REPORT OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL. IO3 



ARTICI.E II. 



The Second Pan American Scientific Congress suggests that — 



The question of the reclamation of arid lands is one that should 

 receive immediate and careful consideration of the Govern- 

 ments of the American Republics, to the end that there may 

 be increased areas of productive lands to meet the needs of 

 their increasing populations. 



Article 12. 

 The Second Pan American Scientific Congress recommends that — 



(a) Each country should maintain a well-organized and competent 



live-stock sanitary service comprising executive officers, 

 field inspectors, and a laboratory force; 



(b) Each country should enforce live-stock sanitary laws and regu- 



lations with the view of preventing the exportation, importa- 

 »^ tion, and spread within the country of any infectious, conta- 

 gious, or communicable animal disease by means of animals, 

 animal products, ships, cars, forage, etc. ; 



(c) Each country should maintain a thorough live-stock sanitary 



survey to determine what communicable diseases of animals 

 are present and the localities where they exist. This infor- 

 mation should be furnished regularly to each of the other 

 countries at stated periods as a matter of routine; 



(d) Each country should refrain from exporting animals, animal 



products, forage, and similar materials which are capable of 

 conveying infectious, contagious, or communicable animal 

 diseases to the receiving country; 



(e) Each country should enforce measures to prohibit the importa- 



tion of animals, animal products, forage, and other materials 

 which may convey diseases from countries where dangerous 

 communicable diseases, such as rinderpest, foot-and-mouth 

 disease, and contagious pleuropneumonia exist, and which 

 have no competent live-stock sanitary service. Animals, ani- 

 mal products, forage, and similar materials from countries 

 maintaining a competent live-stock sanitary service may be 

 admitted under proper restrictions, regulations, and inspec- 

 tion, imposed by the importing country; 

 (/) Each country, through its live-stock sanitary service, should 

 endeavor to control, and, if possible, eradicate the communi- 

 cable animal diseases existing therein. There should be an 

 exchange of information as to the methods followed which 

 have proved most successful in combating animal diseases; 



