England. Jockey Club, Felix Alzaga Unzue, president, Buenos Aires, Argentina. General Livestock Administration. The Minister of Agriculture, Madrid, Spain. Commission du Studbook Francais de Pur Sang. M. de Villaine, director of Haras for the Minister of Agriculture, Paris, France. Societe Royale "Le Cheval de Trait Beige," Cheva- lier Hynderick de Theulegoet, secretary, 60 rue Royale, Brussels, Belgium. Cleveland Bay Horse Society, Tom Kirby, secretary, Great Ayton (Middlesbrough), Yorkshire, Eng- land. Clydesdale Horse Society of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Samuel Mackenzie, secretary, 93 Hope Street, Glasgow, C. 2, Scotland. Ostpreussische Stutbuchgesellschaft, Dr. F. Schilke, secretary, Wallring30, Konigsberg (Pr.), Germany. Hackney Horse Society, Robert F. Ling, secretary, 12 Hanover Square, London, W. 1, England. British Percheron Horse Society, Edward Ashby, secretary, 19 Bloomsbury Square, London, W. C. 1, England. I Societe Hippique Percheronne de France, E. Lemarie, secretarv, 7 Rue Villette-Gate, Nogent-le- Rotrou (E-&-L), France. Shetland Pony Stud-Book Society, Robert W. Walker, secretary, 3 Golden Square, Aberdeen, Scotland. Shire Horse Society, A. G. Holland, secretary, 12 Hanover Square, London, W. 1, England. Suffolk Horse Society, Raymond Keer, secretary, 6 Church Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. Australian Jockey Club and Victoria Racing Club, A. Loddon Yuille, keeper. 6 Bligh Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Weatherby & Sons, 15 Cavendish Square, London, W. 1, England. New Zealand Racing Conference, H. R. Sellers, secretary, Dominion Building, Mercer and Wake- field Streets, Wellington, New Zealand. General Livestock Administration. The Minister of Agriculture, Madrid, Spain. Jockey Club, Felix Alzaga Unzue, president, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Commission du Studbook Francais de Pur Sang, M. de Villaine, director of Haras for the Minister of Agriculture, Paris, France. Welsh Pony and Cob Society, T. A. Howson. secre- tary, Offices of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society, Queen Buildings, Queen Street, Wrexham, North Wales. * Provided that no horses registered in this book shall be certified as purebred unless a certificate, giving 3 generations of complete and recorded purebred ancestry, issued by the association named, is submitted for each horse. ASSES Poitou. Jack and Jennet Section of the Stud-Book ou Livre Genealogique des Ani- maux Mulassiers du Poitou. Societe Centrale d' Agriculture des Deux-Sevres Eugene Sagot, president, Niort, France. 6 SHEEP Name of breed Cheviot Corriedale— Do Dorset Horn Hampshire Down Kent or Romney Marsh. Kerry Hill.. Leicester Leicester (Border) Lincoln— Oxford Down Ryeland— Shropshire— Southdown.. Suffolk Wensleydale Book of record Cheviot Sheep Flock Book. The Australasian Corrie- dale Society Flock Book. Corriedale Flock Book Dorset Horn Flock Book. Hampshire Down Flock Book. Kent or Romney Marsh Flock Book. Kerry Hill Flock Book.... Leicester Flock Book. Border Leicester Book. Flock Flock Book of Lincoln Longwool Sheep. Flock Book Oxford Down Sheep. Ryeland Flock Book. Shropshire Flock Book Southdown Flock Book... Suffolk Flock Book .. Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Flock Book. By whom published Cheviot Sheep Society, George Davidson, secretary, 1 Bridge Street, Hawick, Scotland. The Australasian Corriedale Society, G. C. Somer- ville, secretary, Endeavour House, 33 Macquarie Place, Sydney, Australia. The Corriedale Sheep Society, Inc., C. H. Lawrence, secretary, 154 Hereford Street, Christchurch, New Zealand. Dorset Horn Sheep Breeders' Association, J. Dean Smith, secretary, Bank Chambers, Dorchester, Dorset, England. Hampshire Down Sheep Breeders' Association, W. J. Wooff, secretary, 49 Canal, Salisbury, England. Kent or Romney Marsh Sheep Breeders' Associa- tion, W. A. Ball, secretary, Victoria House, South- ampton Row, London, W. C. 1, England. Kerry Hill (Wales) Sheep Breeders' Association and Flock Book Society, Morris, Marshall, and Poole, secretaries, Newtown, Montgomeryshire, England. Leicester Sheep Breeders' Association, C. H. Simp- son, secretary, Roselea, Hunmanby, Filey, Yorks, England. Society of Border Leicester Sheep Breeders, Rose J. E. Grant, secretary, 11 St. Ronan's Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland. Lincoln Longwool Sheep Breeders' Association, Fred P. Taylor, secretary, 184 High Street, Lincoln, England. Oxford Down Sheep Breeders' Association, Maxwell & Stilgoe, secretaries, 21 Marlborough Road, Banbury, Oxon, England. Ryeland Flock Book Society, Ltd., William Henry Woodcock, secretary, St. Cuthbert's, Whitecross Road, Hereford, England. Shropshire Sheep Breeders' Association and Flock Book Society, Alfred Mansell & Co., secretaries, College Hill, Shrewsbury, England. Southdown Sheep Society, Inc., W. O. Stride, secre- tary, 63 East Street, Chichester, Sussex, England. Suffolk Sheep Society, Guy P. Lempriere, secretary, 24 Princes Street, Ipswich, England. The Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Breeders' Associa- tion, J. B. Walker, secretary, Boarbank Farm, Grange-over-Sands, England. GOATS Saanen and Toggen- burg. British Goat Society Herd Book (Saanen and Tog- genburg sections) . British Goat Society, H. E. Jeffery, secretary, The Cottage, Roydon, Diss, Norfolk, England. HOGS Large Black- Berkshire Large White- Middle White Tamworth Large Black Pig Society Herd Book. Herd Book of the National ► Pig Breeders' Associa- tion. Large Black Pig Society, B. J. Roche, secretary, 12 Hanover Square, London, W. 1, England. National Pig Breeders' Association, Alec Hobson, secretary, Victoria House, Southampton Row, London, W. C. 1, England. 7 DOGS 3 Name of breed Book of record By whom published Boxer Doberniannpinscher.. Foxhound .. Do German Shepherd Great Dane.. Greyhound Do Harrier and Beagle. .. Rottweiler St. Bernard.. Schnauzers and Pin- schers. Various recognized breeds. Do... Do Do Do Do Do Boxer-Zuchtbuch. Zuchtbuch der Fachschaft fur Dobermannpinscher, Foxhound Kennel Stud Book. Welsh Hound Stud Book. Reichs-Zuchtbuch (Abtei- lung: Deutsche Schafer- hunde) . Stammbuch fur Deutsche Doggen. Greyhound Stud Book Irish Greyhound Stud Book. Harrier and Beagle Stud Book. Reichs-Zuchtbuch (Abtei- lung: Rottweiler). Zuchtbuch der Fachschaft fur Bernhardiner. Zuchtbuch der Fachschaft fur Schnauzer und Pin- scher. Irish Kennel Club Stud- book. Kennel Club Studbook Livre des Origines de la Societe Royale Saint- Hubert. Livre des Origines Fran- fais. Norsk Hunde-Stambok Schweizerisches Hunde- stammbuch. Zuchtbuch fiir Rauhhaar- ige Terrier. Fachschaft fiir Deutsche Boxer, Max Haunstetter, secretary, Osterwaldstrasse 6 b, Miinchen 23, Ger- many. Fachschaft fur Dobermannpinscher, Walter Kappe, secretary, Lichtenrader Weg. 3, Berlin-Buckow- West, Germany. Masters of Foxhounds Association, Maj. Cecil A. Pelham, secretary, 3 St. James Square, London, S.W.I, England. Welsh Hound Association, W. M. Llewellyn, secre- tary, Tynewydd, Hirwaun, Aberdare, England. Fachschaft fiir Deutsche Schaferhunde, Fr. Schaeller, director, Ulmerstr. 3, Augsburg 3, Germany. Deutscher Doggen-Verein, C. Narbe, secretary, Leipzigerstr. 74, Hanau a. M., Germany. National Coursing Club, Sydney H. Dalton, secre- tary, 11 Haymarket, London, S. W. 1, England. Irish Coursing Club, T. A. Morris, secretary, Davis Road, Clonmel, Ireland. Association of Masters of Harriers and Beagles, J. Pawle, secretary, Little Havers, Bishop's Stort- ford, England. Fachschaft fiir Rottweiler, Fr. Bazille, president, Rotenwaldstrasse 83 a, Stuttgart-W, Germany. Fachschaft fiir Bernhardiner, Max Nather, secretary, U-ntermenzing, Post Allach bei Miinchen, Ger- many. Fachschaft fur Schnauzer und Pinscher, Josef Best, Breeding Warden, Wehrheim im Taunus, Ger- many. Irish Kennel Club, Richard G. Quirk, secretary, 23 Eden Quay, Dublin, C. 8, Ireland. English Kennel Club, H. T. W. Bowell, secretary, 84 Piccadilly, London, W. 1, England. Societe Royale Saint-Hubert, Maurice Puissant, secretary, Chaussee Saint-Pierre, 391, Brussels, Bel- gium. Societe Centrale Canine pour l'Amelioration des Races de Chiens en France, Paul Bert, secretary, 3 Rue de Choiseul, Paris 2. France. Norsk Kennelklub, Birger Berggrav, secretary, Aker- sgaten 18 ', Oslo, Norway. Schweizerische Kynologischen Gesellschaft, C. Witt- wer, secretary, Waldegg, Liebefeld bei Bern, Swit- zerland. Fachschaft fiir Rauhhaarige Terrier, Heinrich Kaeuf- fer, president, Kelsterbach bei Frankfur'. am Main, Germany. 3 Provided that no dogs registered in books named shall be certified as purebred unless a 3-generatioo certificate of pedigree issued by 1 of the associations named is submitted for each dog. CATS * Long-haired and short- haired. Register of the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy. Governing Council of the Cat Fancy, H. F. Barrat, secretary, 14 Coleherne Road, London, S. W. 10, England. 4 Provided that no cats registered in the book named shall be certified as purebred unless a 3-generation certificate of pedigree issued by the Governing Council is submitted for each cat. Par. 2. Books of record in Canada. — The books of record of the Canadian National Live Stock Records, Ottawa, Canada, are recognized for the following breeds: Provided. That no animal or animals registered in the Canadian Na- tional Live Stock Records shall be certified by the Secretary of Agriculture UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 3 1262 08925 8221 as purebred unless such animal or animals trace only to animals which are proved to the satisfaction of the Department to be of the same breed : Cattle Sheep Horses Hogs Goats Aberdeen Angus. Blackface. Belgian Draft. Berkshire. Angora. Ayrshire. Cheviot. Clydesdale. Chester White. Nubian. Brown Swiss. Corriedale. Hackney. Duroc-Jersey. Saanen. Canadian. Cotswold. Percheron. Hampshire. Toggenburg. Galloway. Dorset Horn. Shetland Pony. Large Black. Guernsey. Hampshire. Shire. Poland China. Hereford. Kerry Hill. Standardised. Tamworth. Jersey. Leicester. Suffolk. Yorkshire. Red Poll. Lincoln. Thoroughbred . Short horn. Merino. Oxford Down. Rambouillet. Ryeland. Shropshire. Southdown. Suffolk. Welsh Pony and Cob. Par. S. Holstein-Friesian cattle. — The Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada, of which G. M. Clemons, of Brantford, Ontario, Canada, is secretary and editor, is recognized for the Holstein-Friesian breed registered in the Holstein-Friesian Herd Book of that association. Par. 4- Dogs in Canada. — The Canadian Kennel Club Stud Book (Canadian National Live Stock Records) is recognized for all the breeds of dogs registered therein : Provided, That no dog or dogs so registered shall be certified as pure- bred unless a three-generation certificate of pedigree issued by the Canadian Kennel Club is submitted for each dog. Regulation 3. — Recognition of Additional Breeds Application for recognition, — Before a book of record shall be added to those in this order, the custodian of such book of record shall submit to the Depart- ment a complete set of the published volumes of that book up to the date of making application, together with a copy of all rules and forms in force on said date affecting the registration of animals in said book. PARAGRAPH 1606 (c) (6) OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930 Extract from "An act to provide revenue, to regulate commerce with foreign countries, to encourage the industries of the United States, to protect American labor, and for other purposes." approved June 17, 1930 (U. S. C, Sup. VII, Title 19, Sec. 1201), is as follows: Par. 1606. (a) Any animal imported by a citizen of the United States specially for breeding purposes, shall be admitted free, whether intended to be used by the importer himself or for sale for such purposes, except black or silver foxes : Provided, That no such animal shall be admitted free unless pure bred of a recognized breed and duly registered in a book of record recognized by the Secretary of Agriculture for that breed : Provided further, That the certificate of such record and pedigree of such animal shall be produced and submitted to the Department of Agriculture, duly authenticated by the proper custodian of such book of record, together with an affidavit of the owner, agent, or importer that the animal imported is the identical animal described in said certificate of record and pedigree. The Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe such regulations as may be required for determining the purity of breeding and the identity of such animal : And provided further, That the collectors of customs shall require a certificate from the Department of Agriculture stating that such animal is pure bred of a recognized breed and duly registered in a book of record recognized by the Secretary of Agriculture for that breed. (6) The Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe such additional regulations as may be required for the strict enforcement of this provision. U. S. GOVERNMSI FRINTING OFFICE: 1928