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Measures to prevent exportation of diseased live stock, authorized. 



Sec. 5. That to prevent the exportation from any port of the 

 United States to an}' port in a foreign country of live stock affected 

 with any contagion'^, infectious, or connnunicable disease, and especi- 

 ally pleuro-pneumonia. the Secretary of the Treasury be. and he is 

 hei-eby. authorized to take such steps and adopt siich measures, not 

 inconsistent with the provisions of this act, as he may deem necessary. 



Act May 20. 1.SS4, c. 60. s. 5. 2.3 Stat. 32. 

 See notes uuder section 4 of this act. 



Transportation of diseased live stock prohibited; splenetic fever not consid- 

 ered contagious, etc. 



Sec. 6. That no railroad company within the United States, or 

 the owners or masters of any steam or sailing or other vessel or boat, 

 shall receive for transportation or transport, from one State or Terri- 

 tory to another, or from any State into the District of Columbia, or 

 from the District into any State, any live stock affected with any 

 contagious, infectious, or communicable disease, and especially the 

 di.sease known as pleuro-pneumonia; nor shall any person, company, 

 or corporation deliv^er for such transportation to any railroad com- 

 pany, or master or owner of any boat or vessel, any live stock, know- 

 ing them to be affected Avith any contagious, infectious, or counnuni- 

 cable di.sease; nor shall any person, company, or corporation drive on 

 foot or transport in private conveyance from one State or Territory 

 to another, or from any State into the District of Columbia, or from 

 the District into any State, any live stock, knowing them to be affected 

 with any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease, and especi- 

 , ally the disease known as pleuro-pneumonia: Provided. That the so- 

 called splenetic or Texas fever shall not be considered a contagious, 

 infectious, or communicable disease within the meaning of sections 

 four, five, six and seven of this act, as to cattle being transported by 

 rail to market for slaughter, when the same are unloaded only to be 

 fed and watered in lots on the way thereto. 



Act May 29, 18S4. c. 60. s. 6, 23 Stat. 32. 



Provisions for rules and regulations concerning the export.ition of live 

 stock, and for the inspection and certification of live stock for exportation., 

 are contained in act February 2, 1903. c. 349. s. 1. set fortli below. 



Trovisions for the establishment of quarantine of any State or Terri- 

 tory or the District of Columbia, or any portion of any of them, wlien 

 cattle or other live stock therein are affected with any contagious, etc., 

 disease, and the making and promulgation of regulations in regard there- 

 to, and prohibiting the interstate movement of cattle or other live stock 

 from such quarantine<i areas except ruder such regulations, are contained 

 in act March 3. 1905. c. 1496, set forth below. 



Notice to railroads, etc.. in infected localities; transportation of diseased live 

 stock; penalty. 



Sec. 7. That it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Agricul- 

 ture to notify, in writing, the proper officials or agents of any rail- 

 road, steamboat, or other transportation company doing business in 

 or through any infected locality, and by publication in such news- 

 papers as he may select, of the existence of said contagion : and any 

 person or persons operating any such railroad, or master or owner 

 of anv boat or vessel, or owner or custodian of or person having 

 control over such cattle or other live stock within such infected dis- 

 trict, who shall knowinglv violate the provisions of section six of this 

 act, shall be guiltv of a misdemeanor, and. upon conviction, shall 



