| Show QUARANTINE ANIMALS Agreement Reached Between Canadian Cana-dian and American Authorities Washington Jan IGThe agreement agree-ment between the secretary of agriculture agricul-ture and the Canadian minister of agriculture ag-riculture relating to quarantine of animals ani-mals between the United States and Canada provides that = 1 Each country shall accept the veterinary vet-erinary certificates of the other 2 That the chief of the bureau of animal industry and the chief inspector inspec-tor of stock for Canada will mutually inform one another of any outbreak of contagious animal disease in either country or of disease in animals Imported Im-ported from either country 3 A 90day quarantine shall be enforced en-forced by both countries upon all cattle 1 cat-tle imported from Europe or from any other country in which contagious pleuropneumonia is known to exist a 15day quarantine shall be enforced upon all ruminants and swine imported import-ed from countries from which foot and mouth disease has existed within six months and upon all swine imported from all other countries Breeding cattle admitted into this country must be accompanied by a certificate that they have been subjected sub-jected to the tuberculine test and found free from tuberculosis otherwise other-wise they shall be detained In quarantine quaran-tine one week and subjected to the tuberculine test All cattle found with catte wih tuberculosis must be returned to the I country whence shipped or slaughtered without compensation Cattle for feeding or stocking ranches must be accompanied by a certificate showing that they are free from any contagious disease and that excepting tuberculosis tuberculo-sis no such disease exists In tho district dis-trict whence they came Cattle in transit will be admitted at any port of the United States and Caiada in bond for exportation by sea from any Canadian port or from Port land Boston and New York in the United States No animals covered by this memorandum may be placed onboard on-board cars till the litter from previous loads has been removed and the car thoroughly cleaned and disinfected Inspectors In-spectors may cause such work to be done at the expense of the railway company or prohibit the use of the cars until it is done Sheep may be admitted subject to inspection at port of entry and ac eompanid by official certificate that sheep scab has not existed in the district dis-trict where they have been fed within six months If disease exists in any of them they may he returned or slaughtered slaugh-tered Sheep may be admitted for transit in bond from one port to another an-other in either country and if for slaughter they may be admitted without with-out inspection Subject to inspection at shipping port they may be admitted into either country for transit to any shipping port in Canada for export by sea or the United States for export from Portland Boston and New York Swine may he admitted without inspection in-spection for slaughter in bonded cars to bonded slaughter or when forming part of a settlers effects and accompanied accom-panied by a certificate that swine plague or hog cholera has not existed I within six months In the district whence they came Lacking such certificate cer-tificate they must be inspected at port of entry and I diseased will be slaughtered slaugh-tered without compensation Horses may be admitted in bond from one port to another in either country without inspection at the ship port Horses may be admitted for racing show or breeding purposes on inspection at port of entry Horses may be admitted for temporary stay teaming or pleasure driving at points along the frontier for a period not exceeding ex-ceeding one week on port of entry upon permit of customs officers Should he observe any evidence of disease dis-ease he will detain the animals and report to the district inspector who will decide whether the animals may be admitted and horses used Cor driving driv-ing or riding to or from points in Manitoba Man-itoba northwest territories or British Columbia on business connected with stockraising or mining and horses belonging be-longing to the Indian tribes may be admitted without insoection but must report to customs officers both going and coming Under all other circumstances circum-stances horses must be inspected at port of entry |
