222 SHEEP DISEASES. 



SHEEP EXPOSED IN TRANSIT. 



SECTION 2. Healthy sheep in an area not quarantined for the 

 disease of scabies in sheep which have not been exposed to 

 the disease by coming in contact with diseased sheep or in- 

 fectious premises may be shipped or trailed interstate without 

 restriction by the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture 

 to prevent the spread of scabies in sheep; but if said sheep 

 be unloaded en route or at destination and are placed in in- 

 fectious premises they shall thereafter be treated as exposed 

 sheep and shall not be forwarded to destination for purposes 

 other than immediate slaughter until they shall have been 

 dipped, under the supervision of an inspector of the Bureau of 

 Animal Industry. 



MOVEMENT OF SHEEP FOR IMMEDIATE SLAUGHTER 

 AND FOR STOCKING AND FEEDING. 



SECTION 3. Paragraph 1. Sheep that are diseased with 

 scabies and that have been dipped once in a permitted dip 

 under the supervision of an inspector of the Bureau of Animal 

 Industry Within 10 days of date of shipment may be shipped 

 interstate for immediate slaughter to a recognized slaughter- 

 ing center, and when so shipped the said sheep shall not be 

 diverted en route and shall be slaughtered within two weeks 

 after arrival at destination. If diseased sheep are to be 

 shipped interstate for stocking or feeding purposes they shall 

 be dipped twice as above indicated, 10 days apart, and shall 

 be submitted to inspection before shipment. 



Paragraph 2. Sheep that are not diseased with scabies but 

 which have been exposed to the contagion of the disease may 

 be moved interstate for feeding or stocking purposes after one 

 dipping, or they may be shipped interstate by rail or boat 

 to a recognized slaughtering center for immediate slaughter 

 without dipping. 



TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR DISEASED 

 AND EXPOSED SHEEP. 



SECTION 4. When diseased sheep have been dipped once 

 and are shipped interstate for slaughter in accordance with 

 section 3, paragraph 1, or when exposed sheep are shipped 

 interstate without dipping for immediate slaughter in accord- 

 ance with section 3, paragraph 2, the transportation company 

 shall affix to both sides of each car or boat a durable placard 

 not less than B 1 /^ by 8 inches in size, on which shall be printed 

 with permanent black ink in bold-face letters not less than 

 iy 2 inches in height the words "DIPPED SCABBY SHEEP" 

 or "EXPOSED SHEEP FOR SLAUGHTER," as the case may 

 be. These placards shall also show the name of the place 

 from which the shipment was made, the date of the shipment 

 (which must correspond with the date of the waybills and 

 other papers), the name of the transportation company, and 

 the name of the place of destination. Each of the waybills, con- 

 ductors' manifests, memoranda, and bills of lading pertain- 



