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Sanitary Regulations (Animals), Which lays down that vessels 

 which have .shipped live stock in a country from which its 

 importation is permitted into the Republic, may not enter or 

 afterwards call at any port or place in countries from which 

 similar importation is prohibited, and provides that vessels 

 which may have shipped live stock in a country from which 

 its importation is permitted into the Republic may afterwards 

 enter or touch at any port of another country or countries in 

 the voyage, wherein the sanitary state of animals is in a satis- 

 fact ->) condition, with the sole object of embarking passengers. 



A summary of the General Regulations was given in this 

 Journal, Vol. XL, p. 615, Jan., 1905 ; and of a Decree as to 

 pedigree stock in Vol. XII., p. 55, April, 1905. 



According to the Decree of January 29th, 1903, the regula- 

 tions governing the importation of horses, cattle, sheep, and 

 pigs into Uruguay are as follows : — The 

 Importation of importation or landing of animals pro- 

 Live Stock— A - , : ' : -, -1 

 Uruguay * ceeding irom a country where cattle- 

 plague, pleuro-pneumonia, foot-and-mouth 

 disease, sheep-pox, or any other disease prevails which might 

 endanger the health of live stock in Uruguay is prohibited. 

 The importation of live stock proceeding originally from a 

 country against which the Uruguayan ports are closed is pro- 

 hibited, as is also the transport of live stock in a ship which 

 within thirty days has conveyed animals from an infected 

 country, or which has been in contact with animals from a 

 prohibited country, or touched at a port of such a country. 

 Entrance is prohibited into Uruguayan ports of any ship which 

 within sixty days has shipped animals of any description and for 

 any port, if such animals proceeded from a country included in the 

 prohibited class on account of the existence of cattle-plague, or 

 carrying live stock proceeding from any prohibited country. 

 The importation of live stock Irom countries beyond the seas 

 must take place through the port of Montevideo. 



* Live stock import regulations have been published in this Journal for the follow- 

 ing countries : Transvaal. March, 1903 ; United States, June, 1903, and Oct., 1904; 

 Argentine. Jan.. 1905 : Cape Colony. Feb.. TO05 • Canada, March, 1905; New 

 South Wales, April, 1905 ; Germany, May, 1905 ; New Zealand, June, 1905 ; South 

 Australia, July, 1905 ; France, August, 1905 ; and Belgium, Sept., 1905. 



