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Official certificates for sound cattle, sheep, and swine and their carcasses and 

 products. 



Sec. G. That tlie inspectors provided for in sections one and two 

 of this act shall be authorized to give official certificates of the sound 

 and wholesome condition of the cattle, sheep, and swine, their car- 

 casses and products described in sections three and four of this act, 

 and one copy of every certificate granted under the provisions of this 

 act shall be filed in the Department of Agriculture, another copy shall 

 be delivered to the owner or shipper, and when the cattle, sheep, 

 and swine, or their carcasses and products are sent abroad, a third 

 copy shall be delivered to the chief officer of the vessel on which the 

 shipment shall be made. 



Act March 3, 1S91. c. ."loo. s. 6. 2G Stat. 1090. 



The waiver of the requirement of a certificate with beef and other 

 products exported to foreign countries that do not require such inspec- 

 tion, is authoriz<?d by a provision of act March 3, 1903. c. 1008, set forth 

 below, and siuiihir provisions in subsequent agriculturaf appropriation 

 acts. 



Provisions of act not to apply to cattle, sheep, or swine slaughtered by farmers 

 on farms. 



Sec. 7. That none of the provisions of this act shall be so con- 

 strued as to apply to any cattle, sheep, or swine slaughtered by any 

 farmer upon his farm, which may be transported from one State or 

 Territory or the District of Columbia into another State or Terri- 

 tory or the District of Columbia: Provided, however, That if the 

 carcasses of such cattle, sheep, or swine go to any packing or canning 

 establishment and are intended for transportation to any other State 

 or Territory or the District of Columbia as hereinbefore provided, 

 they shall there be subject to the post mortem examination provided 

 for in sections three and four of this act. 



Act March 3, 1891. c. .^55. s. 7. 26 Stat. 1091. 



Violation of the provisions of this act is evidently made punishable 

 and penalty is prescribed therefor in provisions of act March 2, 1895, 

 c. 169, set forth below. 



Live horses are entitled to the same inspection as other animals, by a 

 provision of act March 3. 1903. c. 1008. set forth below, and similar pro- 

 visions of subsequent agricultural appropriation acts. 



All parts of this act and the amendment thereto approved March 2. 

 1895. which are applicable to the subjects and purposes described in sec- 

 tion 5, act May 9, 1902, c. 784. set forth below, are by that act made to 

 apply to process or renovated butter. 



This act. as amended by act March 2, 1895, is made to Include dairy 

 products intended for exportation to foreign countries, by a provision of 

 act May 23, 1908, c. 192. set forth below. 



Appropriations for carrying out the provisions of this act were made 

 in the agricultural appropriation acts for the fiscal years 1893 to 1906, 

 inclusive. The appropriation for this purpose was omitted in the agri- 

 cultural appropriation acts for the fiscal years 1907 and thereafter. 



Subsequent and more comprehensive provisions for the inspection of 

 cattle, sheep, swine, and goats, before slaughter, the meat or products of 

 which ;;re for exportation or interstate commerce, the post-mortem in- 

 spection of carcasses and parts thereof, the marking, etc.. of sound, etc., 

 and condemned carcasses and parts thereof, the labeling of receptacles, 

 etc.. of meat and products, the protection of certificates, marks, etc., the 

 sanitarv inspection of slaughtering, etc., establishments, and prohibiting 

 the exportation and interstate transportation of meats or products not 

 inspected and passed, were enacted in the agricultural appropriation 

 act for the fiscal year 1907, act June 30. 1906, c. 3913. and re-enacted 



