The Portland daily press., 1897-01-18
ABOUT CATTLE.
How They May Be Exported From
Portland.

What a New Agreement With Canada
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Against the
Dread Tuberculosis.
Washington, January 16.-The agree
ment between the Secretary of Agricul-
turs and tho Canadian Minister of Agri-
culture relating to the quarantine of
animals between the United States md
Canada provides that
i. Each country shall accept the veter-
mary certificates Of the other.
2. That the chief of the bureau of ami
NAL industry and the chief inspector of
stock for Canada will mutually inform
one another of any outbreak of contagi-
GUS animal diseases in either country, or
of disease in animals imported from
either country.
8. A ninety day quarantine shall he
enforced by both countries upon all cattle
imported from Europe or from any coun-
try in which contagious pluro pneumo-
mia exists.
Breeding cattle admitted into this
country must be accompanied by csr-
tiHcate that they have been subjected to
the tuberculin test and found free from
tuberculosis; otherwise. they shall bs de-
tanned in quarantine one week and sob
Jeoted to the tuberculin test. All cattle
found to be tuberoulous mast be returned
to this country whence shipped or slaugh-
tered. Cattle for feeding or stocking
ranches must be accompanied by a GER
tificate showing that they are free from
any contagious disease and that excepting
tuberculosis no scch disease exists in the
district where they came from. Cattle
in transit will be admitted as any port
of the United States and Canada In bond
or in bond for expectation by sea from
any Canadian port Or from Portland,
Boston and New York. 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 aud disinfected.
INSPECTORS may cause such work to be
done at the expense of the railway oom-
pany or prohibit the use of the car until
it is done.
sheep may be admitted subject to in
spection at the port Of entry and accom-
panied by official certificates that sheep
scab has not existed in the district where
they have been fed within six months.
If disease exists in any of them, they
may be returned or slaughtered. Sheep
may be admitted for transit in bond from
one port to another in either country and
il for slaughter they may be admitted
without inspection. Subject to inspection
at the shipping purt, they may be ad-
1nitted into either country for transit to
any shipping port in Canada for export
By sea nr to the United States for export
from Portland, Boston, and New York. !,
Swine may be admitted by inspection
for slaughter or when forming part of d
settlers effects and accompanied by q
certificate that the swine plague or hog
in the district whence they came. Lacking
such certificate they must be inspected
at the port Of entry and if diseased will
be slaug htered 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 racings,
show or breeding purposes on inspection
at the port of entry. Horses may be adj
mittsd for temporary stay, teaming or
pleasure driving at points along the
frontier for period not exceeding one
week on port of entry permit of tho
customs Officer. Should he observe any
evidence of disease, he will detain the
animals and report TO the district in
spector and will decide whether the ami
mails may be admitted. .