Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 42 Part 1.djvu/539

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SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. C11. 185. 1922. 511 other live stock therefrom, and for other oses; and for ca.rrym` V°'· 3% R- °°"· out the provisions of the Act of June 29,}l`910%, entitled "An Act tg laviilmy-mgm hom prevent cruelty to animals while in transit by railroad or other means of transgortation"; and for carrying out the provisions of the Act X{’.i;.iZ{'$i,f}3S2eg, em approve March 4, 1913, regulating the preparation, sale, barter, exchange, or shipment of anyr virus, serum, toxin, or analogous products manufactured in the nited States, and the importation of such products intended for use in the treatment of domestic animals; _ and to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to collect and disseminate m»Cei2i§iti°g’°t°"`"f°r` mformation concerning live stock, dairy, and other animal products; to (prepare and disseminate reports on animal industry; to employ Pay °' °mP1°Y°°S· an pay from the appropriation herein made as many persons in the Tu . city of Washington or e sewhere as he may deem necessary; to pur- ac., S°mms’ chase in the open market samples of all tuberculin, serums, antitoxins, or analogous products, of foreign or domestic manufacture, which are sold m the United States, for the detection, prevention, treatment, or cure of diseases of domestic animals, to test the same, and to disseminate the results of said tests in such manner as he may Pm deem best; to purchase and destroy diseased or exposed animals or mp, eiiii°’t: risegileix qparantine the same whenever in his judgment essential to prevent “’“"”"'$· t e spread of pleuropneumonia, tubercu osis, or other diseases of animals from one State to another, as follows: inspection me rw- For inspection and quarantine work, including all necessary ¤¤¤¤¢ w<>rk· ` expenses for the eradication of scabies in sheep and cattle, the ins ection of southern cattle, the supervision of the transportation of Hive stock, and the inspection of vessels, the execution of the twenftgeight-hour law, the inspection and quarantine of imported anim , including the establishment and maintenance of quarantine stations and repairs, alterations, improvements, or additions to buildings thereon; the inspection work relative to the existence of contagious _ diseases, and the mallein tesf of animals, $529,640: Provided, §{,°§‘§,'§‘;,,,,,,,s_ That not to exceed $15,000 sliliill be used for improvements and repairs to quarantine stations: Promkled further, That no (part of this h,—,1§‘{,‘§,",}{"'°°°*“°P'°' suglshall be used for the manufacture, preparation, or istribution of ackle vaccine; . . For invistigating the disease of tuberculosis of animals, for its mgiilbiriums of mi. control and eradication, for the tuberculin testing of animals and for miif¤°ri»%i¤i°ril3i°Z&(i°` researches concerning the cause of the disease, its modes of spread, and methods of treatment and prevention, including demonstrations, the formation of o anizations, and such other means as may be necessary, either iiiglependently or in cooperation with farmers, Awmuon 0, me associations, State, Territory, or county authorities, $2,877,600, of ` which $850,000 shall be set aside for administrative and operating expenses and $2,027,600, of which $300,000 shall be immediately ,,m,_m_ available, for the payment of indemnitiesg howe·vey·,_That { peugsugpgmgg in carrying out the purpose of this spgropnation, if in the opimon of ° “" " ° my ‘ the Secretary of Agriculture it sh e necessary to destroy tuberculous animals and to compensate owners for loss thereof, e may, in his discretion, and in accordance with such rules and regililations as he may prescribe, expend in the city of Washmgton or e ewhere out of the moneys of this appropriationhsuch sums as he shall determine to be necessary, within the lim1tations abovgiprovided, for the Cwpmmmofsma reimbursement of owners of animals so destroy , in cooperation ea.,mqrma. ' with such States, Territories, counties, or_ municipalities, as shall by law or by suitable action in keeping with its authority in the matter, and by rules and regulations adopted and_ enforced in pnusuance thereof, provide inspection of tuberculous animals and for compensa· Rmmm cu my tion to owners of animals so destroyed, but no part of the money mem. hereby appropriated shall be used in compensating owners of suc animals except in cooperation with and supp ementary to payments to