The record-union., 1897-01-17
Relative to Transporting Stock Across
the Border.
Each Country Shall Accept the Veter-
mary Certificates of the Other, and
Ample Provision Made to Prevent
the Spreading of Disease - Relates
to Horses, Cattle, Sheep and
Swine.


ment between the Secretary of Agri-
culture and the Canadian Minister Of
Agriculture relating to the quarantin-
ing of cattle between the two countries
provides:
First-That each country shall accept
the veterinary certificates of the other.
Second-That the Chief of the Bureau
of Animal Industry and the Chief In
spector Of Stock for Canada will mutu-
ally inform one another of any out
break of contagious animal diseases in
either country or of disease in animals
imported from either country.
Third-A ninety-day quarantine shall
be enforced by both countries upon all
cattle imported from Europe or from
any country in which contagious pleuro
pneumonia is known to exist; that a
tifteen-day quarantine shall be enforced
upon all ruminants and swine imported
from countries from which foot and
mouth disease has existed within six
months, and upon all swine imported
frCm another country.
Breeding cattle admitted into this
country must be accompanied by GER
tifcate that they have been subjected
TO the tuberculin test and found free
from tuberculosis; otherwise they shall
be detained in quarantine one week and
subjected to the tuberculin test. All
cattle found tuberculosis must be re-
turned to the country whence shipped,
or slaughtered without compensation.
Cattle for feeding or stocking ranches
must be accompanied by a certificate
showing that they are free from any
contagious disease, and that excepting
tuberculosis) no such disease exists in
the district whence they came.
Cattle in transit will be admitted at
any port Of the United States and Can
ada in bond for expectation by sea from
any Canadian port or from Portland.
Me, Boston and New York in the United
States. No animals covered by this
memorandum may be placed on board
cars until the litter from previous loads
has been removed and the car thor
oughly cleaned and disinfected. In
spectors may cause such work to be
done at the expense of the railroad
company or prohibit the use of the cars
until it Is done.
Sheep may be admitted, subject to
inspection at the port of entry and ac-
companied by official certificate that
sheep scab has not existed in the dis
trict where they have been fed within
six months. If disease exists in any OF
them they may be returned or slaugh-
tered. Sheep may be admitted for tran
sit in bond from one port to another
in each country, and, if for slaughter,
they may be admitted without inspec-
tion. Subject to inspection at shipping
point, they may be admitted into either
country for transit to any shipping
port in Canada for export by sea or the
United States for export from Portland,
Boston and New York.
Swine may be admitted without in
spection for slaughter in bonded cars
to bonded slaughter-houses, or when
forming part of a 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 GER
tificate, they must be inspected at port
of entry, and if diseased will be slaugh
tered without compensation.
Horses may be admitted in bond from
one port to another in either country
without inspection at the shipping port.
Horses may be admitted for racing,
show or breeding purposes on inspec-
ton at the port of entry. Horses may
be admitted for temporary stay, team
ing or pleasure driving at points along
the frontier for period not exceeding
one week at port of entry upon permit
of customs officers. Should he observe
any evidence of disease he will detain
the animals and report to the District
Inspector, who will decide whether the
animals may be admitted; and horses
used for driving or riding to or from
points in Manitoba, Northwest Terri
tories or British Columbia on business
connected with stock raising or mining
and horses belonging to the Indian
tribes may be admitted without inspec-
tion, but must report to custom officers
both going and coming. In all other
circumstances horses must be inspected
a mort of entry