Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 54 Part 1.djvu/575

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54 STAT.] 76TH COING. , 3D SESS.-CH. 421-JUNE 25, 1940 firm, or corporation to which it has been sold, shipped, or delivered for the purpose of being slaughtered: Provided further, That out of the money hereby appropriated no payment as compensation for any cattle condemned for slaughter shall exceed one-third of the differ- ence between the appraised value of such cattle and the value of the salvage thereof; that no payment hereunder shall exceed the amount paid or to be paid by the State, Territory, county, and municipality where the animal shall be condemned; and that in no case shall any payment hereunder be more than $25 for any grade animal or more than $50 for any purebred animal: Provided further, That not to exceed $195,000 of the amount herein made available may be used for continuation of scientific experimentation in diseases of livestock as authorized by section 37 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U. S . C . 612b). Eradicating cattle ticks: For the eradication of southern cattle ticks, $325,000: Provided, That, except upon the written order of the Secretary of Agriculture, no part of this appropriation shall be used for the purchase of animals or in the purchase of materials for or in the construction of dipping vats upon land not owned solely by the United States, except at fairs or expositions where the Department of Agriculture makes exhibits or demonstrations; nor shall any part of this appropriation be used in the purchase of materials or mixtures for use in dipping vats except in experimental or demonstration work carried on by the officials or agents of the Bureau of Animal Industry: Provided further, That not to exceed $5,000 of the amount herein made available may be used to purchase and supply beef to the Seminole Indians of the Big Cypress Swamp area, Hendry County, Florida, during the time that deer infested with cattle ticks are being removed from said area and until such area is restocked with deer. Hog-cholera control: For the control and eradication of hog cholera and related swine diseases, by such means as may be necessary, including demonstrations, the formation of organizations, and other methods, either independently or in cooperation with farmers' associa- tions, State or county authorities, $112,728. Inspection and quarantine: For inspection and quarantine work, including the eradication of scabies in sheep and cattle and dourine in horses, the inspection of southern cattle, the supervision of the transportation of livestock, and the inspection of vessels, the execution of the twenty-eight-hour law, the inspection and quarantine of imported animals, including the establishment and maintenance of quarantine stations and repairs2 alterations, improvements, or addi- tions to buildings thereon; the inspection work relative to the exist- ence of contagious diseases, and the mallein testing of animals, $603,500. Meat inspection: For expenses in carrying out the provisions of the Meat Inspection Act of June 30, 1906, as amended by the Act of March 4, 1907, as extended to equine meat by the Act of July 24, 1919 (21 U. S . C . 71-96), as authorized by section 2 (a) of the Act of June 26, 1934 (31 U. S . C . 725a), and as further amended by the Act of June 29, 1938 (21 U. S . C . 91), including the purchase of printed tags, labels, stamps, and certificates without regard to existing laws applicable to public printing, $5,433,000. Virus Serum Toxin Act: For carrying out the provisions of the Act approved March 4, 1913 (21 U. S. C . 151-158), regulating the preparation, sale, barter exchange, or shipment of any virus, serum, toxin, or analogous product manufactured in the United States and the importation of such products intended for use in the treatment of domestic animals, $218,712. 541 Limitation on amount of compensa- tion. Experimentation. 49 Stat. 775. 7U.S.C., Supp. V, S612b. Cattle ticks. Provisos. Purchaseof animals. Purchase of materi- als for dipping vats. Purchase of beef for Seminole Indians, Fla. Hog-cholera control. Inspectionandquar- antine. Meat inspection. 34 Stat. 674, 1260; 41 Stat. 241; 48 Stat. 1225; 52 Stat. 1235 . 21 U. S. C., Supp. V,§91. Virus Serum Toxin Act. 37 Stat. 832 .