BUREAU 0¥ ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 



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the test. The number inspected shows an increase of 25.58 per cent 

 and the number tested an increase of 57.8 per cent over the fiscal year 

 1911. 



VIOLATIONS OF LIVE-STOCK TRANSPORTATION LAWS. 



During the fiscal year 1,012 reports of alleged violations of laws 

 concerning the interstate transportation of live stock were submitted 

 by bureau employees and referred to the Department Solicitor for 

 action. The Solicitor referred 900 of the cases to the Department of 

 Justice for prosecution, and many of these court cases required spe- 

 cial investigations and the collection of evidence by employees of the 

 bureau who cooperated with the United States attorneys in charge of 

 the prosecutions. 



Of the total reports above mentioned, 891 were for violations of 

 the so-called 28-hour law and the remaining 121 for violation of the 

 quarantine laws. Eighty-four per cent of the court actions resulted 

 in the imposition of fines amounting in the aggregate to $32,664.44, 

 and an additional amount of $4,666.50 was collected in fines for cases 

 filed previous to July 1, 1911. 



THE QUARANTINE DIVISION. 



The Quarantine Division, of which Dr. K, W. Hickman is the chief, 

 supervises the work of tli^ bureau in connection with the exportation 

 and importation of live stock, including the inspection and equip- 

 ment of vessels carrying the same; the management of quarantine 

 stations at the various ports of entry for imported animals; the in- 

 spection in Great Britain, prior to their shipment, of animals destined 

 for the United States; bovine tuberculosis investigations in coopera- 

 tion with State and municipal autliorities and medical milk commis- 

 sions; and the inspection and disinfection of imported hay, feed- 

 stuffs, hides, hair, wool, glue stock, etc. It also conducts investiga- 

 tions of animal diseases in Porto Rico and tlie Hawaiian Islands, and 

 carries on a miscellaneous correspondence relating to diseases of 

 animals. 



INSPECTION OF VESSELS AND EXPORT ANIMALS. 



During the fiscal year 314 inspections of vessels carrying live stock 

 were made before clearance, and 618 certificates of inspection were 

 issued for American cattle, sheep, and horses. The following table 

 gives statistics of iuspections of live animals for export during the 

 year: 



