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Live Stock Import Regulations. [sept., 



.and enable the animals to enter duty free. Where a foreign 

 .book of record is not affiliated to any American Association, it 

 may, subject to certain formalities, be certified by the Secretary 

 of Agriculture, and its certificates will in that case be accepted 

 by the Customs. 



The regulations of the United States Treasury of August 17th, 

 '1904, re-issued August 24th, 1905, of which a summary was 

 ■given in this Journal for October, 1904, have accordingly been 

 revoked and superseded by new Regulations dated July nth, 

 1906. It is now provided that no animal imported for breeding 

 purposes shall be admitted free of duty unless the im- 

 porter furnishes a certificate of record, in due form, showing 

 that such animal is pure-bred and has been admitted to full 

 registry in the book of record established for that breed, with 

 an affidavit by the owner, agent, or importer, showing that such 

 animal is identical with the one described in the certificate. 



Unless the certificate of record is produced the animal shall 

 be considered as dutiable, and under no circumstances will 

 .certificates be accepted from books of record other than those 

 mentioned in a list attached to the Circular, The list can be 

 :seen on application at the offices of the Board. 



In the case of the following breeds of cattle, the certificate of 

 the American record society will be required, viz., Aberdeen- 

 Angus, Ayrshire, Devon, Galloway, Guernsey, Hereford, Jersey, 

 Red-Polled, Shorthorn and Sussex ; while British certificates 

 will be accepted from the Highland, Kerry and Dexter-Kerry, 

 .and Welsh Herdbook Societies. 



In the case of the following classes of horses xA.merican certi- 

 .cates will be required : — Cleveland Bay, Clydesdale, Hackney, 

 Saddle Horse, Shetland Pony, Shire, Suffolk, and Thoroughbred, 

 No British certificates will be accepted in the case of horses. 



The following breeds of sheep are covered by American 

 Sheep Societies : — Cheviot, Cotswold, Dorset Horn, Hampshire 

 Down, Leicester, Lincoln, Oxford Down, Shropshire, Southdown 

 and Suffolk. British certificates will be required for the Kent or 

 Romney Marsh, Wensleydale and Wensleydale blue-faced breeds. 



The British breeds of pigs registered in America are the 

 Berkshire, Cheshire, Hampshire, Tamworth, and Yorkshire. 

 No British Pig Societies are included in the list 



