1909.] Live Stock Regulations Abroad. 137 



In order to secure the free Customs entry of an animal of a breed 

 for which there is. no Canadian Record, but which is recorded in a 

 foreign record recognised as reliable, the importer must forward to 

 the Accountant, Canadian National Records, the foreign certificate of 

 registration accompanied by fees as follows : — For horses, cattle, or 

 asses, $1 each; for sheep, swine, or goats, 50 cents each. 



The British Records of breeds, which are recognised, are as 

 follows : — 



Horses. — Suffolk, Cleveland Bay, Yorkshire Coach, Hunter. 



Cattle. — Highland, Kerry and Dexter, Sussex, Devon, Longhorned 

 Cattle, Welsh Black Cattle. 



Pigs. — Large Black Pig, Lincolnshire Curly Coated Pig. 



Sheep. — Kent or Romney Marsh, Wensleydale Longwool, Wensley- 

 dale Bluefaced. 



Goats. — British Goat Society, Toggenburg. 



The memorandum above referred to, which can be inspected at 

 the Office of the Board, 8, Whitehall Place, also contains information 

 as to the eligibility of animals for Canadian Records and other parti- 

 culars. 



In connection with these Regulations the Board have received a 

 copy of a memorandum prepared by Dr. J. G. Rutherford, Live Stock 

 Commissioner, in which it is observed that all animals recorded in 

 British books of record are eligible for the corresponding Canadian 

 Books of Record with the exception of Shorthorn, Jersey, and Guernsey 

 cattle, and Hackney and Clydesdale horses. Animals of these breeds 

 must be bred as indicated in the memorandum, and in the case of 

 Jersey cattle, importers must observe the import regulations of the 

 Canadian Jersey Cattle Club. 



A movement is on foot to restrict the entry in the Canadian Stud 

 Book of Hackney horses imported from Great Britain. The proposed 

 amendment to the regulations is that only stallions fully registered 

 in the English Hackney Stud Book may be admitted if they are by 

 fully registered sires and out of fully registered dams, and mares by 

 fully registered sires, and out of dams registered or half-registered. 



Regulations governing, admission of animals to registration in the 

 Canadian books correspond to rules governing admission to the 

 American books on account of the trade between the two countries. 



In connection with recording foreign pedigrees the Canadian Record 

 Associations do not charge fees similar to those charged by the 

 American Shorthorn Association or the American Hackney Horse 

 Society. 



France. — The legislation dealing with animal diseases in France 

 has recently been amended by a law dated January 12th, 1909, which 

 provides that a staff to deal with contagious disease shall be established 

 in each department within one year from that date. Previously, although 

 the existence of suitable means for controlling disease was contem- 

 plated by the law, it was not compulsory, so that administrative 

 methods in the different Departments varied very greatly. 



Under the new law, a Departmental Veterinary Surgeon is to be 

 appointed subject to the approval of the Ministry of Agriculture, and 

 it will be his duty to ensure the application of the laws and regulations 



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