\ . L -TORY • B. A. I. Order 352 Issued July 1935 United States Department of Agriculture BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE IMPORTATION OF DO- MESTIC LIVESTOCK AND OTHER ANIMALS INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM ALL COUNTRIES EXCEPT MEXICO 1 Effective on and after August 1, 1935 United States Department of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary, Washington, D. C, June 7, 1935. Under authority of sections 6, 7, 8, and 10 of the act of Congress approved August 30, 1890, entitled "An act providing for an inspection of meats for expor- tation, prohibiting the importation of adulterated articles of food or drink, and authorizing the President to make proclamation in certain cases, and for other purposes" (26 Stat. 414), as amended June 28, 1926 (44 Stat. 774), and Febru- ary 28, 1931 (46 Stat. 1460) ; and of the act of Congress approved February 2, 1903, entitled "An act to enable the Secretary of Agriculture more effectually to suppress and prevent the spread of contagious and infectious diseases of livestock, and for other purposes" (32 Stat. 791), the following regulations, which for the purpose of identification are designated as B. A. I. Order 352, are issued, superseding previous regulations on the same subject known and designated as B. A. I. Order 301 and all amendments thereto, and shall become and be effective on August 1, 1935. R. G. Tug well, Acting Secretary. GENERAL PROVISIONS Definitions Regulation 1. Whenever in these regulations the following words, names, or terms are used they shall be construed, respectively, to mean — Department. — The United States Department of Agriculture. Bureau. — The Bureau of Animal Industry of the Department. Animals. — Cattle, sheep, goats, other ruminants, swine, horses, asses, mules, and dogs, and it may include, when so ordered by the Chief of Bureau, any domestic animals which may be offered for importation. Cattle. — Animals of the bovine species. Sheep. — Animals of the ovine species. Goats. — Animals of the caprine species. Ruminants. — All animals which chew the cud, or regurgitate a portion of their food for a second mastication in process of digestion, such as cattle, buffaloes of various kinds, sheep, goats, deer, antelope of all varieties, camels, drome- daries, alpacas, llamas, and giraffes. Swine. — The domestic hog, wild boar, wart hog, and other varieties of wild hogs. 1 Importations from Mexico are governed by special regulations contained in another order of this Department. 143554°— 35 Horses. — Horses, mtiles. asses, and zebras. Contagious diseases. — Glanders, dourine, anthrax, contagious pleuropneumonia, splenetic or tick fever, tuberculosis, foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, surra, scabies, hog cholera, and other contagious, infectious, or communicable diseases of domestic livestock and other animals. Cattle ticks. — Ticks that are carriers of the infection of splenetic or tick fever. Inspector. — An inspector of the Bureau of Animal Industry. Inspected. — Examined by an inspector of the Bureau. Count)]/ of origin. — The country in which the animals offered for importation into the United States have been kept for 60 days immediately preceding their movement to the United States. District of origin. — The district in which the animals offered for importation into the United States have been kept for 60 days immediately preceding their movement to the United States. Premises of origin. — The premises on which the animals offered for importa- tion into the United States have been kept for 60 days immediately preceding their movement to the United States. Recognized slaughtering center. — Any point where slaughtering facilities are provided and to which animals are regularly shipped and slaughtered. Modified accredited areas. — Areas in Canada in which the percentage of cattle infected with tuberculosis is officially declared to be less than one-half of 1 percent. General Prohibition Regulation 2. No person, firm, or corporation shall import or bring into the United States any of the animals covered by these regulations except in accord- ance with the provisions thereof; nor shall any such animal or animals be handled or moved after physical entry into the United States and before final release from quarantine or any other form of governmental detention except in compliance with these regulations. Parts Designated for the Importation of Animals Regulation 3. Paragraph 1. With the approval of the Secretary of the Treas- ury the following-named ports and subports are hereby designated as quarantine stations, and all ruminants and swine except those from Canada and Mexico shall be entered through said stations, viz: Boston, Mass.; New York, N. Y.; Baltimore, Md. ; Jacksonville. Fla. ; San Juan. P. R. ; New Orleans, La. ; Gal- reston, Tex. ; Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco, Calif. ; Portland, Oreg. ; Seattle, Wash. ; and Honolulu. Hawaii. Par. 2. The following-named stations, in addition to those specified in para- graph 1 of this regulation, are designated as ports for the entry of animals from Canada, viz : Eastport, Calais, Vaneeboro, Houlton, Monticello, Bridge- water, Mars Hill, Fort Fairfield, Limestone, Van Buren, Madawaska, French- ville, Fort Kent, Jackman, and Holeb, Maine; Beecher Falls (Canaan), Island Pond, North Troy, Newport, Richford, St. Albans, Swanton, and Alburg, Vt. ; Rouses Point, Mooers Junction, Chateaugay, Malone, Fort Covington, Hogans- burg, Nyando, Louisville Landing. Waddington, Ogdensburg, Morristown, Alexandria Bay, Clayton, Cape Vincent, Charlotte, Niagara Falls, and Buffalo, N. Y. ; Detroit, Port Huron, and Sault Sainte Marie, Mich. ; Pembina and Portal, N. Dak.; Sweetgrass, Mont.; Eastport and Porthill, Idaho; Spokane, Northport, Laurier, Danville, Ferry, Oroville, Molson, Chopaka, Sumas, Blaine, and Tacoma, Wash. ; and Juneau and Skagway, Alaska. In special cases other stations may be designated under this paragraph by the Chief of Bureau with the concurrence of the customs authorities. Permits for Ruminants and Swine Regulation 4. For ruminants and swine intended for importation into the United States from any part of the world except Canada and Mexico, 2 there shall first be obtained from the Secretary of Agriculture by the importer a permit in 2 sections, 1 for presentation to the American consul at the port of shipment, the other for presentation to the collector of customs at the port of entry specified therein, providing for reception of the said animals at the 2 See footnote 1. specified port on the date prescribed for their arrival or at any time during 3 weeks immediately following, after which time the permit shall be void. Animals will not be eligible for entry if shipped from any other foreign port than that designated in the permit. Certificates for Ruminants and Swine Regulation 5. All ruminants and swine offered for importation into the United States from any part of the world except Canada, Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies, shall be accompanied by a certificate from the chief government veterinary officer of the country of origin stating that such animals have been kept in said country for 60 days immediately preceding the date of movement therefrom and that said country during such period of 60 days has been entirely free from foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, con- tagious pleuropneumonia, and surra : Provided, however, That in the case of sheep, goats, and swine the certificate, so far as it relates to contagious pleuro- pneumonia, may specify the freedom from such disease of the district of origin only : And provided further, That certificates for wild ruminants and wild swine for exhibition purposes may specify freedom of the district of origin only from foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, contagious pleuropneumonia, and surra. The certificate shall also show in the case of domestic swine that for 60 days next preceding the date of movement from the premises of origin no hog cholera, swine plague, or erysipelas has existed on such premises or on adjoining premises. Tuberculin Test for Cattle Regulation 6. All cattle offered for importation into the United States from any part of the world except Mexico, 3 except those for immediate slaughter, shall be accompanied by a satisfactory tuberculin-test certificate of an official veterinarian of the national government of the country of origin : Provided, That the testing of cattle from Canada shall be governed by the regulations hereinafter provided for that specific country: And provided further, That in the case of cattle offered for importation from the Channel Islands the tuberculin-test certificate of the official veterinarian of the island from which such cattle were shipped will be accepted. A subsequent tuberculin test of cattle, other than those for immediate slaughter, from any part of the world except Canada, Mexico, 8 and the Channel Islands shall be made by an in- spector at the port of entry during the last 10 days of the quarantine period as specified in regulation 11. Tuberculin tests at ports of entry may be ap- plied by one or more of the methods approved by the Chief of Bureau. Presentation of Papers to Collector of Customs Regulation 7. The certificates and affidavits required by these regulations shall, upon arrival of the animals at the port of entry, be presented by the importer to the collector of customs at said port. Regulation 8. Except as provided in regulations 25, 26, and 30, all horses, ruminants, and swine offered for importation into the United States from any part of the world except Mexico 3 shall be inspected at the port of entry, and all such animals found to be free from disease and not to have been exposed to any contagious disease shall be admitted into the United States subject to the other provisions of these regulations. Animals found to be affected with a contagious disease or to have been exposed thereto shall be refused entry and shall be dealt with thereafter in accordance with the provisions of section 8 of the act of August 30, 1890.* Such portions of the cargo of the vessel, or the vessel itself, on which such animals arrived as have been exposed to those animals or their emanations shall be subjected, under the direction of the inspector in charge at the port of entry, to disinfection in such manner as may be considered necessary by said inspector before the cargo is allowed to land. 8 See footnote 1. * See pp. 9-10 of this order. Articles Accompanying Animals Regulation 9. No litter, fodder, or other aliment, nor any crates, boxes, ropes, straps, chains, girths, blankets, poles, buckets, or other things used for or about the animals governed by these regulations, and no manure shall be landed from any vessel except under such restrictions as the inspector in charge at the port of entry shall direct. Movement from Vessels to Quarantine Station Regulation 10. Platforms and chutes used for handling imported ruminants and swine shall be cleaned and disinfected under Bureau supervision after being so used. The said animals shall not be unnecessarily moved over any highways nor allowed to come in contact with other animals, but shall be transferred from the wharves to the quarantine grounds in boats, cars, or vehicles ap- proved by the inspector in charge at the port of entry, which cars, boats, or vehicles shall be cleaned and disinfected under Bureau supervision by the carrier moving such cars, boats, or vehicles, immediately after such use. The railway cars so used shall be either cars reserved for this exclusive use or box cars not otherwise employed in the transportation of animals or their fresh products. When movement of the aforesaid animals upon or across the public highway is unavoidable, it shall be under such careful supervision and restrictions as the inspector in charge at the port of entry and the local authorities may direct. Period of Quarantine Regulation 11. Paragraph 1. All cattle imported into the United States from any part of the world except Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands, Canada, Mexico, 5 Central America, and the West Indies shall be quarantined for a period of not less than 60 days, counting from the date of arrival at the port of entry. Cattle imported from Great Britain, Ireland, and the Channel Islands shall be quarantined for a period of not less than 30 days, counting from the date of arrival at the port of entry. Par. 2. Swine and ruminants, other than cattle, from any part of the world except Canada, Mexico, 5 Central America, and the West Indies shall be quar- antined for a period of not less than 15 days, counting from the date of arrival at the port of entry. During their quarantine, wild ruminants and wild swine shall he subject to such inspections, disinfection, blood tests, or other tests as may be required by the Chief of Bureau to determine their freedom from disease and the infection of disease. Par. 3. The period of quarantine for animals from Canada, Central America, and the West Indies shall be as hereinafter provided for animals from those specific countries. Horses and dogs shall be subject to quarantine as herein- after provided for those specific animals. Feed and Attendants for Animals 6 Regulation 12. Importers of animals subject to quarantine under these regulations shall arrange for their care, feeding, and handling from the time of unloading at the port of entry to the time of release from quarantine and at ports where facilities are not maintained by the Bureau they shall provide suitable facilities for the quarantine of such animals, subject in all cases to the approval of the inspector at the port of entry. Each owner, or his agent, shall give satisfactory assurance to the inspector at the time of quarantine ihat such provision will be made. Owners shall keep clean, to the satisfaction of such inspector, the sheds and yards occupied by their animals. If for any cause owners of animals refuse or neglect to supply feed and attendants, the said inspector will furnish the same. The feed and care so furnished shall be at the expense of the owner of the animals, and the charges therefor shall be a lien on the animals. After the expiration of one-third of the quarantine 5 See footnote 1. 6 Owners are required by law to bear expenses of quarantine (sec. 7, act of Aug. 30, 1890). 5 period, if payment has not been made, the owners of the animals will be notified by the inspector that if said charges are not immediately paid, or satisfactory arrangements made for payment, the animals will be sold at public auction at the expiration of the period of quarantine to pay the expense of feed and care during that period. Notice of the sale will be published in a newspaper published in the county where the quarantine station is located. The day of sale will be after the expiration of the quarantine period, and the sale will be made at such place as may be designated by the said inspector. From the proceeds of the sale an amount equal to the charges for feed and care of the animals and the expense of the sale will be covered into the United States Treasury, and the remainder, if any, will be held for the owners ; but if not called for at the end of 6 months from the date of sale, this balance will be likewise deposited in the United States Treasury. Restrictions Upon Visitors and Sales at Quarantine Stations Regulation 13. Visitors shall not be admitted to the quarantine enclosure Quring any time that animals are in quarantine : Provided, however, That an importer, his accredited agent or veterinarian, may be admitted to the yards and buildings containing his quarantined animals at such intervals as may be deemed necessary, and under such conditions and restrictions as may be imposed by the inspector in charge of the quarantine station, and on the last day of the quarantine period, owners, officers of registry societies, and others having official business or whose services may be necessary in the removal of the animals may be admitted upon special written permission from the said inspector. No exhibition or sale shall be allowed within the quarantine grounds. Disposal of Milk Regulation 14. Milk or cream from animals quarantined under these regu- lations shall not be used by any persons other than those in charge of such animals, nor fed to any other animals than those within the same enclosure without permission of the inspector in charge of the quarantine station and subject to such restrictions as he may consider necessary in each instance. No milk or cream shall be removed from the quarantine premises except in compliance with all State and local regulations. Disposal of Manure Regulation 15. No manure shall be removed from the quarantine premises until the release of the animals producing the same. Appearance of Disease in Quarantine Regulation 16. If any contagious disease shall appear among animals dur- ing the quarantine period, special precautions shall be taken to prevent spread of the infection to other livestock in the quarantine station or to those outside the grounds. The affected animals shall be slaughtered or otherwise disposed of as the Chief of Bureau may direct, depending upon the nature of the disease and the gravity of the affection. Horses, Accompanying Forage, and Equipment Regulation 17. All horses imported into the United States from any part of the world except Canada, Mexico, 7 Central America, and the West Indies shall be accompanied by the certificate of a veterinary officer of the national govern- ment of the country of origin to the effect that the animals described in the certificate have been in the said country during the preceding 60 days, and that so far as it has been possible to ascertain no case of dourine, glanders, surra, epizootic or ulcerative lymphangitis has occurred in the locality or localities where the horse or horses have been kept during such period. Horses arriving at a port of entry unaccompanied by the certificate aforesaid, if otherwise eligible for importation, may upon permission first secured from the Chief of Bureau be entered subject to such quarantine and blood or other tests 7 See footnote 1. as he may direct, and even though accompanied by said certificate they may, when deemed necessary by the Chief of Bureau, be so quarantined and tested. Upon inspecting horses at the port of entry and before permitting them to land, the inspector may require their disinfection and the disinfection of their accompanying equipment as a precautionary measure against the introduction of foot-and-mouth disease or other disease dangerous to the livestock of the United States. When no disease is discoverable in an importation of horses, the hay, straw, or other forage accompanying them may remain on board the ship to be returned: Provided, however, That in the case of a vessel carrying cattle, sheep, other ruminants, and swine from the United States on the return voyage, such material shall be stored in the vessel in a place and manner approved by the said inspector and shall not be used in the feeding or bedding of animals exported. Dogs Used in the Handling of Livestock Regulation 18. Collie, shepherd, and other dogs imported into the United States from any part of the world except Canada, Mexico, 8 countries of Central America, and the West Indies, which are to be used in the handling of sheep or other livestock shall be inspected and quarantined at the port of entry for a sufficient time to determine their freedom from the tapeworm, Taenia coenurus, and if found infested with such tapeworm they shall be properly treated under the supervision of an inspector until free from such tapeworm infestation. CANADA Declaration of Purpose Regulation 19. For all cattle, sheep, goats, and swine offered for importa- tion into the United States from Canada there shall be presented to the col- lector of customs at the time of entry a statement signed by the owner or importer showing clearly the purpose for which said animals are to be imported. Animals from Foreign Countries Entered Through Canada Regulation 20. Horses, cattle, sheep, and other ruminants, and swine which have been shipped into Canada from foreign countries may be imported subject to inspection at the port of entry, if accompanied by a certificate signed by a salaried veterinarian of the Canadian Government stating that they have met all requirements of the Canadian regulations governing their importation into and quarantine in Canada : Provided, That such requirements are substantially equivalent to those contained in this order. Animals for Slaughter Regulation 21. Cattle, except steers and spayed heifers, sheep, goats, and swine imported from Canada into the United States for slaughter shall be consigned from the port of entry to some recognized slaughtering center and there slaughtered within 2 weeks from the date of entry, or upon special permission obtained from the Chief of Bureau they may be reconsigned to other points and there slaughtered within the period aforesaid. Cattle Regulation 22. Paragraph 1. Dairy and breeding cattle. — Except as here- inafter provided in this regulation, dairy and breeding cattle offered for importation from Canada shall be accompanied by a veterinarian's certificate showing that he has inspected the said cattle and found them free from any evidence of contagious disease and that, so far as it has been possible to deter- mine, they have not been exposed to any such disease during the preceding 60 days. They shall also be accompanied by a satisfactory certificate of tuber- culin test, which test shall have been made within 60 days next preceding the date of importation. The date and place of testing and the description of the cattle tested showing their ages and markings shall be given in such 8 See footnote 1. certificate. These certificates shall be issued or endorsed by a salaried veter- inarian of the Canadian Government. Cattle herein described when not accompanied by the afore-mentioned certificates shall be detained in quarantine at the port of entry for a period of not less than 3 days and be subjected by an inspector to a tuberculin test and such other tests as may be deemed necessary to determine their freedom from disease. Par. 2. Cattle from modified accredited areas. — Cattle from herds in modi- fied accredited areas of Canada, offered for importation, shall be accompanied by a certificate issued or endorsed by a salaried veterinarian of the Canadian Government showing that the cattle originated in such modified accredited area ; that they have been inspected and found free from any evidence of con- tagious disease ; and that, so far as it has been possible to determine, they have not been exposed to any such disease during the preceding 60 days. Par. 3. Cattle from accredited herds. — Cattle from Canadian tuberculosis- free accredited herds offered for importation shall be accompanied by a cer- tificate issued or endorsed by a salaried veterinarian of the Canadian Govern- ment showing that they are from such herds which have been tested for tuber- culosis within 1 year from the date of importation ; that they have been in- spected and found free from any evidence of contagious disease ; and that, so far as it has been possible to determine, they have not been exposed to any such disease during the preceding 60 days The certificate shall give the date of the last tuberculin test applied to said cattle, place of testing, and a description of the cattle with ages and markings. Par. 4- Grazing, feeding, and slaughter cattle. — Cattle offered for importa- tion from Canada for grazing, feeding, or slaughter, shall be accompanied by the certificate of a Canadian official veterinarian or a certificate issued or endorsed by a salaried veterinarian of the Canadian Government showing that the cattle have been inspected by him and are free from any evidence of con- tagious disease and that, so far as it has been possible to determine, they have not been exposed to any such disease during the preceding 60 days: Provided, That cattle of a dairy or breeding type, except steers and spayed heifers, entered for grazing or feeding shall also be accompanied by a certificate of tuberculin test, as specified in paragraph 1 of this regulation, or shall be de- tained in quarantine for a period of not less than 3 days, during which time they shall be tuberculin tested by an inspector: Provided, further, That cattle herein described, when not accompanied by either of the aforesaid certificates, may be allowed entry subject to such conditions as the Chief of Bureau may prescribe. Sheep and Goats 9 Regulation 23. Paragraph 1. Breeding, feeding, and grazing. — Sheep and goats offered for importation from Canada for purposes other than slaughter shall be accompanied by a veterinarian's certificate showing that as a result of a careful physical examination of the sheep and goats on the premises of ori- gin no evidence of contagious disease was found and that, so far as it has been possible to determine, they have not been exposed to any such disease common to animals of their kind during the 60 days immediately preceding the date of inspection. Such certificate shall be signed by a Canadian official veterinarian or issued or endorsed by a salaried veterinarian of the Canadian Government. When not ccompanied by the certificate specified in this regulation, said sheep and goats shall be held in quarantine for a period of not less than 10 days and shall be dipped and subjected to such tests or other treatment as may be ordered by the Chief of Bureau. Par. 2. Slaughter. — Sheep and goats for slaughter may be imported from Canada without the certificates specified in paragraph 1 of this regulation, but shall be subject to the provisions of regulations 19 and 21. Swine Regulation 24. Paragraph 1. All swine imported from Canada shall be ac- companied by a certificate issued or endorsed by a salaried veterinarian of the Canadian Government certifying to the facts set forth in either paragraphs (a) or (&) following: 9 Certificates will not he required for wild sheep, deer, and other wild ruminants originating in and shipped direct from Canada. Such animals are subject to inspection at the port of entry. (See regulation 8.) 8 (a) That the swine have boon immunized by simultaneous inoculation -with anti-hog-cholera serum and hog-cholera virus ; that no hog cholera or swine plague has existed on the premises on which the swine were kept during the period of 60 days immediately preceding the date of movement therefrom; and that the swine were disinfected after immunization with a 2 percent solu- tion of an approved saponified cresol solution. (o) That no swine plague or hog cholera has existed within a radius of 5 miles of the premises on which they have been kept for a period of 60 days immediately preceding the date of movement therefrom. Par. 2. Swine imported from Canada unaccompanied by a certificate as specified in this regulation will be quarantined at the port of entry for a period of 2 weeks. Par. 3. Swine for slaughter may be imported from Canada without the cer- tificates specified in paragraph 1 of this regulation, but shall be subject to the provisions of regulations 19 and 21. Horses Regulation 25. When so ordered by the Chief of Bureau, horses imported from Canada shall be accompanied by a satisfactory certificate of mallein test sisrned by an official Canadian veterinarian or issued or endorsed by a salaried veterinarian of the Canadian Government, or shall be subjected to such test by an inspector at the port of entry. Those used in connection with stock raising (cow ponies) or mining and those for other purposes, whether for pleasure, driving, or teaming, may be admitted into the United States without inspection for a temporary stay at ports along the border, not ex- ceeding a period of 10 days, and the same provision shall apply to horses returning to the United States from Canada after a stay in Canada of not to exceed 10 days. In-Bond Shipments Regulation 26. Cattle and sheep in bond for export, if accompanied by the certificate required by paragraph 1 of regulation 22 or by paragraph 1 of regu- lation 23, respectively, showing freedom from disease, and also horses in bond for export, may be admitted into the United States from Canada without inspec- tion at any of the ports named in regulation 3, in transit to and for export from Portland, Maine, Boston, Mass., and New York, N. Y., subject to inspec- tion at the port of export: Provided, however, That such animals shall be inspected at the port of entry or at any points at which the Bureau has inspec- tors stationed, if directed by the Chief of Bureau. COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE WEST INDIES Permits Required Regulation 27. A permit as provided in regulation 4 of these regulations shall be secured for the importation of ruminants and swine from countries of Central America or the West Indies : Provided, hoicever, That no permits shall be issued for cattle from regions infested with cattle ticks. Ruminants Regulation 28. Ruminants offered for importation from countries of Central America and the West Indies shall be accompanied by a certificate of the importer or his agent stating that the animals have been in the country from which directly shipped to the United States for a period of not less than 60 days immediately preceding the date of such shipment and that during such time no contagious disease has existed among them or among animals of their kind with which they have come in contact. All such animals shall be quar- antined at the port of entry for a period of not less than 1 week, and in the absence of the aforesaid certificate the animals shall be quarantined for not less than 2 weeks. All animals described in this regulation shall be subjected during the quarantine period to such dipping, blood tests, or other tests as may be ordered in each instance by the Chief of Bureau in order to determine their freedom from disease. Swine Regulation 29. Paragraph 1. Swine offered for importation from countries of Central America and the West Indies for purposes other than slaughter shall be accompanied by a certificate of the importer or his agent stating that the said animals have been in the country from which directly shipped to the United States for a period of not less than 60 days immediately preceding the date of such shipment and that during such time no contagious disease has existed among them or among animals of their kind with which they have come in contact. In addition, said swine shall be quarantined at the port of entry for not less than 1 week, and in the absence of said certificate shall be quarantined not less than 2 weeks. While under quarantine said swine, with the exception of wild swine, shall be immunized against hog cholera under the supervision of an inspector at the port of entry at the owner's expense in accordance with one of the methods recognized by the Department for pre- venting the spread of this disease, and wild swine shall be subjected to such blood or other tests as may be ordered by the Chief of Bureau in each instance in order to determine their freedom from disease. Par. 2. Slaughter. — All swine offered for importation from countries of Central America and the West Indies for slaughter shall be accompanied by a certificate of the kind specified in paragraph 1 of this regulation. In the absence of the required certificate such swine shall be detained at the port of entry for a period of not less than 2 weeks and shall be subjected to such inspections and tests as may be deemed necessary by the Chief of Bureau to determine their freedom from disease. They shall be handled and shipped as specified under regulation 21 of this order. Horses Regulation 30. Paragraph 1. When so ordered by the Chief of Bureau, horses offered for importation from countries of Central America and the West Indies shall be subjected to such quarantine and blood or other tests as may be deemed necessary by him in order to determine their freedom from disease. Race horses returning to the United States from the West Indies, in lieu of inspection at the port of entry as specified in regulation 8 shall be inspected at such point as the Chief of Bureau shall direct. Par. 2. Horses offered for importation from countries of Central America and the West Indies, if infested with cattle ticks, shall not enter the United States until they have first been dipped in a permitted arsenical solution or otherwise treated in a manner approved by the Chief of Bureau. APPENDIX LAWS UNDER WHICH THE FOREGOING REGULATIONS ARE MADE Extracts from an act of Congress entitled "An act providing for an inspection of meats for exportation, prohibiting the importation of adulterated articles of food or drink, and authorizing the President to make proclamation in certain cases, and for other purposes." Approved August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. L. 414), as amended June 28, 1926 (44 Stat. L. 774), and February 28, 1931 (46 Stat. L. 1460). Sec. 6. That the importation of cattle, sheep, and other ruminants, and swine, which are diseased or infected with any disease, or which shall have been exposed to such infection within 60 days next before their exportation, is hereby prohibited : Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture within his discretion and under such regulations as he may prescribe, is authorized, to permit the admission from Mexico into the State of Texas of cattle which have been infested with or exposed to ticks upon being freed therefrom. Any person who shall knowingly violate the foregoing provision shall be deemed guilty of a misde- meanor and shall, on conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding $5,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding 3 years, and any vessel or vehicle used in such unlawful importation within the knowledge of the master or owner of such vessel or vehicle that such importation is diseased or has been exposed to infection as herein described, shall be forfeited to the United States. Sec. 7. That the Secretary of Agriculture be, and is hereby, authorized, at the expense of the owner, to place and retain in quarantine all neat cattle, sheep, and other ruminants, and all swine, imported into the United States at such ports as he may designate for such purposes, and under such conditions as he 10 may by regulation prescribe, respectively, for the several classes of animals above described ; and for tins purpose he may have and maintain possession of all lands, buildings, tools, fixtures, and appurtenances now in use for the quaran- tine of neat cattle, and hereafter purchase, construct, or rent as may be neces- sary, and he may appoint veterinary surgeons, inspectors, officers, and em- ployees by him deemed necessary to maintain such quarantine, and provide for the execution of the other provisions of this act. Sec. 8. That the importation of all animals described in this act into any port in the United States, except such as may be designated by the Secretary of Agriculture, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, as quaran- tine stations, is hereby prohibited ; and the Secretary of Agriculture may cause to be slaughtered such of the animals named in this act as may be, under regulations prescribed by him, adjudged to be infected with any contagious disease, or to have been exposed to infection so as to be dangerous to other animals ; and that the value of animals so slaughtered as being so exposed to infection, but not infected, may be ascertained by the agreement of the Secretary of Agriculture and owners thereof, if practicable ; otherwise by the appraisal by two persons familiar with the character and value of such prop- erty, to be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture, whose decision, if they agree, shall be final ; otherwise the Secretary of Agriculture shall decide be- tween them, and his decision shall be final ; and the amount of the value thus ascertained shall be paid to the owner thereof out of money in the Treasury appropriated for the use of the Bureau of Animal Industry ; but no payment shall be made for any animal imported in violation of the provisions of this act. If any animals, subject to quarantine according to the provisions of this act, are brought into any port of the United States where no quarantine sta- tion is established, the collector of such port shall require the same to be conveyed by the vessel on which they are imported or are found to the nearest quarantine station, at the expense of the owner. Sec. 10. That the Secretary of Agriculture shall cause careful inspection to be made by a suitable officer of all imported animals described in this act, to ascertain whether such animals are infected with contagious diseases or have been exposed to infection so as to be dangerous to other animals, which shall then either be placed in quarantine or dealt with according to the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture ; and all food, litter, manure, clothing, utensils, and other appliances that have been so related to such animals on board ship as to be judged liable to convey infection shall be dealt with according to the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture; and the Secretary of Agriculture may cause inspection to be made of all animals described in this act intended for exportation, and provide for the disinfection of all vessels engaged in the transportation thereof, and of all barges or other vessels used in the con- veyance of such animals intended for export to the ocean steamer or other vessels, and of all head ropes and other appliances used in exportation, by such orders and regulations as he may prescribe ; and if, upon such inspection, any such animals shall be adjudged, under the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture, to be infected or to have been exposed to infection so as to be dangerous to other animals, they shall not be allowed to be placed upon any vessel for exportation ; the expense of all the inspection and disinfection pro- vided for in this section to be borne by the owners of the vessels on which such animals are exported. An act to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to more effectually suppress and prevent the spread of contagious and infectious diseases of livestock and for other purposes. Approved February 2, 1903. (32 Stat. L., 791.) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to effectually suppress and extirpate contagious pleuropneumonia, foot-and-mouth disease, and other dangerous, contagious, infectious, and com- municable diseases in cattle and other livestock, and to prevent the spread of such diseases, the powers conferred on the Secretary of the Treasury by sections 4 and 5 of an act entitled "An act for the establishment of a Bureau of Animal Industry, to prevent the exportation of diseased cattle, and to provide means for the suppression and extirpation of pleuropneumonia and other contagious diseases among domestic animals ", approved May 29, 1884 (23 U. S. Stat. p. 31), are hereby conferred on the Secretary of Agriculture, to be exercised exclusively 11 by him. He is hereby authorized and directed, from time to time, to establish such rules and regulations concerning the exportation and transportation of livestock from any place within the United States where he may have reason to believe such diseases may exist into and through any State or Territory, including the Indian Territory, and into and through the District of Columbia and to foreign countries, as he may deem necessary, and all such rules and regulations shall have the force of law. Whenever any inspector or assistant inspector of the Bureau of Animal Industry shall issue a certificate showing that such officer had inspected any cattle or other livestock which were about to be shipped, driven, or transported from such locality to another, as above stated, and had found them free from Texas or splenetic fever infection, pleuro- pneumonia, foot-and-mouth disease, or any other infectious, contagious, or com- municable disease, such animals so inspected and certifiec 7 may be shipped, driven or transported from such place into and through any State or Territory, including the Indian Territory, and into and through the District of Columbia, or they may be exported from the United States without further inspection or the exaction of fees of any kind, except such as may at any time be ordered or exacted by the Secretary of Agriculture ; and all such animals shall at all times be under the control and supervision of the Bureau of Animal Industry of the Agricultural Department for the purposes of such inspection. Sec. 2. That the Secretary of Agriculture shall have authority to make such regulations and take such measures as he may deem proper to prevent the introduction or dissemination of the contagion of any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease of animals from a foreign country into the United States or from one State or Territory of the United States or the District of Columbia to another, and to seize, quarantine, and dispose of any hay, straw, forage, or similar material, or any meats, hides, or other animal products coming from an infected foreign country to the United States, or from one State or Territory or the District of Columbia in transit to another State or Territory or the District of Columbia whenever in his judgment such action is advisable in order to guard against the introduction or spread of such contagion. Sec. 3. That any person, company, or corporation knowingly violating the provisions of this act or the orders or regulations made in pursuance thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, or by imprisonment not more than 1 year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1931 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 111 nun 111 in 3 1262 08925 9138