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ACT AUGUST 5. 1909, c. 6. (36 Stat. 11.) 



Animals imported for breeding purposes; determination and certification of 

 pure-bred animals for importation. 



492. Any aiiinial imported by a citizen of tlie United States spe- 

 cially for breeding purposes shall be admitted free, whether intended 

 to be so used by the importer himself or for sale for such purpose: 

 Provided^ That no such animal shall be admitted free unless pure 

 bred of a recognized breed, and duly registered in the book of record 

 established for that breed: And prorided further, That certificate of 

 such record and of the pedigree of such animal shall be produced and 

 submitted to the customs officer, duly authenticated by the proper 

 custodian of such book of record, together with the affidavit of the 

 owner, agent, or importer that such animal is the identical animal 

 described in said certificate of record and pedigree: And prooided 

 f)/rf/trr. That the Secretary of Agriculture shall determine and cer- 

 tify to the Secretary of the Treasury what are recognized breeds and 

 pure-bred animals under the provisions of this paragraph. The 

 Seo-etary of the Treasury may prescribe such additional regulations 

 as may be required for the strict enforcement of this provision. Cat- 

 tle, horses, sheep, or other domestic animals straying across the 

 boundary line into any foreign country, or driven across such bound- 

 ary line by the owner for temporary^ pasturage purposes only, 

 together with their offspring, may be brought back to the United 

 States within six months free of duty, under regulations to be pre- 

 scrilied by the Secretary of the Treasury : And provided further, That 

 the provisions of this act shall apply to all such animals as have 

 been imported and are in quarantine, or otherwise in the custody of 

 customs or other officers of the United States, at the date of the pas- 

 sage of this Act. 



Act August 5, 1909, c. G, s. 1, par. 492, 36 Stat. 72. 



This is a paragraph of the tariff act of 1909, aucl re-enacts in the same 

 language a paragraph of the tariff act of 1897, act July 24, 1897, c. 11, s. 

 2, par. 473. 30 Stat. 194, as amended by act March 3, 1903. c. 998. 32 Stat. 

 1023, entitled "An act regulating the importation of breeding animals." 



The proviso in this paragraph relating to the determination and the 

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

 importation, .supersedes similar provisions in the agricultural appropria- 

 tion acts for the fiscal year 1898 and previous fiscal years. 



ACT AUGUST 30, 1890, c. 839. An act providing for an inspection of meats for 

 exportation, prohibiting the importation of adulterated articles of food or 

 drink, and authorizing the President to make proclamation in certain cases, 

 and for other purposes. (26 Stat. 414.) 



Inspection of salted pork and bacon for exportation; certificates of inspection; 

 identification marks, stamps, etc.; forgery; penalty. 



That the Secretary of Agriculture may cause to be made a careful 

 inspection of salted pork and bacon intended for exportation, with 

 a view to determining whether the same is wholesome, sound, and 

 fit for human food whenever the laws, regulations, or orders of the 

 Government of any foreign country to which such pork or bacon 

 is to be exported shall require inspection thereof relating to the im- 

 portation thereof into such country, and also whenever any buyer, 

 seller, or exporter of such meats intended for exportation shall request 

 the inspection thereof. 



Sucli inspection shall be made at the place where such meats are 

 packed or boxed, and each package of such meats so inspected shall 



