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631 ’ runs 21.--1**01 -tween»then1,`and his decision shall he Hnal. The. a&ount of the valm, thus aeeertainw shall be paid to the owner memo: out ot money in the '1‘ ry amropriated for the uw of the Baréa etanimal Industry; but no payment shall be made tor any animal imported in rlolation of the proriaions of the sectieas hereinbetore enumerated. it my animal snbjeet to quarantine arcordjng to the provisions. of said motions are brought into any port of the United States where no quarantine Station`- t is established the colhctor of anch"poi·t shall require the, same ro be conveyed by the reseel on which they are @ported qt are found to the nearest quarantine station, at the expense ot me owner. (Aug. %, 1%% c, Q, Q 8,26 Stat.·416.)_ ¥ 2 194. Importation of animals prohihited.-—The imgrortatioh of neat cattle, sheep, and other ruminants, and swine which are di or infected with I any diswse, or which shall, have been to ·s;1eh~l¤‘féction within sixtyiodays next before their export•tion,.is §rohihited._ Any person who shall ltnowingw Yiolate the foregoing proviaioh shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and Shall, our com·let·ion,.be·.puiilshed/ hy a une not exceeding? $$,000,. or by imprisonment not exceeding three years, and any ve@l or. vehicle used in auch ·unlawQ ful importation with ··the knowledge of Ithe master or owner r {ot {said vessel or vehlele that such importation is diseased or has been exposed to infection,,.—as` herein described, shall be forfeited to the United States. e (Aug; 30, -1890, c. 839, ]§ 6, @6 sm.41o)- Er ° · —· . _ ( , 105. `lnspecéon of animals imported or ·inténded' for ._ export..-·-*1*he Secretary of Agriculture shall (°8.\lS6_€·ll*fEfl1l'lUSD€(!*C tim1__t0·be made bye suitable officerof all imported aninnalsdescribed in sections 101 to 104, inclnsive, of this title, toiascer-

 taint whether, sueh animals are infected qwith contagious Hdis-M

` eases or. have been . expowd to infection so as to be dangerous to other animals, which shall then either be placed in quarantine or dmltf with according to the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture. All food, jitter, manure, clothing, utensils, and other appliances that have been ao related to such anf- n1als_ou‘bonrd ehip as tojbe judged liable to convey Iinfection shall be dwlt with according to the regulations jot the Secretary of Agrieulture. The Secretary of Agriculture may cause inspection to be made of all aniinala deaeribed in such sections intended for exportation, and provide tor; the disinfection or all vessels; engaged in tw` transportation thereof, and of all bargea or other v@la used in the conveyance of such animala .i¤- tended for eiport `to the ocean steamer or norm-, vessels, _ and of all attendants and their clothing, and ot-_-all héadropes and other appliancw used ln siren exportation, by such orders and regnlationa aa he may prescribe; and li', neon auchltnspection, any snchanimals shall ·be’ adjudged, under the regulations —‘ot the Secretary of {Agriculture, to be infected or to have been expose! to infection so as ;t0 be dangerous to other animals, they •ha1l not be allowed, to he placed e upon any vessel for exi portatron; the expense ot all the inspection and dtslntection provided for in this aectioh to be borne by- the owners of the ' remix on which such animals ‘-are exported. (Aug. 30. 1800, c. $9. §_ 10, 26 Stat, 417.} ‘ · F , , r 105., fw inmediate daughter. at ports of entry of `ticblnfeated cattle; regnlahomi slaughtering.-—~'1‘he tary ot Agienrlture, within his discretion and under such joint rexrulatlom as may be prescribed by the Becretary of Agriculture andthe Secretary ot the Treasury, la authorized to permit the adnxiwlon into the United States for immediate slaughter, at ports of entry to hedaimated in said jolnt regulations, of tick-iuimted cattle which are otherwise free tron: disease and which have not been $@:1 to the lnteetioa ofany- other disease within sixty days next before their exportation from Meriee, South and wntral America, the islands of the Gulf, .ot Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, subjeetjo the _°prov·isions of sections 101, 102, 1m and 105 of this title, The Importation

. \ ‘ V onnzm zmves § 114 of tlcblnfested cattle from any country referred to in, this section dn whaiclr foot—and—m0utl1 disease exists, arhich existenee . shall be deternmined by the Secretary of Agriculture, is probibitedj All cattle imported under the provisions ot this section shall be slaughtered in accordanee with the provisions of , sections·71‘to 94 of this title and the 'rules and regulations `prdmnlgated· thereunder > by the Secretary of Agriculture, and that their hides shall be disposed of under rules and regula-- tions to. be prescribed by, the Secrétari of Agriculture. (Aug. 10, 1917, ,c. 52, {$9, 40 Stat.275; Nov. 21, 1918, c. 212, § 3, 40 {Stat. 1048.) 1 _" ‘ _ f “M », I 107. Sante; Porto Rico; exportation from the Virgin Islands.+The" slaughter of all cattle mentioned in the preceding section, imported into the Territvfy of [Porte Bice may be deferred for such time and under rwtrlctions as the _Secretary‘ of Agricult»ure_ may by* regulation prescribe and the Secfetari of Agriculture within his discretion and under such joint regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary ..0t Agrieulture and the Secretary of the Treasury, may permit the exportation of tick-infested mttle from the Virgin Islands to Porto Rieo when said `éat·tle_nre, otherwise free from disease; (Aug. 10, 1917, c., 52, ‘§ 9, Stat. 225; Nov.,21, 1918, Q. 212, ,§` 3, '40 Stat,1048.) · 'V [ ` PREVEN'1‘ION, OF .Il\'TRODUCTION_ AND SPREAD OF , · 3. CONTAGl§ON`_ _ _ " o · n 111, Regulations to prevent centagions asseam.-True Secretnry“‘o£ Agriculture-sli1all‘ have authority te, make such regulations and take suchimeasures as he may deemproper to prevent , the introduction or dissemination {ot the contaglen or any eontaglous, infectious, or communicable diseases! animals from a Ioreign country into the Unitw Stews or from one State or »Territory of the United States or the District of · gohimbia to anotl1e1·,_ and to seize, quarantine, and dispose ot any hay, straw, .. ,forage,` or simtlar materiel, or any -meats, hides; or other _ . animal products eoinlng trom— anyinteeted foreign country to ’ the- United States, or from one State or Territory or the District of Columbia in transit to another State or Territory or fthe District of ‘c¤1umm¤` whenever in his judgment such action is advlsable in order to. gnm·d'againsfthe.introduetion er spread of such contagion. “ (Feb; 1903, ? c. 349,; { 2, Stat. 792.)

  1. 112. Investigation as to plenrepncanenia, and other diseases; · regulations.-—¥In order to promote the exportation of

. llfestock from the United Statesthe Secretary of =Agrleu1tnre shall make special investigation as to the existence of pleuraspneuzncnia, or any contagons, infectious, or communicable disease, nlougthe dividing linw between the_United States and foreign countries, aénd along ‘tl1e.;lines ot transportation from all parts of the: United States to ports from whl®_ livxteek areexported, and shall, tromtlnxe to time, wtshlish snch 1‘€‘s'¤-

 lations r concerning the exportation and transportation ot livei stock as the results of said iinvestlgatlens may reqnlre. {Mar:

V 29, 1884. Q. 00 { 23lStat. 32; 2, 1903, e.‘ 349, {.1, 32 Stat. _ r791.) .» " ’_ .. · 113. Measures to prevent expertatlen of Qseued livestock;-—-In qrder°t0_ prevent the exportation from _ any port of the United States to, any port in a foreign eountry et livestock affected: with anyeontngious, lnteetious, or -eornmnnft‘able disease, and especially pleuropneuznonia, the Seeretery ot Agri- Sculture is a#dt”H`€rlzed to, take such steps and adopt such ._ measures, not inconsistent with; the preiisions of sections 111 to 119 of this title, as he may deem necessary; . (Meir 29, 1884, c. 60, S .5,`23 Stat.32; Feb. 2, 1003-, c. 349, 54 1, -32 Stat. 791.)

 ) 114. Regulations for nnppremen of diseaiesamoperation

of States and Territories,-——It shall be the duty rot Zthe Secre- ] tary of Agriculture to prepare such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary; for the speedy and effectual suppression andfextlrpation of plenropnemnonia. and otherdnngerous, con-