The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-10
OF ANIMALS
Laws Concerning the Entry of For
eign Beasts and Birds.
Permits Necessary in The Case of
Species Not Chased as "OomcSti-
cnted''-SpeciaI Inspectors ProTid-
Ell for the Benefit of the Importer


/ zstls. ouadruoeds as we'll as bipedS from
landing on our shores. There is a law
( regulating the importation Of animals in
TO this country and inspectors are pro
vided to watch incoming ships Tor every
bird and animal which may come under
the prohibitory sections OF the statute
THIS law was PASSED in May. 1895, and
places the preservation. distribution IN
/ PRODUCTION. and restoration OF game and
! other animals under the control Of the
| Department Of Agriculture. Il regulates
/ the Importation Of foreign birds and ami
mails prohibiting absolutely the lmporta-
/ ton Of certain injurious species. etc The
/ object of placing this work in charge of
/ an executive department OF the Govern
! cmnt was TO supplement and not hamper
{ or replace the work hitherto done by
: State commissions and organizations, or
. in other words. TO coordinate and direct
individual efforts and thus insure more
/ Uniform and more satisfactory results
/ than could otherwise be obtained
/ Greater uniformity in State legislation
and better enforcement Of existing laws
J can be secured il is believed, only by the
most complete cooperation between the
{ various forces now at work in the cause
{ of bird protection.
Perhaps there Is no branch Of the Gov
{
( operation are so little understood by the
/ people at large as the Agriculture De-
F partment. Most people seem to think
that this department has Il do mostly
{ with potatoes. onions, al / garden truck,
and that the ultimate goo to the country
/ is found in the sending o1.t to the farm
/ ers gratuitously whatever kind Of seeds
( may be asked for Once in while some
/ one viii send in Il request for game birds
/ or animals 10 stock a county or neigh
! borhood but the department has no
/ pheasants, quail, or other game for dis
tribuuon-
! Persons contemplating the Importation
! Of live animals or birds from abroad
must obtain special permission from the
Secretary of Agriculture The law is
mandatory and makes few exceptions It
applies TO single mammals, birds, or rep
/ tiles kept in cages as pets. as well as to
( large consignments Intended for propaga-
/ ton in captivity or otherwise. Importers
are advised to make applica lion for per
! naits in advance in order to avoid annoy
/ ance and delay when shipments reach the
! custom house.
/ In the application the kind of animals
1 or birds. their number and the uses to
I which they are to be put. whether TO be
! Gagged or liberated, must be stated APP
plication may h made by telegraph. IN
which case the message should contain
/ the number and species Cf birds and ami
mails for which a permit is desired, the
{ port Of entry, the country from which i'm
ported and the name Of the owner.
Permits are not required for domestt-
Gated birds, such as chickens. ducks,
3 geese. pcafOwl. pigeons, canaries, parrots
/ Gucluding cOckatOc-. lOvebirds, macaws,
Z and Tarakeets!, or for natural history
/ specimens for museums or scientific col
/ lectigns- Permits must be obtained for all
wild species Of pigeons and ducks, and
when domesticated well as wild birds
. are included in the same shipment. all
/ the species should be mentioned in the
4 letter Of application IN order 10 avoid any
misunderstanding as 70 the terra "domes-
7 tic"
/ In the case Of rlrniuauts GncIading deer.
/ elk. moose, antelOpes. and zisO camels
( and llamaSf, permits viii be ISSUED IN the
form prescribed for ipEurta ton OF do
( INVESTIGATED animals Such animals VIII
f! De subject to insTectiap and quarantine
/ The introduction of The English En-
/ TOpean house sparrow the starting. the
I fruiJ-hat or flying fox. and the mongOpSe,
( known also as the ichneumOn or Pha-
( Taoh's rat, IS prohibited and permits for
( their Importation viii not be issued under
. any circumstances. Importers are eau
! TONED against placing any OF these sDe-
{ Cies IN cages with other birds or animals.
Such action VIII render The shipment
I liable 10 detention at the custom house
I At the port of entry. as the species named
1 must be exported OF destroyed at the eX-
5 peEse of the owner or agent.
/ Permits viii be issued free Of charge
I upon receipt and approval OF applications.
F. They VIII b. made cut in duplicate, one
! copy 10 be attached 10 the riH Of ladtng
: and taa ether forwarded by mail or de-
Hver@d TO the collector Of customs at the
/ port Of entry, for use in case the original
! is lost. Permits will be made out in the
/ name Of the owner or agent anG viii be
/ accepted only at The port and for The ship
meut named therein. Permits VIII be void
I thirty DAYS after the date set for the ar
( rival of the shipment at the port OF entry,
/ and under the regulations prescribed by
/ the Secretary Of the Treasury, persons
/ who nave not already secured permits viii
! be allowed ten days in which 10 secure
/ them after the arrival OF the Shipment IA
( such cases an examination VIII be made
/ at once: duties. If any estimated and de-
{ pOSited and the stipulation filed with the
/ collector within tweuty-fOur hours after
| arrival to produce the necessary permit
/ within ten days. Upon fling a voluntary
bond with approved SuTit.Es in double the
( invoice value fbut net less than SIG). the
/ importer may secure The delivery of the
! property upon condition that in the event
i Of failure 10 secure the necessary permit
/ Ii shall be redeiiVered to the collector
| within ten days after date Of entry.
Property remaining in the custody OF the
J officers Of customs pending the issue Of
/ the permit viii be retained wholly at the
/ expense Of the importer
In case Of doubt as 70 whether animals
I or birds belong TO pro hIblted species or
I suspicion on the part Of the collector TIA
( such species are being ertered under other
I names. inc shipment Wil be held At :he
/ expense If the importer By special in
( spect0r designated by the Secretary Of
Agriculture. and the Identity established
/ 10 the satisfaction Of the collector
For the convenience OF importers Spe-
I cial inspectors VIII be designated at the
ports Of New YORK. Boston. Philadelphia,
/ baltimore. Washington, New Orleans. and
San Francisco, who viii examine ship
I mentS at the request of owners or agents
or who may be consulted In case Of mis-
! understanding between owners and Off
| GERS of the customs The inspector Will
be entitled to Zee (In ordinary cases not
| exceeding 50 for each shipmcnU, which
cry Of the property. These inspectors are
designated merely for the convenience Of
importers. and owners or ageEts are un-
der TO obligations 10 employ them. But
the Identity OF species must be establish
ed to the satisfaction OF collectors and IN
case Of refusal or neglect on the part OF
the owner or agent. or failure to obtain
the permit within the specified time. de
/ livery Of tile property viii be refused and
immediate expectation required
Special inspectors VIII be authorized to
settle al questions involving the identity
OF species. as to whether permits are nee
/ essary, OF whether species are prohibited
! from introduction. Their decisions viii
! he accepted as final by officers OF the Gus
toms
1t is unlawful for any person to deliver
/ to any common carrier or for any COM
mon carrier TO transport any foreign ami
| prohibited. OF the species prob Ibited, the
! monEOOSe and flying fox have rot yet
| gained a foOthOld IN the United States
The European starting has been intro