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brought, must be immediately taken after identification, as provided in para- 

 graph (a) of this section, to a place designated by the Chief of the Bureau of 

 Animal Industry or health officer of the District of Columbia, and there quar- 

 antined apart from all other cattle until officially tuberculin tested and dis- 

 posed of in accordance with these regulations : Provided, That no indemnity 

 shall bo allowed for such cattle as shall be slaughtered on account of their being 

 deemed to be tuberculous. When accompanied by certificate of tuberculin test, 

 as herein provided, the said certificate must show the place and the date, within 

 thirty days of being offered for entry, of inspection and tuberculin testing, also 

 temperature chart, description of the animal or animals, age, markings, and tag 

 numbers, if tagged. 



(c) Cattle for immediate slaughter may enter the District of Columbia if 

 tagged in accordance with paragraph (a) and without the tuberculin test, on 

 condition that the tag therein provided for shall remain attached to the hide 

 until removed in the presence of an employee of the Bureau of Animal Industry 

 or of the health department of the District of Columbia, to either of whom it 

 shall be delivered. The owner of the animal at the time of slaughter is hereby 

 required to notify the Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry or the health 

 officer of the District of Columbia, stating the place where the hides will be 

 found. If shipped in cars 'and consigned direct to an establishment having 

 United States meat inspection, cattle for immediate slaughter may enter the 

 District of Columbia without complying with section 2 and section 3, paragraph 

 (a) : Provided, however, That the consignee shall keep a complete record of 

 each animal received, date of receipt, its place of origin, railroads traversed, 

 name of shipper, and butcher class to which each animal belongs, and shall 

 report the same before the slaughter of any such animals to the Chief of the 

 Bureau of Animal Industry through the veterinary inspector stationed at that 

 establishment. 



(d) Cattle under 6 months old for purposes other than immediate slaughter, 

 when not accompanied by certificates as indicated in paragraph (6), may be 

 brought into the District of Columbia as provided in paragraph (a), but said 

 cattle must be accompanied by affidavits by the breeder or feeder and by. the 

 owner or shipper, said affidavits to state that tuberculosis has not been known 

 to exist on the premises, during the six months immediately preceding the offer 

 for entry, upon which said animals have been kept. 



SEC. 4. Cattle over 6 months old already within the District of Columbia shall 

 be inspected and tuberculin tested by a veterinary inspector of the Bureau of 

 Animal Industry or of the health department of the District of Columbia. Cat- 

 tle under G months old shall, in the same manner, be inspected, and when 

 deemed necessary shall be tuberculin tested, said inspection and tuberculin 

 testing to be repeated annually, or at such times as the Chief of the Bureau of 

 Animal Industry or the health officer of the District of Columbia may direct. 

 All such cattle shall be officially tagged " U. S., B. A. I.," with a serial number, 

 or " U. S., B. A. I., Reacted," with a serial number. 



SEC. 5. All cattle already within the District of Columbia which are deemed 

 to be tuberculous, either as a result of physical examination or the tuberculin 

 test, shall be slaughtered within a time and at a place designated by the Chief 

 of the Bureau of Animal Industry or the health officer of the District of Colum- 

 bia, and shall be subject to official post-mortem inspection, and the carcass of 

 any such animal shall be disposed of according to the meat-inspection regula- 

 tions of the Bureau of Animal Industry. All such cattle shall be appraised 

 before being slaughtered, the owners to be indemnified, as hereinafter provided, 

 from any available appropriation made by Congress for the Bureau of Animal 

 Industry of the United States Department of Agriculture for carrying out the 

 provisions of the act of May 29, 1884, except as specified in section 8 of these 

 regulations : Provided, That no liability shall be incurred under these regula- 

 tions by the United States Department of Agriculture in excess of the funds 

 available from the aforesaid appropriation of Congress, and whenever the Chief 

 of the Bureau of Animal Industry shall deem it necessary or advisable, because 

 of the lack of funds for the aforesaid purpose, he shall notify the health officer 

 of the District of Columbia to that effect, and thereafter no liabilities shall 

 accrue against the United States on account of any act done or permitted under 

 these regulations. 



SEC. 6. (a) The health officer of the District of Columbia shall designate or 

 request the Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry to designate an appraiser, 

 who shall appraise each animal within five days prior to the date of slaughter, 

 basing the amount upon the class and market value of the animal at the time 

 of the appraisal, whether for breeding purposes or for meat or milk production. 



