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dip by the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture governing 

 sheep scab. 



(4) To have on containers or advertising matter no reference 

 to the United States Government or any of its departments except 

 as provided in the preceding paragraphs, unless such reference has 

 been submitted to and approved by the Department of Agriculture, 

 and to have on containers or advertising matter no false or mislead- 

 ing statement. 



Regulation 34- The dipping shall be done carefully and the 

 sheep handled as humanely as possible. The Department disclaims 

 responsibility for any loss or damage resulting from the dipping, 

 and those who wish to avoid any risks that may be incident to dip- 

 ping at the stock yards, as well as to avoid liability to prosecution, 

 should see that their sheep are free from disease before shipping 

 them to market. 



Regulation 35. Sheep shipped interstate under a certificate 

 from an inspector of the Bureau of Animal Industry are not guaran- 

 teed uninterrupted transit; for in the event of the discovery of 

 scabies or of exposure thereto en route the sheep shall thereafter be 

 handled as diseased or exposed sheep, as hereinbefore provided, and 

 the cars or other vehicles and the chutes, alleys, and pens which have 

 been occupied by them shall be cleaned and disinfected, as herein- 

 after provided. 



Regulation 36. Public stock yards shall be considered infec- 

 tious and the sheep yarded therein as having been exposed to the dis- 

 ease, and no sheep shall be shipped interstate therefrom, except for 

 immediate slaughter, without dipping. Where, however, a part or 

 all of the stock yards is reserved and set apart for the reception of 

 uninfected shipments of sheep and is kept free of disease, sheep may 

 be shipped interstate from the uninfectious yards or portions thereof 

 without dipping. If diseased sheep are introduced into the unin- 

 fectious yards or portions thereof, they shall be immediately re- 

 moved therefrom and the chutes, alleys, and pens occupied by the 

 said sheep shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. No sheep 

 shall be shipped interstate for feeding or stocking purposes from any 

 stock yards where an inspector of the Bureau of Animal Industry is 

 stationed without a certificate of inspection or of dipping issued by 

 the said inspector. 



Regulation 37. Cars and other vehicles, yards, pens, sheds, 

 chutes, etc., that have contained diseased sheep shall be cleaned and 

 disinfected in the following manner. Remove all litter and manure 

 and then saturate the interior surfaces of the cars and the woodwork, 

 flooring, and ground of the sheds, alleyways, and pens with a solu- 

 tion containing 5 per cent of pure carbolic acid or with a solution 

 containing 2 per cent of cresol. When cresol is used it must be 

 mixed with soft soap in order to render it easily soluble in cold 

 water. Cars and premises are not required to be cleaned and disin- 

 fected on account of their having contained "dipped scabby sheep" 

 that have been dipped within ten days or sheep that have Ibeen ex- 



