REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE RECOGNITION OF 
BREEDS AND PUREBRED ANIMALS 
Regulation 1. — Certification of Purebred Animals 
Section 1. Bureau of Animal Industry to issue certificates. — Paragraph 1. 
The Bureau of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture shall issue 
certificates of pure breeding under the provisions of this order. 
Par. 2. Application for certificates. 2 — An application for certificates shall be 
made to the Bureau of Animal Industry on forms furnished or approved by 
the Department, showing the number of animals imported, the breed and sex, 
the port of arrival into the United States, customs entry number, the name of 
the vessel or carrier by which shipped, and the date of arrival. This applica- 
tion may be signed by either the owner, the importer, or the agent, stating the 
name and address (in the United States) of the owner of the animal or animals. 
Par. 8. Certificates of pedigree. — Certificates of pedigree for such animals, 
issued by the custodian of one of the books of record given in regulation 2, 
section 3, of this order, shall be furnished to the Bureau of Animal Industry. 
Par. 4- Affidavit of identity.* — An affidavit, duly acknowledged before an 
officer having authority to administer oaths and having an official seal, from 
the owner, agent, or importer, that the animals so imported are the identical 
animals described in the certificates of pedigree, shall be furnished to the 
Bureau of Animal Industry. 
Par. 5. Ownership. — Complete transfer of ownership of imported animals 
from the breeder to the importer shall be shown, such transfers to be either 
officially recorded by the registry associations issuing certificates, or on official 
certificates of transfer of such associations. 
Sec. 2. Examination of animals. — An examination by an authorized Federal 
inspector shall be made of all animals imported under the provisions of para- 
graph 1606 of the Tariff Act of 1930, for the purpose of determining their 
identity. The certificates of pure breeding of the Bureau of Animal Industry 
will not be issued until the descriptions of the animals submitted by an 
authorized Federal inspector at the coast or border port of arrival are received 
in Washington. Descriptions of animals which are claimed to be entitled 
to free entry will be taken only at the time of arrival; and then only if such 
animals are accompanied by proper pedigree certificates and transfers. 
Sec. 3. Eligibility of animals. — When the provisions of this order have been 
otherwise complied with, animals will be certified as purebred which have 
been fully registered in good faith in one of the books of record for one of 
the recognized breeds given in regulation 2, section 3, of this order, except those 
which have been registered on inspection. All papers for animals which do 
not meet the requirements of this order will be retained or returned at the 
discretion of the Department. 
Regulation 2. — Recognition of Additional Breeds 
Section 1. Application for recognition. — Before a breed, in addition to those 
shown in section 3 of this regulation, shall be added to this order, the custodian 
of its book of record shall submit to the Department a complete set of the pub- 
lished volumes of such books of record to date of making application, together 
with all rules and forms in force on said date affecting the registration of 
animals in said book of record. 
2 Applications will be given consideration in the order in which thev are received. 
When the application and accompanying papers are satisfactory, certificates to that 
effect will be issued and forwarded to the collector of customs at the port of arrival 
and the pedigree certificates returned to the importer or his agent. A. H. Form 105, 
Application for Certificates, will be furnished on request. When the application and 
accompanying papers are satisfactory, certificates to that effect will be issued and 
forwarded to the collector of customs at the port of arrival and the pedigree certificates 
returned to the importer or his ajrent. 
8 A. H. Form 283. Affidavit of Identity, will be furnished on request. 
