QUARANTINE AND TRANSPORTATION. 221 



year, while unnumbered thousands were dipped 

 by state officials. The results of this campaign 

 have been so good that but little scab now re- 

 mains in this country. 



1. Federal Regulations. 



The Acts of February 2, 1903, and March 3, 

 1905, regulating the movement of sheep from one 

 state to another, are largely responsible for 

 eradicating the scab from our country. 



To illustrate the stringency of these regula- 

 tions the text in full is herewith given: 



REGULATION 4. TO PREVENT THE SPREAD 

 OF SCABIES IN SHEEP. 



(Acts of Feb. 2, 1903, and Mar. 3, 1905.) 

 MOVEMENT OF SHEEP AFFECTED WITH SCABIES. 



SECTION 1. Paragraph 1. No sheep which are diseased 

 with scabies shall be shipped, trailed, or otherwise removed, 

 or allowed to drift, from one State or the District of Columbia 

 into another State or the District of Columbia, except as 

 hereinafter provided, and no sheep shall be shipped, trailed, 

 or otherwise removed, or allowed to drift, from a State or a 

 portion thereof quarantined for the disease of scabies in 

 sheep into another State or the District of Columbia except 

 as hereinafter provided. 



Paragraph 2. No sheep shall be trailed or driven or hauled 

 in private conveyances from the quarantined area in any 

 State to any point in the same State not included in the 

 quarantined area and subsequently delivered to a transporta- 

 tion company for shipment to any other State or the District 

 of Columbia until the sheep shall have been inspected by an 

 inspector of the Bureau of Animal Industry and found to be 

 free from disease and from exposure thereto, and are accom- 

 panied by a certificate from the said inspector. 



Paragraph 3. All of the sheep in a certain flock or ship- 

 ment in which the disease is present shall be classed as dis- 

 eased sheep, and none of them shall be removed or offered 

 for interstate shipment until dipped as hereinafter provided. 

 The practice of "picking" a flock that is, removing any sheep 

 which are visibly diseased and then offering any portion of 

 the remaining sheep for either inspection or interstate ship- 

 ment, or both is directly and positively prohibited. 



