said animal or animals have been continuously located in the district 
whence moved for exportation, and indicating the localities in which 
the said animal or animals have been located during the period of one 
year preceding the date of shipment; also by an affidavit from the im- 
porter, or his agent supervising the shipment, to the effect that in 
transportation the animal or animals have not been exposed to any 
disease contagious to horses or animals of their kind, and that they 
have been transported in clean and disinfected cars or vessels direct 
from the farm or place at which they were purchased. 
Paragraph 3. All horses imported into the United States from ^f 
any part of the world except the countries of North America and ex- 
cept as provided in paragraph 6 of this regulation shall also be ac- A 
companied by a certificate furnished by the minister of agriculture, 
or other competent authority of the Government, to the effect that, 
in so far as it has been possible to ascertain, no case of dourine, glan- 
ders, farcy, epizootic lymphangitis, or mange has occurred in the 
locality or localities where the horse or horses have been located 
within the preceding 12 months, and that a declaration has been 
received from the owner or owners or person or persons in charge 
of the horse or horses that the animal or animals have not been ex- 
posed to any disease contagious to horses during the preceding six 
months, and that during the six weeks immediately proceeding ship- 
ment the horse or horses have been continuously located in the dis- 
trict whence moved for exportation. 
Paragraph 4. All horses imported into the United States from 
any part of the world shall be required to pass a veterinary inspec- 
tion at the port of entry by an inspector of the Bureau of Animal 
Industry. Such inspector shall not allow the landing of any hay, 
straw, or forage which accompany shipments of horses from any 
country on the Continent of Europe until it has been disinfected as 
the inspector may prescribe. In case the inspector finds horses af- 
fected with any contagious disease he shall isolate them and imme- 
diately report the fact to the Chief of the Bureau of Animal Indus- 
try, who may refuse to allow the landing of the horses so diseased. 
When horses imported from a country of continental Europe from 
which entry of hay is permitted arrive in a healthy condition and no 
disease is discoverable, the hay, straw, or other forage from such 
country may remain on board the ship and be returned. This forage 
may be used without disinfection in the feeding of animals exported 
on the same ship, provided it is accompanied by a certificate issued 
by the proper Government officer of such country, as required by the 
regulations of this department for the importation of hay and straw 
from continental Europe, and there are no indications that it is in- 
fected ; but if the forage is considered to be infected the fact must 
