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highways, but shall be placed on cars at the wharves or removed to 
the cars on a boat which is not used for convejdng other animals. 
If such boat has carried animals within three months it must be first 
cleaned and then disinfected under the supervision of the inspector, 
and after the conveyance of the imported animals the boat shall be 
disinfected in the same manner before it may be again used for the 
conveyance of animals. When movement upon or across the public 
highway is unavoidable in the transportation of animals from the 
place of landing to the quarantine grounds, it shall be under such 
careful supervision and restrictions as the inspector and the local 
authorities may direct. 
IMPORTATION OF PURE-BRED ANIMALS FOR BREEDING 
PURPOSES. 
Regulation 20. — Importers of animals which are subject to both in- 
spection and quarantine, imported for breeding purposes and in- 
tended to be entered free of duty under the provisions of paragraph 
397 of the Tariff Act of October 3, 1913, will not be required to give 
the bond or stipulation for the production of registry certificates, 
provided for by the customs regulations, until the end of the quar- 
antine period, in order that they may avail themselves of such 
period to procure from the Department of Agriculture the required 
certificates of record and pedigree. Such animals will not, however, 
be released from quarantine except upon notice from the collector 
of customs that all requirements of the customs regulations relative 
to their entry have been complied with by the importer 
SPECIAL PLATFORMS AND CHUTES. 
Regulation 21. — Platforms and chutes used for loading and un- 
loading imported animals shall be reserved for such animals or shall 
be cleaned and disinfected as directed by, and under the supervision 
of, the inspector before being used for such imported animals. 
SPECIAL CARS. 
Regulation 22. — The railway cars used in the transportation of ani- 
mals to the quarantine grounds shall be either cars reserved for this 
exclusive use or box cars not otherwise employed in the transporta- 
tion of animals or their fresh products, and after each journey with 
animals to the quarantine grounds they shall be disinfected by 
thorough cleansing and disinfection under the direction of the 
inspector. 
