PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 464-JUNE 16, 1938 Not imposed unless requested. Contagious diseases of animals. Emergency eradica- tion of foot-and- mouth, etc., diseases. Balances available. Payment for de- stroyed animals. Basis of appraise- ment. Limitation. Eradication ofEuro- pean fowl pest, etc. 43 Stat. 682. Personal services, D. C. Vehicles. Bureau of Dairy In- dustry. Salaries and ex- penses. 43 Stat. 243. 7U.S.C. § 401-404. Administrative ex- penses. charging and collection from owners of a reasonable fee for the inspection of brands appearing upon livestock subject to the provi- sions of the said Act for the purpose of determining the ownership of such livestock: Provided further, That such fee shall not be imposed except upon written request made to the Secretary of Agri- culture by the Board of Livestock Commissioners, or duly organized livestock association of the States from which such livestock have originated or been shipped to market. ERADICATION OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH AND OTHER CONTAGIOUS DISEASES OF ANIMALS In case of an emergency arising out of the existence of foot-and- mouth disease, rinderpest, contagious pleuropneumonia, or other contagious or infectious disease of animals, which, in the opinion of the Secretary of Agriculture, threatens the livestock industry of the country, he may expend in the city of Washington or elsewhere any unexpended balances of appropriations heretofore made for this purpose in the arrest and eradication of any such disease, includ- ing the payment of claims growing out of past and future purchases and destruction, in cooperation with the States, of animals affected by or exposed to, or of materials contaminated by or exposed to, any such disease, wherever found and irrespective of ownership, under like or substantially similar circumstances, when such owner has complied with all lawful quarantine regulations: Provided,That the payment for animals hereafter purchased may be made on appraise- ment based on the meat, dairy, or breeding value, but in case of appraisement based on breeding value no appraisement of any animal shall exceed three times its meat or dairy value, and, except in case of an extraordinary emergency, to be determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, the payment by the United States Government for any animals shall not exceed one-half of any such appraisements: Provided further, That the sum of $5,000 of the unexpended balance of the appropriation of $3,500,000 contained in the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1924, approved December 5, 1924, for the eradication of the foot-and-mouth disease and other contagious or infectious diseases of animals, is hereby made available during the fiscal year for which appropriations are herein made to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to control and eradicate the European fowl pest and similar diseases in poultry. Total, Bureau of Animal Industry, $14,136,731, of which amount not to exceed $873,141 may be expended for departmental personal services in the District of Columbia, and not to exceed $66,150 shall be available for the purchase of motor-propelled and horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles necessary in the conduct of field work outside the District of Columbia. BUREAU OF DAIRY INDUSTRY SALARIES AND EXPENSES For carrying out the provisions of the Act approved May 29, 1924 (7 U. S . C. 401-404), establishing a Bureau of Dairying, for salaries in the city of Washington and elsewhere, and for all other necessary expenses, as follows: General administrative expenses: For necessary expenses for gen- eral administrative purposes, including the salary of the Chief of Bureau and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $70,495. 722 [52 STAT.
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