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Paragraph 2. Each licensed establishment shall fur- 

 nish to the bureau employees accurate information as to 

 all matters needed by them for making their reports 

 pursuant to paragraph 1 of this section. 



REGULATION 17. ANIMALS 



SECTION 1. Paragraph 1. Licensed establishments 

 which procure animals from public stockyards, abattoir 

 pens, or similar places shall afford opportunity for all 

 hogs, cattle, sheep, and goats admitted to the premises 

 of such establishments to range in contact with other 

 animals as prescribed in section 3 of this regulation. 



Paragraph 2. Cattle, sheep, and goats from whatever 

 source, except calves procured under the provisions of 

 section 5 of this regulation and used for testing hog- 

 cholera virus to determine its freedom from foot-and- 

 mouth disease, admitted to the premises of licensed es- 

 tablishments shall be afforded opportunity to range in 

 contact with other animals as prescribed in section 3 of 

 this regulation. 



SECTION 2. Paragraph 1. Licensed establishments 

 shall provide suitable pens to be known as " Receiving 

 pens" through which all hogs, cattle, sheep, and goats 

 shall pass in accordance with the provisions of this 

 regulation before they shall be admitted to any other 

 part of the premises. 



Paragraph 2. Licensed establishments shall provide 

 healthy calves in thrifty condition and ranging from 3 

 to 12 months of age for use as contact animals in re- 

 ceiving pens. They shall be referred to as "contact 

 calves. ' ' 



Paragraph 3. Each contact calf shall have the left 

 ear thereof pierced with a hole not less than % inch in 

 diameter and to the right ear of each animal shall be 

 attached a serially numbered metal tag. 



SECTION 3. Paragraph 1. All hogs susceptible to hog 



