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after one dipping, or they may be shipped interstate 

 by rail or boat to a recognized slaughtering center for 

 immediate slaughter without dipping. 



Reg-ulation 32. When diseased sheep have been 

 dipped once and are shipped interstate for slaughter 

 in accordance with Regulation 31, or when exposed 

 sheep are shipped interstate without dipping for im- 

 mediate slaughter in accordance with Regulation 31, 

 the proper officers of the transportation company 

 shall affix to both sides of each car a durable placard 

 not less than 5^ by 8 inches in size, on which shall be 

 printed with permanent black ink in bold-face letters 

 not less than lA 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 corre- 

 spond with the date of the waybills and other papers), 

 the Jiame of the transportation company, and the name 

 of the place of destination. Each of the waybills, 

 conductors" manifests, memoranda, and bills of lad- 

 ing pertaining to such shipments by cars or boats 

 shall have the words " dipped scabby sheep '' or " ex- 

 posed SHEEP FOR slaughter," as the case may be, 

 written or stamped upon its face. Whenever such 

 shipments are transferred to another transportation 

 company or into other cars or into other boats, or 

 are rebilled or reconsigned to a point other than 

 the original destination the cars into which said sheep 

 are transferred and the new waybills, conductors' 

 manifests, memoranda, and bills of lading covering 

 such shipments by cars or boats shall be marked as 

 herein specified for cars first carrying said sheep and 

 for the billing, etc.. covering the same. If for any 

 reason the placards required by this regulation are 

 removed from the car or are destroyed or rendered 

 illegible, they shall be immediately replaced by the 

 transportation company or its agents, the intention be- 

 ing that legible placards shall be maintained on the 

 cars from the time of shipment until they arrive at 

 destination, and the disposition of the cars is indi- 

 cated by an inspector of the Bureau of Animal In- 

 dustry. 



