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140. Imported Animals. With the approval of 

 the Secretary of the Treasury, certain ports are 

 named by the Secretary of Agriculture for the 

 reception of animals imported from other lands. 

 There are certain general regulations as to their 

 reception. Hiorses, imported from points outside 

 North America, must be accompanied with cer- 

 tificates from competent veterinarians stating 

 that the horses have been examined and found free 

 from dourine or other infectious diseases; and affi- 

 davits must be made showing that they have not 

 recently been exposed to infectious disease. They 

 must then be examined by an inspector of the 

 Bureau of Animal Industiy. Infected animals may 

 be excluded or quarantined. No hay or other for- 

 age, or straw, accompanying horses from the con- 

 tinent of Europe may be landed until it has been 

 disinfected as the inspector may prescribe. All 

 horses imported, aside from points in North Amer- 

 ica, are subject to quarantine. 



Ruminants and swine must be accompanied by 

 affidavits showing that the animals have been con- 

 tinuously in the district from which shipped for 

 the preceding six months, and that no infectious 

 disease exists there among such animals. This 

 does not apply to animals from North America. 

 Cattle, or other ruminants, or swine from conti- 

 nental Elurope must be shipped from certain desig- 

 nated points. 



Cattle imported from any point except from 

 North America, Great Britain, Ireland, and the 

 Channel Islands, are subject to a quarantine of 

 not less than 90 days from date of clearance of 

 ship. Sheep and other ruminants and swine are 



