186 ESSENTIALS OF VETERINARY LAW 
140. Imported Animals. With the approval of 
the Secretary of the Treasury, certain ports are 
named by the Secretary of Agriculture for the 
reception of animals imported from other lands. 
There are certain general regulations as to their 
reception. Horses, imported from points outside 
North America, must be accompanied with cer- 
tificates from competent veterinarians stating 
that the horses have been examined and found free 
from dourine or other infectious diseases; and affi- 
davits must be made showing that they have not 
recently been exposed to infectious disease. They 
must then be examined by an inspector of the 
Bureau of Animal Industry. Infected animals may 
be excluded or quarantined. No hay or other for- 
age, or straw, accompanying horses from the con- 
tinent of Europe may be landed until it has been 
disinfected as the inspector may prescribe. All 
horses imported, aside from points in North Amer- 
ica, are subject to quarantine. 
Ruminants and swine must be accompanied by 
affidavits showing that the animals have been con- 
tinuously in the district from which shipped for 
the preceding six months, and that no infectious 
disease exists there among such animals. This 
does not apply to animals from North America. 
Cattle, or other ruminants, or swine from conti- 
nental Europe must be shipped from certain desig- 
nated points. 
Cattle imported from any point except from 
North America, Great Britain, Ireland, and the 
Channel Islands, are subject to a quarantine of 
not less than 90 days from date of clearance of 
ship. Sheep and other ruminants and swine are 
