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THE GAME BREEDER 



REGULATION 5. 



Permits will be issued only for the con- 

 signment of quail entered on the date indi- 

 cated and not several consignments due to 

 arrive on different dates. If the number en- 

 tered is less than the number stated in the 

 permit, the excess over the number imported 

 can not be entered thereafter under that per- 

 mit but must be included in another applica- 

 tion for permit. 



REGULATION 6. 



Permits for the entry of quail at Eagle 

 Pass, Texas, will be issued only after the 

 applicant has made the necessary arrange- 

 ments for care of the birds during quarantine 

 and the inspector of the Bureau of Animal 

 Industry has approved the location where the 

 birds are to be quarantined and is satisfied 

 that the applicant has an ample supply of 

 crates for the proper accommodation of the 

 birds. Permits authorizing the entry of more 

 than 1,000 quail at one time by any one per- 

 son or his agents will not be issued until the 

 inspector shall have certified to the depart- 

 ment the number of birds which can be 

 properly cared for in quarantine at one time 

 by such applicant. 



REGULATION 7. 



Permits will be indorsed by an inspector of 

 the Bureau of Animal Industry "Inspected 

 and found free from quail disease" before 

 the quail are released from quarantine and be- 

 fore the permits are accepted by officers of the 

 customs. 



REGULATION 8. — CRATES 



Crates for the shipment of quail must be 

 , constructed with a tongue-and-groove bottom 

 and false top of stout cloth or burlap stretched 

 taut and smooth, so as to leave a space not 

 less than VA inches between the cloth and the 

 top of the box. Each crate must be provided 

 with a handle at each end. Not more than 24 

 quail shall be placed in a single small crate or 

 compartment, and not more than 48 in a double 

 crate. 



Crates must measure inside not less than 

 yyi inches in height (from floor to cloth 

 cover), 23 inches in width, and 23 inches in 

 length; and double crates IVz inches in height, 

 23 inches in width, and 45 inches in length, 

 with a partition separating the two compart- 

 ments. The partition must be fastened with 

 screws or otherwise, so that it can be easily 

 removed. The bottom must project in front 

 or along the sides 2 inches or more to pre- 

 vent crates from being stacked close together 

 and thus cutting off ventilation. Openings in 

 the side of the crate at least half an inch wide 

 must be left along the floor to facilitate clean- 

 ing, and holes for ample ventilation must be 

 bored in the ends and in the partition. Crates 

 must have a sliding door fitted on one side 

 large enough to permit the birds to be easily 

 examined or removed. 



Receptacles for feed and water must be so 

 mad^ as to insure thorough cleaning, and 

 must be, so arranged that they can be fastened , 

 securely whejoi. .the crates are in transit, or re- 



moved readily for cleaning or refilling. Food 

 and water receptacles must be arranged so 

 that they can be filled from the outside of the 

 crate and protected by a low guard or strip 

 to prevent the birds from walking in them. 

 Bottoms of crates must be arranged so that 

 they can be removed when necessary to facili- 

 tate proper cleaning or disinfecting. 



REGULATION 9. — QUARANTINE 



During the period of quarantine the birds 

 must be confined in suitable inclosures or 

 crates an^ furnished with sufficient food, 

 sand, gravel, and pure water. No quail will 

 be quarantined on any ground which has been 

 occupied by poultry during the year imme- 

 diately preceding or which is within 50 feet * 

 of any premises where poultry is kept. 



Birds may be quarantined in either in- 

 closures or crates. Inclosures constructed of 

 wire netting at least 8 feet wide and 25 feet 

 long may be used to confine the birds, or the 

 quail may be kept in crates, but not more than 

 200 quail shall be kept in the same inclosure 

 and not more than 24 quail in a crate during 

 quarantine. Entry of quail will not be per- 

 mitted when crowded in crates in excess of 

 numbers specified in regulation 8 or when 

 confined in ordinary boxes or poultry crates. 

 If shipping crates are used, the birds in one 

 compartment must be transferred to a new 

 crate and the partition removed, so that not 

 more than 24 birds will be confined in a space 

 23 by 45 inches. Crates kept outdoors must 

 be raised not less than 18 inches from the 

 ground, and if several crates are stacked on 

 top of one another a 2-inch strip of wood 

 must be placed between the crates, and the 

 top crate must not be more than 5 feet above 

 the ground. In case of rain or heavy winds 

 provision must be made for covering the 

 crates with oilcloth or heavy duck. 



All inclosures or crates must be keot in a 

 sanitary condition subject to the approval of 

 the inspector. Birds imported on different 

 dates must not be confined together and crates 

 must be emptied before being disinfected. Im- 

 porters will be required at their expense to 

 provide suitable inclosures or crates for the 

 purposes of quarantine, to disinfect the crates 

 or transfer the quail to new crates before re- 

 lease from quarantine, and to maintain the 

 birds during quarantine. 



REGULATION 10. — DEAD BIRDS 



Bodies of birds which die during the period 

 of quarantine must not be destroyed until sub- 

 mitted to the inspector for preliminary exam- 

 ination, and if necessary such specimens will 

 be forwarded to the Department of Agricul- 

 ture for further examination. 



In case of discovery of quail disease further 

 entry of birds may be suspended and all out- 

 standing permits immediately canceled. 



These regulations shall become effective im- 

 mediately. B. R. NewtoNj 



Acting Secretary of the Treasury. 

 , D. F. Houston, Secreary of ^Agriculture. 



Washington, D. C, November 13,' 19ld ' 



