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Importation of Live Stock. 



[Aug., 



The stock must be accompanied by a certificate of origin 

 from the administrative authority of the place from which they 

 come, certifying that no contagious disease affecting animals of 

 the species in question exists or has existed in that place during 

 the preceding six weeks. The certificate is to state the number 

 and description of the animals. It should not have been issued 

 more than three days before the despatch of the animals. 

 Animals not accompanied by such a certificate, or which are 

 not presented with as little delay as possible after the expira- 

 tion of the voyage, are to be rejected. 



At those Customs-houses which are open for importation, but 

 which are not sufficiently important to justify the expense of a 

 local veterinary service, a certificate of health is to be substituted 

 for the veterinary inspection. This certificate may be issued by 

 a foreign veterinary surgeon, whose signature must be attested 

 by the authority of the place of origin, or by a French veterinary 

 surgeon, whose signature must similarly be authenticated. 

 These certificates are only valid for three days, and are to be 

 handed to the Customs-house officers. 



Animals arriving by sea will be submitted to a preliminary 

 examination on board ship, where they should be penned by 

 •lots in such a way that it is possible to move freely between 

 them. Permission to land the animals will be refused if this is 

 not done. 



Foreign cattle presented for importation are to be submitted 

 to the tuberculin test, and for this purpose are to be kept 

 under observation, at the expense of the importers, for forty- 

 eight hours at least. Those which show reactions character- 

 istic of tuberculosis are, when arriving by sea, to be slaughtered 

 in the abattoir under the supervision of the veterinary inspector. 

 The importation of foreign cattle, which have to be submitted 

 to the tuberculin test, can only take place at certain specified 

 places, among which may be mentioned, Dunkirk, Calais, 

 Boulogne, Havre, Dieppe, Honfleur, Granville, Cherbourg, St. 

 Malo, Brest, Rochelle, Bordeaux, and Marseilles. 



Calves under one year old and cattle declared for slaughter 

 are exempt from the tuberculin test. Animals for slaughter 

 are only admitted for consignment to markets of districts 

 where a public abattoir exists. 



