Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-07
MUST HAVE PERMIT
Government Supervision Over
lmportations of Live Stock.
Secretary Of Agriculture Has Author
Ity to Mako Such Regulations 40
He Deems Proper to Prevent
Introduction Of Diseases.

INTRODUCTION OF OtSeASeS
Washington.---In case you are q
breeder of live stock and desire to
import q number OF animals for breed
ing purposes or possibly purebred
bull, boar or ram for the improvement
of your herd or flock, 1t will be well
to know that the federal government
maintains strict supervision over
the entry Of such animals into this
country. The same scrutiny is exer-
cised over deer, goats or other pet
animals, which foreign travellers some
times wish to bring home as pets or
as mementos of their travels.
In either case It will be advisable to
defer making a purchase or engaging
space for the animals on steamship
until you have ascertained just what
requirements govern importations Of
such animals.
BY act of congress, the secretary OF
agriculture Is given authority to make
such regulations and take such meas
ures as he may deem proper to pre-
vent the introduction or dissemination
of any contagious. infectious or COM
municable disease of animals from a
foreign country into the United States.
Under such authority, regulations OF
the department of agriculture require
that any person contemplating the i'm
portation of cattle, sheep and other
ruminants and swine, from any part
OF the world except North America,
must first obtain from the secretary of
agriculture two permits. One Of these
permits upon presentation to the
American consul at the port OF ship
ment will entitle the specified ami
mails to a clearance; the other will as
sure, subject to inspection. their re-
ception and entry subject to observa-
ton in quarantine at the port of entry
on the date prescribed for their ar
rival or at any time during three
weeks Immediately following. This
leeway allows for any unavoidable de-
lay, through bad weather or other
cause, in the steamers schedule.
Three animal quarantine stations
are provided on the Atlantic seaboard
near the ports of Boston. New York
and Baltimore for the detention Of i'm
ported stock The animals included In
this regulation are cattle. sheep, goats
and other ruminants, swine and collie,
shepherd or sheep dogs. All animals
from parts OF the world other than
North America are subject to this
quarantine regulation. If no disease
develops while the animals are de-
tanned at the quarantine station the
owner is permitted to ship them to
their ultimate destination in this coun-
try.
All animals OF the classes named
and which are subject to both inspec-
ton and quarantine must be entered
through these ports.
Cattle from Great Britain, Ireland
and the Channel islands are held In
quarantine for period OF 80 days. If
from other countries, except those Of
North America, the quarantine period
Is 80 days counting from date Of ship
ment Sheep and swine from any part
OF the world. except North America.
are subject to quarantine of Is days.
The department Of agriculture re-
ceives periodically official reports from
various foreign countries concerning
conditions as regards existence of GER
tain communicable diseases of live
stock. These enable the secretary of
agriculture to determine countries
from which certain animals cannot be
imported without danger to the live
stock of the United States. No per
mits are granted for importations
from such countries. For instance,
owing to prevalence Of foot-and-mouth
disease and other communicable dis
eases in countries of the old world and
South America, importations of cattle.
sheep, other ruminants and swine have
for several years been forbidden from
countries other than Great Britain and
North America. This work is aimed
to exclude communicable diseases, a
number Of which are unknown in this
country, any of which, If introduced.
would result In great loss to our live
stock industry.
Persons interested may obtain the
latest regulations (B. A. l. order 200,
effective July /, 1910, on application
to the chief of the bureau of animal in
dustry, department Of agriculture,
Washington.
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