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(B. A. I. Order No. 325) 
ssued August, 1930. 
United States Department of Agriculture 
BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY 
REGULATIONS GOVERNLNG THE RECOGNITION OF 
BREEDS AND PUREBRED ANIMALS 
United States Department of Agriculture, 
Office of the Secretary. 
Under authority of paragraph 1606 of the act of Congress approved June 17, 
1930, entitled "The act to provide revenue, to regulate commerce with foreign 
countries, to encourage the industries of the United States, to protect American 
labor, and for other purposes," the following regulations are issued governing the 
recognition of breeds and purebred animals imported into the United States for 
breeding purposes. For purposes of identification these regulations are desig- 
nated as B. A. I. Order 325 and supersede all previous regulations on the same 
subject. They shall become and be effective on and after June 18, 1930. 
Done at Washington this 18th day of June, 1930. 
Witness mv hand and the seal of the Department of Agriculture. 
R. W. Dunlap, 
Acting Secretary of Agriculture. 
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 obtain 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 arrival into the United States, customs entry number, the name of vessel 
or carrier by which shipped, and the date of arrival. This application 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 animals, 
issued by the custodian of one of the books of record given in regulation 2, sec- 
tion 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 4- 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 transfer of such associations. 
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Note.— Paragraph 1606 of the tariff act of 1930 is quoted on pp. 5 and 6 of this order. 
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