The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-17
QUARANTINE AGREEMENT.
Secretary Morton and the Canadian Min
ister of Agriculture Arrive at an
Understanding,

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 16.-The
agreement between the Secretary of Agri-
culture and the Canadian Minister of Ag-
riculture relating to quarantine of animals
between the United States and Canada
provides that:
Each country shall accept the veterinary
certificates of the other.
The chief OF the bureau OF animal industry
and the chief inspector of stock for Canada
shall mutually inform one another OF any out
break of contagious animal disease in either
country or of disease in animals imported
from either country.
A ninety-day quarantine shall be enforced
by both countries upon all cattle imported
from Europe, or from any other country
where contagious pleuro-pneumoniai is known
to exist; q hfteen-day quarantine shall be en-
forced upon all rumtnants and swine imported
from countries in which foot and mouth
disease has exis ted within six months and
upon all swine imported from all other coun-
tries
Breeding cattle admitted into this country
must be accompanied by a certificate that
they have been sounded as to the tuberculin
test and found free from tuberculosis; other
wise they shall be detained in quarantine one
week ana subjected to the tuberculin test. All
cattle found with tuberculosis must be re-
turned to the country whence shipped or
slaughtered without compens alton.
Cattle for feeding or stocking ranches must
be accompanied by q certificate showing that
they are free from any contagious disease
and that excepting tuberculOsis) no such dis
ease exists in the district whence they came.
Cattle in transit will be admitted at any
port in the United States and Canada in bond
for expectation by sea from any Canadian
port, or from Portland, Boston and New York
in the United States.
No animals covered by this memorandum
may be placed on board cars till the litter
from previous loads has been removed and the
car thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. In
spectors ay cause such work to be done at
the expense OF the railway company or pro-
hibit the use of the cars until ii is done.
Sheep may be admitted subject to inspection
at port OF entry and accompanied by Official
certificate that sheepscab has not existed in
the district where they have been fed within
SIX months.
If disease exists in any of them they may he
returned or slaughtered. Sheep may be al
mitted for transit in bond from one port to an
other in either country, and If for slaughter
they may be admitted without inspection.
They may be admitted into either country for
transit to any shipping port in Canada for ex-
port by sea or the United States for exnort
from Portland, Boston and New York.
Swine may be admitted without inspection
for slaughter, in bonded cars to bonded slaugh-
ter-houses, or when forming part of settlers
effects and accompanied by a certificate that
swine plague or hog-cholera has not existed
within six months in the district whence they
came. Lacking such certificate they must be
inspected at port of entry, and if diseased
win be slaughtered withou Compensation.
Horses may be admitted IN bond from one
port to another in either country without in
spection at the shipping port Horses may be
admitted for racing show or breeding pur-
poses on inspection at port of entry. Horses
may be admitted for temporary stay, teaming
or pleasure driving at points along the FROM
tier for period not exceeding one week at
port of entry upon permit OF customs officer.
Should he observe any evidence of disease
he viii detain the animals and report to the
district inspector, and decide whether the
animals may be admitted; and horses used
for driving or riding TO or from points in Man.
itoba, Northwest Territories or British Colum-
bia on business connected with stock-raising
or mining, and horses belonging TO Indian
tribes may be admitted by inspection, but
must report to customs officers both going
and coming. Under all circumstances horses
must be inspected at port of entry.