The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-02
CANADIAN CATTLE.
New Regulations Telling How They May
Be Imported.

The Department OF Agriculture has is
sued regulations reagrding the importa-
tion and expectation of cattle. By these
regulations, certain places, including
Vancehorc and Houlton, Me-, are made
quarantine stations and animals import
ed from Canada must be inspected at one
of these stations. The word animals is
declared to include horses, neat cattle,
sheep and other rumiDants and swine.
The term contagious diseases include
CHAMBERS and farcy, maladie du colt,
anthorax, contagious pleuro- pneumonia,
Texas or splenetio fever, tuber culosis,
artinomycosis. 4 foot-and mouth disease,
rinderpest, sheep.po foot rot, sheep
scab, hog cholera, swine plague and cry
sipelas. Animals Suffering with sany of
these diseases must be returned to Can
ada or killed without compensation
The regulations stipulate among other
things:
All animals imported into the United
States from Canada must be accom-
panied by an affidavit made by the owner
or importer, declaring clearly the pur-
pose for which. said animals are import
ed.
All animals imported into the United
States for breeding purposes. for milk
production, for grazing or feeding, horses
for work, and swiness for slaughter mus.
be inspected by an inspector Of the
Bureau of Animal Industry at the port
of entry All animals covered by this
secti on except horses, ard swine for
slaughter, must he accompanied with
certificate signed by Canadian official
veterinarian, stating that 10 contagious
disease, except tuberculosis and sctino.
mycosis In CATTLE, affecting the species of
animals imported, has existed in the
district in which the animals have been
kept for six months preceding the date Of
importation, excepting animals which
are part of settlers effects, or belonging
to Indian tri bes, which. may be entered
without certifcation or inspection. the
owner or importer must present an riff
dayit that said certificate refers to the
animal or animals imported. The cer5i-
fioate for cattle forl breeding and for
mich COWS must also show that they
have been submitted to the tuherculin
test and found free from tuberculosis,
giving theadate OF testing, with the chart
Of reaction, and a description of the cat.
tie. with age and markings. All animals
imported for breeding purposes, milk
production, grazing or feeding, when not
ornpanied by the required affidavits
and certificates, must be detained In
quarantine for one week, at the expense
of the owuer or importer, under the
supervision of the inspector in charge.
All Canadian animals will he admitted
at any port of the United States for tran
sit in bond to any Canadian port with
out inspection.
| Cattle and sheep IN bond for export
will be admitted without inspection st
| any of the ports named in section /, in
| transit to and for export from Portland,
| Me-, Boston, Mass, and New York, N.
| Y. Horses will be admitted in bond at
ans port of the United States without
| inspaction for export from any port of
| the United States. All animals admit
| ted for export will be subject to inspec-
tion at port of export
Horses for temporary stay, whether for
pleasure driving, reaming, exhibition,
racing, or used in connection with stock
raising or mining, cattle and sheep
slnug liter. and animals nelonging to In
dian tribes or forming part of settles
effects will be admitted through any port
without inspeetionfor certificatinn.
The railroad cars ueed In this htranspor-
tatien of animals specified by these regu-
lationsvmust be thoroughly cleaned and
disinfected before said animals are placed
therein. A II litter from previous ship
ments must be removed, and the cal
whitewashed with lime and earbolic acid,
| one pound of commercial carhnllc aoid
to five eallonssof lima wash. Unless this
regulation isScomplied with Canadian
animals will not be allowed entry into
| the United States, and animals from the
| United States will not be admitted into
| Canada. Shippers should see that cars
| are properly cleaned and disiDfected be.
| fore animals are reloaded.