191 1.] Importation and other Regulations. 



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Ports of Entry. — Horses, cattle, sheep, and other ruminants and 

 swine which are subject to both quarantine and inspection must enter 

 through the following ports : — Boston, New York, Baltimore, San 

 Francisco, San Diego, and Port Townsend, or at certain specified 

 stations on the boundary between the United States and Mexico and 

 the United States and Canada. 



Horses. — All horses imported into the United States from any part 

 of the world except North America are required to pass a veterinary 

 inspection at the port of entry, conducted by an inspector of the 

 Bureau of Animal Industry. Horses found to be affected with any 

 contagious disease are to be isolated, and the landing of such horses 

 may be refused. 



Cattle, Sheep, and Other Ruminant Animals. — All ruminants must 

 be accompanied by a certificate from the local authority of the district 

 in which they have been continuously located for six months preceding 

 shipment, stating that no contagious pleuro-pneumonia, foot-and-mouth 

 disease, anthrax, rinderpest, or any other disease contagious to cattle, 

 except tuberculosis and actinomycosis, has existed in the district for 

 one year previous to the date of shipment. 



Swine. — Swine must be accompanied by a certificate similar to the 

 one required for cattle, sheep, and other ruminants, but relating to. the 

 existence of foot-and-mouth disease, hog cholera, swine plague, and 

 erysipelas. 



Affidavit for Ruminants and Swine. — All ruminants and swine 

 imported into the United States must also be accompanied by an 

 affidavit of the owner, stating that the animals have been continuously 

 located in the district whence shipped for six months preceding the 

 date of shipment, that no contagious disease affecting the species of 

 animals imported has existed among them, nor among any animals 

 of their kind with which they have come in contact for the six months 

 preceding shipment, and that no inoculation has been practised among 

 the animals during the preceding year; and an affidavit is required 

 from the importer, or his agent supervising the shipment, stating that 

 the animals have not passed through any district infected with con- 

 tagious disease affecting the kind of animals, that they have not been 

 exposed in any possible manner to the contagion of any contagious 

 diseases, and that the animals, when not driven, have been shipped 

 in clean and disinfected cars and vessels direct from the farm where 

 purchased. Certificates and affidavits are to be presented to the col- 

 lector of customs at the port of entry. 



Period of Quarantine. — The period of quarantine for cattle imported 

 from Great Britain, Ireland, and the Channel Islands is 30 days, and 

 for sheep and other ruminants and swine 15 days, counting from the 

 date of arrival at the quarantine station. Cattle and sheep imported 

 for immediate slaughter at the port of entry may be imported without 

 quarantine. Food and attendance of animals in quarantine is to be 

 provided by the owner of the stock; in case of omission, food and 

 attendance will be provided by the Bureau of Animal Industry, and 

 the cost will be recoverable from the owner. 



Tuberculin Test for Cattle. — All cattle six months old or over 

 imported from Great Britain, Ireland, and the Channel Islands directly 

 into the United States, and which are subject to quarantine, must be 



