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United States Department ^^S^riciflture 
BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY 
REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE RECOGNITION OF BREEDS AND 
PUREBRED ANIMALS 
United States Department of Agriculture, 
Office of the Secretary. 
Under authority of paragraph 1506 of the act of Congress approved Septem- 
ber 21, 1922, entitled '* An act to provide revenue, to regulate commerce with 
foreign countries, to encourage the industries of the United States, and for 
other purposes" (42 Stat. 858, 923),^ the following regulations are issued gov- 
erning the recognition of breeds and purebred animals imported into the United 
States for breeding purposes. For purposes of identification these regulations 
are designated as B. A. I. Order 304 and supersede all previous regulations on 
the same subject. They shall become and be effective on and after April 
15, 1927. 
Done at Washington this 23d day of February, 1927. 
Witness my hand and the seal of the Department of Agri- 
culture. 
R. W. DUNLAP, 
Acting Secretary of Agriculture. 
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REGULATION 1.— CERTIFICATION OF PUREBRED ANIMALS 
Section 1. Bureau of Animal Industry to issue certificates. — The Bureau of 
Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture is hereby authorized to issue 
certificates of pure breeding under the provisions of this order. 
Section 2. How to ohtain certificates. — In order to obtain such certificates 
of pure breeding, importers shall conform to the following procedure : 
Paragraph 1. Application for certificates. — 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 entry into the United States, customs entry number, the name 
of 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. 
(A. H. Form 105 — "Application for certificates" will be furnished upon 
request. ) 
Paragraph 2. Certificates of pedigree. — Certificates of pedigree for such ani- 
mals, issued by the custodian of one of the books of record given in Regulation 
2, section 4, of this order, shall be furnished to the Bureau of Animal Industry. 
Paragraph 3. Affidavit of identity. — A duly acknowledged affidavit from 
the owner, agent, or importer that the animals so imported are the identical 
animals described in the certificates of pedigree must be furnished. (A. H. 
Form 283 — "Affidavit of identity " will be furnished on request. ) 
Paragraph If. Ownership. — Complete transfer of ownership of imported ani- 
mals from the breeder to the importer must be shown, such transfers to be 
either officially recorded by the registry associations issuing certificates, or on 
official certificates of transfefr of such associations. 
Section 3. Applications will be given consideration in the order in which 
they are received. When the application and accompanying papers are 
1 Paragraph 1506 of the tariff act of 1922 is quoted on pp. 5 and 6 of this order. 
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