1907.] 



Live Stock Import Regulations^ 



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shipment. The period of quarantine enforced upon swine from 

 such countries is thirty days. 



Regulations of Quarantine. — Cattle six months old and over, 

 imported from countries other than the United States and 

 Mexico, shall not be discharged from quarantine until they 

 have 'been submitted to the tuberculin test. Cattle reacting to 

 the test, but not showing clinical symptoms, shall be perma- 

 nently marked in the right ear with the letter " T "by the officer 

 making the test, and may then be released at the expiry of the 

 prescribed period of quarantine if found free from all other 

 id lections or contagious diseases. Cattle showing clinical symp- 

 toms of tuberculosis shall be destroyed or otherwise disposed 

 of as the Minister may direct. 



The expenses of feeding, treating, and providing for animals 

 detained in quarantine, with the exception of those for the use 

 of grounds and shelters, shall be borne by the owner or im- 

 porter. 



Animals for Exhibition. — Animals, other than swine, may be 

 admitted for purposes of exhibition only, on inspection at the 

 port of entry, subject to the usual Customs Regulations. 



Jamaica. — According to The Animals Contagious Diseases 

 Laws, 1890-98, all horses, cattle, sheep, goats and swine from 

 the United Kingdom (and some other places) which the consignee 

 shall declare in writing to be imported into Jamaica for breeding 

 purposes only, shah, on arrival, be examined by the inspector, 

 who is empowered to cause the slaughter of any animals found 

 to be diseased. If found free of disease, such animals may be 

 imported without having to undergo quarantine. 



1 i it is uncertain whether the animals are free of disease, they 

 are to he taken, with the consent of, and at the expense and risk 

 of the consignee, to an appointed place of quarantine, and there 

 detained until the inspector certifies that they are free of disease, 

 and in his judgment not calculated to introduce disease. 



It the consignee does not enter into such .111 agreement, the 

 annuals shall be treated a> foreign animals and shall be placed 

 in quarantine for a period of not less than fourteen daws, and 

 not be released until the inspector certifies them to be free ot 

 disease and not calculated to introduce disease. 



Isle of Man According toa proclamation dated 20th January, 

 10,07, any person desiring to import swim 4 into the [sle oi Man 

 ("74) £ 



