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Show Many bump s iwixt zoo Ind came! i An Arabian By Ssttaauf camel, bnrti ir. Montreal of from Eurone, msv soon Raeriq earns tut probably Engle Zoo director LaMar Farnsworth said acquisition of the camel illustrated the increasing complexity of obtaining animals for public display. Els young male Bactriap (thats a anst be Canadian born, not an import, it must pass stringent physical requirements that guarantee it to bfe disease-tree- , and the importation murt meet approval of the U.S. Department of the Interior " If it can meet all these requirements, it may be slipped to Salt Lake City if airline arrangements cha be made to mesh with all the other ifs Faros worth has his fingers crossed that there will be no foulups to prevent the camel from arriving hme in the next couple of weeks ' i This camel, along with a mate for which Farnsworth also is dickering and several others, will become the nucleus for a bleeding herd The ruridn does not breed well m pa rs, he said, bui slems to require a herd situation. t' ot the original pair is about $15,000 t Price The complicated scramble by zoos for animals is the result of several but staling moves by governments and international organizations, Farnsworth said r' Basically, revisions involve consolidating plumbing, electrical, structural and other codes, now located in separate parts of city ordinances, into ordinance covering one, simply-worde- d about 70 typewritten pages, said Craig Peterson, director of the Department of Building and Housing Services The edited regulations will be pub r DOUBLE nt j - Attempting to protect endangered cned con officials have very nearly hamstrung zoos m .penes buying and trading animals f' Camels, he noted, have not been available from their native countries 'Baotrians from one hump dromedaries fiom Arabian countries ami Africa) for 40 eai The same is true of othe- - hoof J anfmals from these countries It w'as made unlawful to import them because of the possibility of transmitting hoot and mouth disease ? Even many camels bred in captivity in Europe apd other countries are not allowed into the United btqtes, with the exception of those coming from Norway, Farnsworth said Even Norwegian camels must meet stringent requirements , Camels bred in Canada must be separated from their foreign bom Barents and kept in a separate enclosure for some time before they may be sent to the United States, he said ", Blood tests and other health examinations are required prior to shipment Providing all these barriers are overcome, it them becomes necessary to find an airline which will ship the animal Federal regulations require separate shipping sjpsee for them, among other provisions. Many a umes have concluded that providing the special space is not worth the time and effort On' United Aiflincs provides this sen ice between Montreal and S$it Lake City The flight must be timed to coincide wuh acceptance of the sale by the Department of the Inferior and with health tests . Shipment to Salt Lake City has been delayed once because the test period ran out before other arrangements had meshed The blood tests had to be redone. W ' Regulations that have zookeepers bound up in red tapb arose from meetings of the International World Wildlife Federation, Farnsworth said They provided the, guidelines upon whicn U.S. Department of me Interior based the 1973 Endangered Species Act convention which The U S. la bound by a rigidly controls movement of animals. Not only wafl'iwido ammo! purchases arc affected, but also interstate sales and trades, Farnsworth said When the act went into effect without sufficient forewarning, many zos were caogh with surplus animals from breeding programs. . At Hogle Zoo last spring, 24 members of the large cat family could not be disposed of until a special relief tuhng was obtained allowing their placement in bshed in the citys first Home Ownes Manual " The manual will be issued te contractors ami home owners who seel remnneling or construction perrmts and sold to the public for $2 Peterson sad Among other things, the new WMstArifftJ Pracftri afmnM section allow s historic bmldmgs to fall short of certain fire codes For Peterson said, a band evafted door which would preserve the cfcarae ter of a building might not meet modem, 20 minute fire resistance stan dards. Histone buildings also could be exempted from modem earthquake requirements which state that a structure must have a certain degree of lateral give" or flexibility Peterson said the provision goe hand m hand with another historic preservation ordinance the Salt Lake -- jtal eo.-Al- halt Lake Community Action Fiogram CAP) has received a $24,750 federal grant to assist local revidcu , m winterizing their homes, it a an nounccd today While home owners are encouraged to do their own work, ass'stance will be provided where necessary, said Margot McCallum. CAP housing coordinator The funds will provide (no cost to low income families who own and occupy their own homes) materials for caulking around window s and doors weather stripping, plastic storm windows on wooden frames and .omo attic insulation Some historic homes might be basically sound but fall short of code requirements for such public uses, Peterson said Such buildings could gam exemptions under ihe new code section. The revised code incorporates an action by the Legisature allowing cities to issue citations, similar to traffic tickets, to building and housing code violators If he allows tickets to accumulate a v wlator c an be ai rested McCallum saii the funds will run through 11, with help, for the work being provided to CAP by the Assist Agency, Inc , which will work in the iitv Community Service" Council, m the county ami the Nat y Reserve Navy Reservists will provide 15 men on Nov 1 Ms next June GREEN STAMPS ? SmmtlSt ONLY! 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