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Paragraph 2. Iloifors (female cattle under 3 years of a.^e which 

 have not yiveii birth to young) shall not be .shiijped, driven on foot, or 

 transported interstate I'oi- feeding? or grazing purposes unless and until 

 it is certified by the shipper that they will not be used for other than 

 feeding or grazing purposes. 



Paragraph 3. (a) Cattle from* a herd accredited by the bureau in 

 co-operation with the various States as free from tuberculosis shall bo 

 accompanied by a certificate issued by an authorized State or Federal 

 inspector showing the cattle to be from such a herd. 



(b) Steers and strictly range cattle may be shipped interstate with- 

 out restriction. 



(c) Cattle consigned to a public stockyards may be shipped or 

 transported interstate thereto without restriction. 



Section 4. Cattle which have reacted to the tuberculin test may 

 be shipped, transported, or otherwise moved interstate for immediate 

 slaughter, provided the following conditions and restrictions are strictly 

 observed and complied with: 



Paragraph 1. The cattle shall be shipped, transported, or moved to 

 an establishment or a public stockyards where Federal inspection is 

 maintained under the provisions of the act of June 30. 1906 (34 Stat. 

 ■674), and shall there be slaughtered under such inspection. 



Paragraph 2. The cattle shall be marked for identification by 

 branding the letter "T" on the left jaw, not less than 2 nor more than 

 3 inches high, or by punching out of the left ear the letter "T," not less 

 than 1 inch long nor less than 1 inch wide, and attaching to the left ear 

 a metal tag bearing a serial number and the inscription "U. S. B. A. I. 

 Reacted." 



Paragraph 3. The cattle shall be accompanied to destination by a 

 certificate issued by a bureau inspector or a regularly employed State 

 inspector engaged in co-operative tuberculosis eradication work, show- 

 ing (1) that the cattle have reacted to the tuberculin test, (2) that they 

 may be shipped interstate, and (3) the purpose for which they are 

 shipped. 



Paragraph 4. The transportation companies shall plainly write or 

 stamp upon the face of each of the waybills, conductors' manifests, and 

 memoranda pertaining to such shipments the words "TUBERCULOUS 

 CATTLE" and a statement to the effect that the car or compartment of 

 the boat in which the cattle have been transported is to be cleaned and 

 disinfected. 



Paragraph 5. The car or the compartment of the boat in which 

 tuberculous cattle have been transported interstate shall be cleaned 

 and disinfected under bureau supervision by the final carrier at destina- 

 tion in accordance with regulation 1, sections 4, 5, and 6. 



Paragraph 6. The cattle shall not be shipped or transported in cars 

 or in compartments of boats containing healthy cattle or hogs unless 

 the latter are for immediate slaughter. 



Section 5. Pure-bred cattle which have been shipped interstate 

 for breeding or feeding purposes, and which have reacted to the tuber- 

 culin test subsequently to such shipment, may be reshipped interstate 

 for purposes other than slaughter, provided the following conditions 

 and restrictions are strictly observed and complied with: 



Paragraph 1. The cattle shall be consigned to the original owner 

 and to the same point of origin. 



Paragraph 2. The cattle shall be reshipped within a period of four 

 months from the date of shipment by the orignal owner. 



