52 LAWS APPLICABLE TO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUEE. 



Other provisions authorizing the President to suspend the prohibition 

 of the importation of neat cattle, domestic animals, and hides from 

 foreign countries or parts thereof, upon certification by the Secretary of 

 Agriculture that such countries or parts thereof are free from contagious, 

 etc.. diseases, are contained in act April 23, 1897. c. 1, set forth below. 



Provisions prohibiting the importation of diseased or infected neat 

 cattle, sheep, and other riuuinants, and swine, and providing for quaran- 

 tine and insiiection of imported animals, and suspension of importation 

 by the President, are contained in act August 30, 1890, c. 839, ss. 6-10, 

 set forth above. 



Violation of provisions of preceding section; penalty. 



Sec. 13. That any person convicted of a willful violation of any 

 of the provisions of the preceding section shall be fined not exceeding 

 five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding one year, or both, 

 in the discretion of the court. 



Act August 5, 1909. c. G, s. 13. 36 Stat. 87. 

 See notes under preceding section of this act. 



ACT MAY 26. 1910, c. 256. (36 Stat. 416.) 



Fences along international botindaries to keep out diseased animals. 



Hereafter the Secretary of Agi-iculture may permit the erection of 

 fences along international boundary lines. l3ut entirely within the 

 territory of the United States, for the purpose of keeping out diseased 

 animals. 



Act May 26, 1910, c. 256, 36 Stat. 440. 



This is a provision of the agricultural appropriation act for the fiscal 

 year 1911, cited above. 



ACT APRIL 23, 1897, c. 1. (30 Stat. 1.) 



Suspension of prohibition of importation of neat cattle, domestic animals, and 

 hides. 



That wlionever the Secretary of Agriculture shall certify to the 

 President of the United States what countries or parts of countries 

 are free from contagious or infectious diseases of domestic animals, 

 and that neat cattle, domestic animals, and hides can be imported 

 from such countries without danger to the domestic animals of the 

 United States, the President of the United States may suspend the 

 prohibition of the importation of neat cattle, domestic animals, and 

 hides in the manner provided by law. That the President be, and 

 he is hereby, authorized to cause correspondence and negotiation to 

 be had, through the Department of State or otherwise, with the 

 authorities of the Kingdom of Great Britain for the purpose of 

 securing the abrogation or modification of the regulations now en- 

 forced by said authorities which require cattle imported into Great 

 Britain fi-om the United States of America to be slaughtered at the 

 port of entry, and ]>rohibiting the same from being carried alive to 

 other places in said Kingdom. 



Act April 23. 1S97, c. 1. 30 Stat. 7. 



This paragrai)h, and a paragraph providing for the determination and 

 the certification to the Secretary of the Treasury, of pure-bred animals 

 for iniifortation, are contained in the agricultural appropriation act for 

 the (isc.il year 1898, and similar provisions are contained in the similar 

 ;ippro])riation acts for i>rovi()us fiscal years. The provi^^ion for the deter- 

 mliiiitiun and the certification to the Secretary of the Treasury of pure- 

 bred animals for importation, is suiiersedtMi by a proviso in a paragraph 

 of the lariiT act of 1900. :'cl August .">, 1909. c. 6. s. 1, par. 492, set forth 

 below. 



