Cornell University Library oF 626.A12 1909 ve ingen 4 ari ‘ant vet Digitized by Microsoft® CANADA a REGULATIONS RELATING TO i ANIMALS’ QUARANTINE Authorized by Order in Council dated 80th November, 1809 Digitized by Microsoft® This book was digitized by Microsoft Corporation in cooperation with Cornell University Libraries, 2007. You may use and print this copy in limited quantity for your personal purposes, but may not distribute or provide access fo it (or modified or partial versions of it) for revenue-generating or other commercial purposes. Digitized by Microsoft® CANADA REGULATIONS RELATING TO ANIMALS’ QUARANTINE 1900. Authorized by Order in Council dated 30th November, 1909 *9239—1 Digitized by Microsoft® Digitized by Microsoft® HEALTH OF ANIMALS BRANCH QUARANTINE REGULATIONS Authorized by Order in Council, dated 30th November, 1909. INTERPRETATION. Sec. 1. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise re- quires :— (a) The expression ‘the Minister’ means the Minister of Agri- culture; (b) The expression ‘inspector’ means a veterinary or other in- spector duly appointed under the previsions of the Animal Contagious Diseases Act; (c) The expression ‘ veterinary irispector’ means a duly qualified veterinary surgeon appointed an inspector under the provisions of the Animal Contagious Diseases Act; (d) The expression ‘inspection’ means an inspection made by a duly authorized inspector; (e) The expression ‘contagious’ means communicable by close contact or inoculation ; (f) The expression ‘infectious’ means communicable in any manner; (g) The expression ‘infectious or contagious disease’ includes, in addition to other diseases generally so designated, glanders, farcy, maladie du coft, contagious pleuro-pneumonia, foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, anthrax, Texas fever, hog cholera, swine plague, mange, scab, rabies, tuberculosis, actinomycosis and variola ovina. Sec. 2. The Veterinary Director General is in charge of the Health of Animals Branch of the Department of Agriculture. Sec. 3. The following Customs ports are hereby declared to be Animals Quarantine Stations, and all animals imported into Canada subject to quarantine must be entered through said Stations, viz. :— 9239—14 Digitized by Microsoft® 4 Halifax, N.S.; St. John, N.B.; Charlottetown, P.E.L; Sherbrooke and St. Johns, Que.; Bridgeburg, Windsor and Sarnia, Ont.; Emer- son, Gretna and Bannerman, Man.; North Portal, Wood Mountain, Big Muddy and Willow Creek, Sask.; Pendant d’Oreille, Coutts and Twin Lakes, Alta.; Gateway, Kingsgate, Rossland, Nelson, Grand Forks, Midway, Myncaster, Vancouver and Victoria, B.C.; White- horse, Y.T. Quebec is also declared to be an Animals’ Quarantine Station in so far as importations into Canada by sea are concerned. Sec. 4, Animals subject to inspection only, but which are not subject to quarantine, may enter through the aforesaid and at the following ports:—Pictou, North Sydney and Yarmouth, N.S.; St. Stephens, Woodstock, McAdam Junction, Edmunston, St. Leonards, Debec Junction and Aroostook Junction, N.B.; Comin’s Mills, Lake Megantic, Coaticooke, Beebe Junction, Highwater, Abercorn, St. Ar- mand, Lacolle Junction, Noyan Junction, Athelstan and St. Agnes de Dundee, Que.; Cornwall, Prescott, Morrisburg, Brockville, Kingston, Cobourg, Toronto, Niagara Falls, Sault Ste. Marie, Port Arthur, Rainy River and Fort Frances, Ont.; Marienthal, Sask.; Rykerts, Osoyoos, Huntingdon, Keremeos, New Westminster, White Rock and Nanaimo, B.C. Sec. 5. The Minister of Agriculture is hereby empowered to cancel as quarantine and inspection stations any of the places above named, and to select such other sites in exchange for, or in addition to, the above as he may from time to time deem expedient. IMPORTATIONS IN GENERAL. Sec. 6. The Minister may prohibit or regulate the importation of animals from any country or any district where he has reason to believe that contagious disease of animals exists. Sec. 7. (a) Persons contemplating the importation of animals from any part of the world, except the United States and New- foundland, must first obtain from the Minister a permit there- for. Such permits shall not be available at any port other than the one mentioned therein. (b) Applications for such permits shall be in writing, and shall state the number and kind of animals for which the permit is applied, the country of origin and probable date of shipment, Digitized by Microsoft® 5 the port of embarkation, the port at which the animals are to be landed and the approximate date of their arrival. The statements contained therein may be required to be verified on oath, the Minister deciding in every case whether a permit will be granted. (ce) Animals from countries other than those above mentioned arriving at any port in Canada without such permit shall not be admitted to Canada unless and until ordered by the Minister. (d) Unless otherwise ordered by the Minister, the provisions of this section shall not apply to the importation of horses from any of the countries of Europe. Sec. 8. The importation by sea into Canada of animals from all countries, other than the United States, Newfoundland and Mexico, is prohibited except at the ports of Victoria and Vancouver, B.C.; Quebec, Que.; St. John, N.B.; Halifax, N.S.; Charlottetown, P.E.I., and such other ports as may hereafter be indicated by the Minister. Sec. 9. Animals imported via United States ports must be accom- panied not only by the necessary health certificates from the country of origin, but also. by a certificate of quarantine or inspection signed by a Veterinary Inspector of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry. Sec. 10. Persons in charge of vessels conveying animals to Canada must immediately on arrival in port, notify the Superintendent of the Animals Quarantine Station of the arrival of such vessel and the number and kind of animals on board therecf. Sec. 11. All importers must certify under oath, before making ‘Customs entry, the place of origin of the animals imported by them. Sec. 12, All animals arriving in Canada through any of the above mentioned ports on the Canadian seaboard shall be subject to inspec- tion on arrival by inspectors who may, from time to time, be ap- pointed for that purpose. Sec. 13. All inspections of imported animals must be made in daylight. Sec. 14. For the purpose of carrying out these Regulations, in- spectors shall have free access to any wharf, vessel, car, or to any place where animals may be found. Digitized by Microsoft® Sec. 15. Inspectors shall visit the vessels or cars conveying animals into the said ports, and after inspecting such animals and finding them free from disease, shall superintend their landing or unloading, order them to be placed and disposed of according to the requirements of the case, and see that those to be quarantined are conveyed to the proper quarantine station. Inspectors shall also superintend the landing, unloading and disposal of fodder, litter, blankets, troughs and other articles which may have been used by or for the said animals. Sec. 16. Importers of animals will be required to certify under oath that the health certificates referred to in these Regulations apply to the said animals and to no other, and that the district named is the actual one from which these animals came. Sec. 17, Any unauthorized interference with animals after inspec- tion, whether by substitution or otherwise, or any evasion, or misre- presentation, will be deemed a breach of these Regulations, and in addition will render the shipment liable to seizure and detention pending the orders of the Minister as to its disposal. Sec. 18. Inspectors may, if they deem it necessary, order the cleansing and purifying of any vessel, place, vehicle, building or article, and direct such precautionary measures to be taken as they may consider advisable, pending the decision of the Minister as to the ultimate disposal of such vessel, place, vehicle, building or article. Sec. 19. No person shall import or introduce, or attempt to import or introduce, into Canada any animal contrary to these Regulations or which is affected with any contagious or infectious disease, and any animal which is imported or introduced, or attempted to be im- ported or introduced, into Canada contrary to these Regulations or which is affected with or suspected of being affected with any con- tagious or infectious disease, may be forthwith destroyed, refused admission to Canada, or otherwise disposed of as the Veterinary Director General may direct. Sec. 20. The importation of head ropes which have been used for tying up cattle is prohibited, and all vessels carrying or having on board such head ropes in contravention of this Regulation shall be liable to be declared to be infected under the Animal Contagious Diseases Act. Sec. 21. The importation of the manure of swine is prohibited. Digitized by Microsoft® 7 Sec. 22. Any Inspector may declare any railway car, or other land or water conveyance bringing animal manures into Canada, an infected place within the meaning of the provisions of the Animal Contagious Diseases Act, whenever he shall have reason to believe or to have well founded suspicion that such may be a source of danger as respects the introduction of disease; and the unloading of such car or other land or water conveyance shall be in consequence pro- hibited until-otherwise ordered in accordance with the provisions of the said Act. Horses, Mules and Asses. Sec. 23. Horses, mules and asses imported from countries other than the United States, Newfoundland and Mexico, must be accom- panied by the certificate of a qualified veterinarian and of the local authority of the district whence they came, that no glanders, maladie du coit or other serious infectious or contagious disease affecting horses has existed in said district for a period of six months prior to their shipment. Sec, 24. Horses, mules and asses imported from countries other than the United States, Newfoundland and Mexico, consigned to Montreal, may be, unless otherwise ordered by the Minister, inspected at that port. Such animals landing at any of the other ports named shall be inspected at such ports. Cattle. Sec. 25. Cattle imported from countries other than the United States, Newfoundland and Mexico, must be accompanied by the certificate of a qualified veterinarian and of the local authority of the district whence they came, that no contagious pleuro-pneumonia, rinderpest or foot and mouth disease has existed in said district for a period of six months prior to their shipment. Sec. 26. (a) A quarantine of thirty days shall be enforced upon cattle imported from. the United Kingdom, to be counted from the date of arrival at the quarantine station. (b) A quarantine of ninety days shall be enforced upon cattle imported from all other countries except the United States, Newfoundland and Mexico, to be counted from the date of clearance of the vessel carrying the same from the port at which they were embarked. Digitized by Microsoft® 8 Other Ruminants. Sec. 27. Sheep and goats imported from countries other than the United States, Newfoundland and Mexico, must be accompanied by the certificate of a qualified veterinarian and of the local authority of the district whence. they came, that no foot and mouth disease has existed in said district for a period of six months prior to their ship- ment. Sec. 28. A quarantine of thirty days shall be enforced upon all sheep and goats imported from countries other than the United States, Newfoundland and Mexico, to be counted from the date of clearance of the vessel carrying the same from the port at which they were embarked. Swine. Sec. 29. Swine imported from countries other than the United States, Newfoundland and Mexico, must be accompanied by the certificate of a qualified veterinarian and of the local authority of the district whence they came, that no hog cholera, swine plague or foot and mouth disease has existed in said district for a period of six months prior to their shipment. Sec. 30. A quarantine of thirty days shall be enforced upon all swine imported from countries other than the United States, New- foundland and Mexico, to be counted from the date of clearance of the vessel carrying the same from the port at which they were em- barked. ‘ IMPORTATION OF ANIMALS FROM THE UNITED STATES, NEWFOUNDLAND AND MEXICO. Sec. 31, All animals imported into the Dominion of Canada from the United States, Newfoundland and Mexico, must be accompanied by a statutory declaration or affidavit made by the owner or importer, stating clearly the purpose for which said animals are imported, viz.: whether for breeding purposes, for milk production, for work, for grazing, feeding or. slaughter, or whether they form part of settlers’ effects, or whether they are entered for temporary stay, as provided by these Regulations. Sec. 32. Said declaration or affidavit must be presented to the Collector of Customs at the port of entry, who will decide whether Digitized by Microsoft® y the animals are entitled to entry under these Regulations, and who will notify the Veterinary Inspector of the Department of Agricul- ture in all cases where the Regulations require an inspection to be made. ANIMALS FROM THE UNITED STATES. Horses, Mules and Asses. Sec. 33. The importation of branded or range horses, mules and _asses, other than those which are gentle and broken to harness or ‘saddle, is prohibited. Sec. 34. Horses, mules or asses, shall be inspected, and must be accompanied by :— (a) A satisfactory certificate of mallein test dated not more than thirty days prior to the date of entry, and signed by an in- spector of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry; or, (b) A similar certificate from a reputable veterinarian, provided such certificate is endorsed by an inspector of the said Bureau of Animal Industry; or, : (c) A similar certificate from an inspector of the Canadian De- partment of Agriculture. Sec, 35. When not so accompanied, such horses, mules or asses must be submitted to the mallein test either at the quarantine station where entry is made, or, under such restrictions as the Veterinary Director General may prescribe at point of destination. Sec. 36. When tested at the port of entry, if any reactors are found they shall be slaughtered without compensation, or definitely marked and returned to the United States, and must not again be presented for entry. All horses, mules or asses in the same consign- ment shall be returned to the United States, but the non-reactors may be again presented for entry and further test after the lapse of a period of not less than fifteen days from the date of the first test, provided that satisfactory evidence is produced to the effect that they have not, during the said period, been in contact with affected. _ animals. When tested at destination points all animals reacting to the test will be slaughtered without compensation, while those com- prising the rest of the shipment will be detained in quarantine until it is shown to the satisfaction of the Veterinary Director General that they are free from disease. 9239—2 Digitized by Microsoft® 19 Sec. 37. No compensation will, under any circumstances, be paid for horses reacting to mallein within six months after the date of their importation to Canada. Cattle. Sec. 38. All cattle shall be inspected, and if so ordered by the: Minister, may be detained, isolated, submitted to the tuberculin test, dipped or otherwise treated, or in default of such order, where the inspector has reason to believe or suspect that animals are affected with or have been exposed to contagious or infectious disease. Sec. 39. Cattle for breeding purposes and milk production six months old or over, if unaccompanied by a satisfactory tuberculin test chart dated not more than thirty days prior to the date of entry and signed by a veterinarian of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry, must be detained in quarantine for one week or such further period as may be deemed necessary, and subjected to the tuberculin test; cattle reacting thereto must be returned to the United States or slaughtered without compensation. Sec. 40. Importers may be required to furnish a statutory declar- ation that the chart produced applies to the cattle it purports to describe and no other. : Other Ruminants. Sec. 41, All sheep and goats shall be inspected, and, if so ordered by the Minister, may be detained, isolated, dipped or otherwise treated, or, in default of such order, where the inspector has reason to believe or suspect that the animals are affected with or have been exposed to contagious or infectious disease. Swine. Sec. 42. All swine must be accompanied by a certificate signed by a veterinarian of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry, stating that neither swine plague nor hog cholera has existed within a radius of five miles of the premises in which they have been kept for a period of six months immediately preceding the date of ship- ment, but such swine shall nevertheless be inspected, and shall be subjected to a quarantine of thirty days before being allowed to come in contact with Canadian animals. Digitized by Microsoft® 11 Animals for Exhibition. Sec. 43. Animals other than swine may be admitted on inspection at quarantine and inspection ports only, for purposes of exhibition or other temporary stay, subject to the usual Customs regulations. Animals for Transit through Canada. Sec. 44, Animals may be admitted from any part of the United States into Canada for transit to any other part of the United States in bond, and (with the exception of swine) will be admitted to Canada in bond for transit to any Canadian port for exportation by sea to Europe or elsewhere. Such animals are to be subject to in- spection at the Canadian port of shipment. Sec. 45. The transit of such animals shall be subject to such regulations as the Minister shall, from time to time, prescribe. ANIMALS FROM MEXICO. Sec. 46. Any person contemplating the importation of animals from Mexico must, in addition to all other requirements of this Order, first obtain from the Minister a permit therefor. Applications for such permits shall be in writing, and shall state the number and kind of animals to be imported, the dis- trict and state in Mexico whence they are to be shipped and the probable date of their arrival at and the name of the Canadian port of entry. The statements contained therein may be required to be verified on oath, the Minister deciding in every case whether a permit will be granted. Mexican Animals Bonded through United States Territory for Admission to Canada. Sec. 47. Animals passing in bond through United States territory for importation to Canada must be accompanied by a certificate of health signed by a veterinarian of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry, and by an affidavit from the owner or importer that the said certificate refers to the animals in question. Such animals shall nevertheless be subject to inspection, and if necessary to deten- tion, before being permitted to enter Canadian territory. If found diseased such animals are to be subject to and dealt with according to the orders of an inspector under instructions from the Veterinary Director General. Digitized by Microsoft® 12 Horses, Mules and Asses. Sec, 48. The importation of branded or range horses, mules and asses other than those which are gentle and broken to harness or saddle is prohibited. Sec, 49. All horses, mules and asses shall be inspected and shall be submitted to the mallein test before being allowed to enter Canada. If any reactors are found they shall be slaughtered without compen- sation. Cattle. Sec. 50. All cattle shall be inspected and if so ordered by the Minister may be detained, isolated, submitted to the tuberculin test, dipped or otherwise treated, or, in default of such order, where the inspector has reason to believe or suspect that animals are affected with or have been exposed to contagious or infectious disease. Other Ruminants. Sec. 51. All sheep and goats shall be inspected, and if so ordered by the Minister may be detained, isdlated, dipped or otherwise treated, or, in default of such order, where the inspector has reason to believe or suspect that the animals are affected with or have been exposed to contagicus or infectious disease. Swine. Sec. 52, All swine shall be inspected and shall be subjected to a quarantine of sixty days before being allowed to come in contact with Canadian animals. ANIMALS FROM NEWFOUNDLAND. Sec. 53. All animals imported from Newfoundland shall be in- spected and if so ordered by the Minister, may be detained, isolated, tested, dipped or otherwise treated, or, in default of such order, where the inspector has reason to believe or suspect that animals are affected with or have been exposed to contagious disease. REGULATIONS OF QUARANTINE. Sec. 54. Quarantine stations shall be under the care and subject to the orders of the officers appointed for that purpose hereinafter re- ferred to as superintendents, who shall have the general superinten- Digitized by Microsoft® 13 dence and control of the servants or other persons, and of all other matters connected therewith. Sec. 55, Animals in any quarantine station shall be treated and dealt with under the direction of the superintendent of the said sta- tion and all articles used for, about or in connection with the said animals shall be in like manner subject to his direction and super- vision. Sec. 56. Cattle six months old or over importeu from countries other than the United States, Newfoundland and Mexico shall not be discharged from quarantine until they have been submitted to the tuberculin test by the superintendent of the quarantine or other duly authorized officer. Sec. 57. Cattle reacting to the tuberculin test, but not showing clinical symptoms, shall be permanently marked in the right ear with the letter ‘T’ by the officer making the test, and may then be released at the expiry of the prescribed period of quarantine if found free from all other infectious or contagious diseases. Sec. 58. Cattle showing clinical symptoms of tuberculosis shall be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as the Minister may direct. Sec, 59. The Minister or the Veterinary Director General may authorize the destruction of any quarantined animal or all or any por- tion of the articles used in the care of the said animals, and such destruction shall take place under the supervision of the superinten- dent, and in the manner prescribed by him. ~ Sec. 60. The expenses of feeding, treating and caring for animals detained in quarantine, with the exception of those for the use of grounds and shelters, shall be. borne by the owner or importer, and such expenses shall be paid before the animals are permitted to leave the quarantine, and in default of such payment within fourteen days after the expiration of the period of quarantine, the superintendent may, on fourteen day’s notice in writing, delivered or sent by mail to the owner or importer, cause the said animals to be sold to meet the said expenses, together with the expenses cf and incidental to the sale of the said animals, the balance, if any, to be handed over to the owner. Sec. 61. No animal under quarantine shall be allowed to come in contact with any Canadian animal until duly discharged from quar- antine. 92393 Digitized by Microsoft® 14 “Sec. 62. No animal under quarantine shall be removed from a quarantine station until duly discharged therefrom by the superin- tendent or other duly authorized officer. Sec. 63. No person shall remove or attempt to remove any aninal from a quarantine station without the authority of the superinten- dent or other duly authorized officer. Sec. 64. No indemnity shall be allowed for any injury or loss sus- tained in connection with any animal while detained in quarantine. EXPORTATION. Sec. 65. Canadian animals for transit to any shipping port of the United States for export by sea to Europe or elsewhere must be in- spected at such places in Canada as the Minister may, from time to time designate; must not be shipped:from the place of inspection until they have been certified by a duly. authorized veterinary in- ‘spector to be free from infectious and: contagious disease and other- wise fit for export, and must not be permitted by collectors of cus- toms té leave Canada unless accompanied by such certificate. Sec. 66. Animals for exportation by sea should, if possible, reach the port of exportation not less than twelve hours before shipment for rest and inspection. Animals failing to do so “shall be liable to de- tention in the discretion of the inspector. Sec. 67. Inspectors shall at all times have fult power to detain animals for such time as. they consider. sufficient to enable them to make a thorough and satisfactory inspection and to ascertain that all the provisions of these Regulations relating thereto have been duly observed and complied with. Sec. 68. Owners or persons in charge of animals for exportation shall give twenty-four hours notice, addressed to the inspector at his office, stating the number and kind of such animals and the expected time of their arrival at the port of exportation. Sec. 69. No animals except as hereinafter provided, shall be per- mitted to be placed on board any steamship or other vessel for expor- tation at any Canadian yort until they have been inspected and ap- proved by a duly authorized veterinary inspector at such port and certified by him to be free from contagious disease and in every way Digitized by Microsoft® 15 fit for export; such inspection to be made within twenty-four hours of embarkation. “Sec. 70. For the purpose of carrying out these Regulations, in- spectors shall have free access to any wharf, vessel, car or to any place where animals may be found. Sec. 71. All inspections for export must be made in daylight. Sec. 72. Owners or shippers of stock during the progress of in- -spection at any port of exportation shall, with the means at their dis- posal, give every required assistance .to the, inspector at such port, and move the animals according to his directions, In case the owner or shipper refuses or neglects to furnish the necessary assistance, the inspector may employ men at the cost of the owner or shipper, and such cost shall be paid to the inspector before a clean bill of health is given. = Sec. 73. Any unauthorized interference with animals after in- spection, whetlier by substitution or otherwise, or any other evasion, or misrepresentation, will he deemed a breach of these Regulations. Sec. 74. Inspectors-may; if they deem it advisable for purposes of identification, mark’ animals inspected by them: A certificate of in- spection, stating the name ‘of the.owner, the number, sex and ‘class.of animals in the consignment and certifying to their freedom from ¢on- tagious disease, will be furnished by the inspector,-and must be pro- duced to the Collector of Customs before embarkation. Sec. 75. Such animals as may have been exposed to contagious or infectious disease or affected with or suspected of being affected with contagious or infectious ‘disease, shall be detained and dealt with according to the orders of: the inspector under instructions from the Veterinary Director General. Sec. 76. Inspectors may reject animals for any reasonable cause. Sec. 77, The Minister may from time to time order that the pro- visions of these Regulations requiring the inspection and certification as aforesaid, may be waived when in his opinion such action is neces- sary and desirable. Sec, 78. The Collector of Customs of any port in Canada whence animals are exported shall not give a clearance to any ship having . animals on board for exportation, other than those exempted by min- isterial order under the provisions of the preceding section, without Digitized by Microsoft® 16 ie having. produced to him a certificate, signed by an inspector, to the effect that the animals therein referred to are free from contagious and infectious disease and in every way fit for shipment. INFECTED VESSELS. Sec. 79. Vessels which have carried cattle, sheep or other rumin- ants, among any of which ‘foot and mouth disease’ shall have been found, shall be prohibited, for a period of sixty days thereafter, from loading cattle, sheep or other ruminants or swine, in any Canadian port; and, further until such vessel shall have been thoroughly cleansed and disinfected, under the supervision of an inspector or other duly authorized officer. CUSTOMS OFFICERS. Sec, 80. Collectors of Customs throughout Canada shall see that the various exigencies and requirements of the present order, or any ministerial or other order made thereunder, are fulfilled before grant- ing any permit which requires before it is given, any act to be per- formed or any inspection or other proceeding to be made or taken, and ‘they shall see that the prohibitions prescribed and rules estab- lished by this order as hereinbefore mentioned, and the instructions which may be issued by the Minister, are obeyed, and in case of any infraction of the provisions of the present order, or any of them, taking place, they shall report at once to the Minister the nature and extent of such infraction. . GENERAL PROVISIONS. Sec. 81. To provide against the possibility of diseased animals being carried from place to place, through Canadian territory, or con- veyed to and shipped from ports, it is ordered as follows :— An inspection of animals may be made at any place or time by any veterinary inspector under authority from the Veterinary Director General. ~ Sec. 82. Such animals as may be found affected with or to have been exposed to contagious or infectious disease shall be dealt with according to the provisions of the Animal Contagious Diseases Act. Sec. 88, On infectious or contagious disease of animals being dis- covered on hoard any steamship, vessel or car, or in any stable, shed, Digitized by Microsoft® 17 yard or other place, it shall be the duty of the inspector, on the re- moval of the infected animal or animals, to superintend the thorough disinfection of such steamship, car, stable, shed, yard or other place, without loss of time, in a manner satisfactory to an inspector. Sec, 84, All yards, stables, sheds or other premises used by rail- way or steamship companies or other persons, for the accommodation of animals shall be maintained in a clean, comfortable and sanitary condition and shall be subject at all times to inspection by inspectors acting under the authority of the Minister, who, when they deem such action necessary, may order the cleansing and disinfection in a satisfactory manner of the said yards, stables, sheds or other premises as provided in the Animal Contagious Diseases Act. Sec. 85. In the event of any owner, lessee or occupant of any yard, stable, shed or other premises or any railway or steamship company or person refusing or neglecting to carry out the orders of the in- spector in regard to cleansing and disinfection as aforesaid or in the event of such owner, lessee or occupant, company or person neglect- ing to maintain his or its yards, stables, sheds or other premises for the use of animals, in a clean, comfortable and sanitary condition, the inspector may condemn the said premises as unfit for use, where- upon the said premises shall not be used for the accommodation of animals until such time as the orders of the inspector in regard . thereto have been satisfactorily carried out. Sec. 86. Stock cars or other vehicles used for the conveyance of live stock shall be cleansed and disinfected at such times and places as the Minister may order. Such disinfection shall be done by the thorough cleansing of the car and its subsequent whitewashing with lime and earbolic acid in the proportion of 1 pound commercial car- bolie acid to 5 gallons of lime wash or such other process as may be approved by the Veterinary Director General. Sec. 87. Shippers may refuse to place their animals on uncleaned cars and may lodge a complaint with the nearest inspector, who shall either cause such cars to be cleansed and disinfected, as above, at the expense of the railway company, or shall prohibit their use until they have been so cleansed and disinfected. Sec. 88. The Minister may from time to time make such orders, not inconsistent with the provisions of this order as may appear to him necessary or expedient. Digitized by Microsoft® 18 ~ See, 89, Any person ‘who violates any provision of this order, shall incur the penalties prescribed by the Animal Contagious Diseases Act. j MINISTERIAL ORDER No. 33. Under and by virtue of the authority conferred upon me by the provisions of the order in council of November 30, 1909, contain- ing regulations relating to Animals Quarantine, I do hereby order that :— 4. All stock cars intended for the conveyance of animals from any point in Canada to the United States, or for transit through United States territory to any other part of Canada, must be thoroughly cleansed and disinfected before such animals are placed therein. 9. All cars conveying animals into Canada from the United States, whether such animals are intended for points in Canada or for transit to some other part of the United States, must be inspected, and unless found in a clean and sanitary condition will be returned to the United States. 3. A]l stock cars, whether of Canadian origin or not, and whether empty or conveying merchandise other than live stock, entering Canada from the United States must, if not already showing evidence of having been so treated, be thoroughly cleansed and disinfected to the satisfaction of an inspector of this department, otherwise they will be returned to the United States. This provision shall not apply to empty stock cars, bonded and sealed with a” customs seal, entering Canada from the United States in transit to some other part of the United States. 4. Stock cars which have conveyed animals from the United States to points in Canada must be thoroughly cleansed and disin- fected immediately after being unloaded, end before being returned to the country whence they came. 5. All hogs entering Canada for transit and all cars conveying such hogs must be inspected by the inspectors of this department immediately after entering Canadian territory. Any cars containing hogs showing evidence of disease, and any cars which are dirty or which do not, in the opinion of the inspector, meet in every way the requirements of the regulations of this department, are to be imme- diately returned to the United States. Digitized by Microsoft® 19 6. All inspections, as provided above, must be made between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.; provided that should any railway company furnish artificial lighting and other facilities satisfactory to the department, inspections may be made for such company at any hour, on due notice being given to the inspector on duty for the time being. 7. All cars conveying swine from the United States into Canada intended for transit to some other part of the United States, must be fitted with ten-inch foot boards in a manner satisfactory to the inspectors of this department. 8. The practice of douching or drenching with water United States hogs, or cars containing United States hogs, while in transit through Canada is strictly prohibited. 9. United States hogs while in transit through Canada must not be unloaded from cars containing them on any pretext whatever. 10. Any animal dying from any cause whatever when in transit through Canada from one point in the United States to another in that country, must not be removed from the car in which it died while in Canadian territory. . (Signed) GEO. F. O'HALLORAN, / Deputy Minister of Agriculture. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Ortawa, December 1, 1909. MINISTERIAL ORDER No. 34. Under and by virtue of the authority conferred upon me by the provisions of the order in council of November 30, 1909, containing regulations relating to Animals Quarantine, I do hereby order that :— 1. All range cattle entering Canada from the United States except for transit in bond, shall be detained at the port of entry, and dipped or otherwise treated to the satisfaction of an inspector. 2. In cases where dipping or treatment is not performed by owners or importers at their own expense, inspectors are authorized to charge the actual cost of treatment, with a maximum charge uf 25 cents for each animal so treated. 8. Cattle accompanied by a certificate from an inspector of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry stating that they are not affected with and have not been exposed to the contagion of mange, or that they have, within the thirty days preceding the date of their, arrival at the Canadian boundary, been dipped or otherwise treated Digitized by Microsoft® 20 in a manner satisfactory to the officers of the said Bureau of Animal Industry, may be admitted without treatment. 4, The above order shall not apply to domestic cattle the property of settlers or others, which have not been in contact with animals affected or suspected of being affected, and which, on inspection show no evidence of being themselves affected with mange. (Signed) GEO. F. O’HALLORAN, Deputy Minister of Agriculture. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Orrawa, December 1, 1909. MINISTERIAL ORDER No. 35. ‘Under and by virtue of the authority conferred upon me by the provisions of the order in council of November 30, 1909, containing regulations relating to Animals Quarantine, I do hereby order that :— _1. All Canadian animals intended for export to Europe via United States ports must be inspected by a regularly appointed veterinary inspector of this department, and must not be permitted to leave Canada unless accompanied by a certificate of the said inspector to the effect that they are free from contagious and infectious disease, and otherwise fit for export. 2. Shipments of such animals originating in, or passing through Toronto not routed via Montreal, may be inspected in Toronto. 8. Shipments routed via Montreal must be inspected at Montreal. 4. Shipments not inspected at Toronto or Montreal must be in- spected and certified in a similar manner by a regularly appointed veterinary inspector at the place of cressing the international boundary. 5. Railway companies handling animals for export via United States seaports must furnish facilities for unloading, inspection and reloading of the animals at boundary points, and except at places specially mentioned above, must give due notice of intended ship- ments, so as to ensure prompt inspection and the avoidance of delay. 6. All inspections must be made by daylight. (Signed) GEO. F. O'HALLORAN, * Deputy Minister of Agriculture. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Ortawa, December 1, 1909. Digitized by Microsoft® 21 MINISTERIAL ORDER No. 36. Under and by virtue of the authority cenferred upon me by the provisions of the order in council of November 30, 1909, containing regulations relating to Animals Quarantine, I do hereby order that :— 1. All sheep originating in that part of the province of Ontario lying west and south of a line commencing at the southeast corner of the county of Ontario, thence in a northerly direction along the eastern boundary of the said county to the northeast corner thereof, thence in a westerly direction along the northern boundary of the said county to the Severn river, thence along the Severn river to the Georgian bay; as also all sheep originating in Manitoulin island, or any of the other Canadian islands in Lake Huron, must, if consigned to points in the United States, whether intended for export to Europe or not, be inspected by a regularly appointed yoeninesy inspector of this department. 2. Shipments of such sheep originating in or passing through Toronto, not routed via Montreal, may be inspected in Toronto. 3. Shipments routed via Montreal must he inspected at Montvreal. 4. Shipments not inspected at Toronto or Montreal must be in- spected and certified in a similar manner by a regularly appointed veterinary inspector at the place of crossing the international boundary. 5. Railway companies handling sheep for export from Ontario to the United States must furnish proper facilities for the unloading, inspection-and reloading of sheep at boundary points, and except at the places specially mentioned above, must give due notice of in- tended shipments, so as to ensure prompt inspection and the avoid- ance of delay. 6. All inspections must be made by daylight. 7. This order shall not apply to sheep for breeding, grazing or feeding which are accompanied by a certificate signed by a Canadian official veterinarian stating that no contagious disease affecting sheep has existed in the district in which the animals have been kept for six months preceding the date of exportation, or by a certificate signed by a regularly appointed inspector of this department stating that the animals have been twice dipped in one of the official dips Digitized by Microsoft® 22 approved by the Secretary of the United States Department of Agri- culture. (Signed) GEO. F. O’HALLORAN, . Deputy Minister of Agriculture. DEPARTMENT oF AGRICULTURE, Ortawa, December 1, 1909. MINISTERIAL ORDER No. 37. Under and by virtue of the authority conferred upon me by the provisions of the order in council of November 30, 1909, containing regulations relating to Animals Quarantine, I do hereby order that :— 1. All empty stock cars arriving at or passing through any of the places hereinafter mentioned shall, unless bearing evidence of having previously been so-treated, be cleansed and disinfected under the supervision of an inspector before being allowed to proceed :— Halifax, N.S.; St. John, N.B.; Montreal, Que.; Toronto, Ont.;. Winnipeg, Man.; Moosejaw, Sask.; Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Calgary, Edmonton and Strathcona, Alta.; Cranbrook, Nelson, Revelstoke and Vancouver, B.C. (Signed) GEO. F. O’IIALLORAN, Deputy Minister of Agriculture. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Ortawa, December 1,.1909. MINISTERIAL ORDER No. 38. Under and by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Animal Contagious Diseases Act, 1903 :— 1. Whereas certain contagious diseases exist among horses in those portions of the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta which may be described as bounded by the International Boundary, the Rocky mountains and a line drawn as follows:— A line from the Rocky mountains along the northern boundary of the Stoney Indian Reserve to the line between ranges 5 and 6 west of the 5th meridian, thence north along that line to the line between townships 40 and 41, thence east along that line to the 4th principal meridian, thence south along the 4th principal meridian to the Red Deer river, thence along the Red Deer and Saskatchewan Digitized by Microsoft® 23 rivers to the line between ranges 7 and 8 west of the 3rd meridian, thence south along that line to the line between townships 10 and 11, thence east along that line to the line between ranges 20 and 21 west of the 2nd meridian, thence south to the international boundary line. 2. I do hereby declare that all horses which are now or shall here- after come within the limits of the said tract shall be considered to have been exposed to the contagion of disease, and the said tract is declared to be an infected place within the meaning of the Animal Contagious Diseases Act, 1903. 8. And J hereby order as follows:—No horse, except as herein- after provided, shall be removed or allowed to move out of the said tract unless and until it has been examined by a veterinary inspector of this department-and certified to be free from contagious disease. 4, All horses which are intended to be removed or to be allowed to move out of the hereinbefore described tract, except as hereinafter provided, shall be inspected, and if found diseased or to have been in contact with diseased horses shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the Animal Contagious Diseases Act and of the regulations made thereunder. 5. No railway company shall accept or load any shipment of horses within the said tract, or which have originated therein, unless such shipment is accompanied by the certificate of an inspector as above provided. 6. All cars and other vehicles used for the carriage of horses originating within the said tract and at points of destination shall be cleansed and disinfected to the satisfaction of an inspector as soon as possible after being unloaded and before being used for any other shipment. ”. All way bills and bills of lading accompanying shipments of horses originating within the said tract shall have plainly written or stamped across the face thereof, a notification that the said cars are to be cleansed and disinfected immediately after being unloaded. 8. The transit of horses through the said tract is hereby permitted subject to the following regulations :— Horses for transit by rail through the said tract from one part of Canada to another shall at points where unloading is necessary be placed in yards reserved for their exclusive use, and shall not be permitted to come in contact with horses which have originated with- in the said tract. Digitized by Microsoft® 24 Horses imported from the United States into the said tract. destined for points in Canada outside thereof may, upon compliance, with the quarantine regulations and with the provisions of the next preceding section hereof, be permitted to pass, without unnecessary delay, through the said tract direct to their destination, without further restrictions. All persons engaged in breeding, importing, dealing in, driving or shipping horses, and all transportation companies, are requested to co-operate with this department in enforcing the provisions of this order. (Signed) GEO. F. OC HALLORAN,’ cs Deputy Minister of Agriculture. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Ottawa, December 1, 1909. MINISTERIAL ORDER No. 39. Under and by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Animal Contagious Diseases Act, 1903 :— 1. Whereas the disease of mange exists among cattle throughout those portions of the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta which maay be described as bounded by the international boundary, the Rocky mountains, and a line drawn as follows:— A line from the Rocky mountains along the northern boundary of the Stoney Indian Reserve to the line between ranges 5 and 6 west of the 5th meridian, thence north along that line to the line between townships 40 and 41, thence east along that line to the 4th principal meridian thence south along the 4th principal meridian to the Red Deer river, thence along the Red Deer and Saskatchewan rivers to the line between ranges 7 and 8 west of the 3rd meridian, thence south along that line to the line between townships 10 and 11, thence east along that line to the line between ranges 20 and 21 west of the 2nd meridian, thence south to the international boundary line. 2. I do hereby declare that all cattle which are now or shall hereafter come within the limits of the said tract shall be considered to have been exposed to the contagion of disease, and the said tract is declared to be an infected place within the meaning of the Animal Contagious Diseases Act, 1903. Digitized by Microsoft® 25 CATTLE FOR IMMEDIATE SLAUGHTER. 8. Cattle intended for immediate slaughter or for export to Europe shall not be removed or allowed to move out of the above described tract, nor shall any railway company accept or load any such cattle for shipment, except under the following conditions :— (a) Cattle other than those consigned to Winnipeg or to points in Canada east of Winnipeg, shall’ be removed or allowed to move out of the above described tract, either by rail or otherwise, only when accompanied by the certificate of an inspector of the Depart- ment of Agriculture, stating that they have been examined by him and have been found free from infection of mange and other conta- gious disease. (0) Cattle consigned to Winnipeg or to points in Canada, east of Winnipeg, whether originating within the above described tract or not, shall be inspected at Winnipeg, and no railway company shall release such cattle at Winnipeg, or load such cattle for reship- ment therefrom, until they have been submitted by daylight to an inspector of the Department of Agriculture and certified by him to be free from mange and other contagious disease, (c) When cattle are shipped for immediate slaughter or for export, they shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of for any other purpose, and any infraction of this provision shall be deemed an infraction of the Animal Contagious Diseases Act and dealt with accordingly. 4. Cattle found on inspection to be affected with mange or other contagious or infectious disease, shall be dealt with as may be ordered by the inspector. 5. At points where cattle originating in the said tract are un- loaded, they shall be placed in special yards, and such yards shall be used for no other purpose and shall be cleansed and disinfected when so ordered by an inspector. 6. All cars and other vehicles used for the carriage of cattle originating within the said tract shall be cleansed and disinfected to the satisfaction of an inspector as soon as possible after being unloaded and before being used for any other shipment. 7. All way bills and bills of lading accompanying shipments of eattle originating within the said tract shall have plainly written or stamped across the fact thereof a notification that the said cars are to be cleansed and disinfected immediately after being unloaded. Digitized by Microsoft® 26 8. Cattle affected with, or which have been exposed to the con- tagion of mange may be shipped by rail for immediate slaughter to. points within the above described tract under the following condi- tions :— (a) They must, before being loaded, be inspected by a veterinary inspector who shall issue a license in proper form for their removal to a given destination, and who must further personally see them loaded, and that the cars conveying them are duly billed to the said’ destination and to no other, and the following provision is com- plied with :— (b) Cars conveying such cattle must bear a placard having clearly printed thereon, in letters not less than six inches long, the words ‘Mangy Cattle for Immediate Slaughter.’ (c) Unless loaded through special yards and chutes: reserved exclusively for such shipments, all yards and chutes, weigh scales. or other appliances, used by them, shall be declared infected places, and shall not be again used for the shipment of healthy stock until cleansed and disinfected to the satisfaction of an inspector; they shall not be allowed to come in contact with other animals: shall be consigned direct only to such slaughter houses within the hereinbe- fore described tract as are provided with private yards and chutes; shall not be unloaded at any point en route, and shall, under no pretext whatever, be removed alive from the slaughter house or the yards and premises immediately connected therewith. (d) Cars conveying such cattle shall be cleansed and disinfected to the satisfaction of an inspector immediately after being unloaded, and until this has been done the placard above referred to shall not be removed under any pretext whatsoever. 9. The transit of cattle through the said tract is permitted, sub- ject to the following regulations :— (a) Cattle for transit by rail through the said tract from one part of Canada to another, shall, at points where unloading is necessary, be placed in yards reserved for their exclusive use, and shall not be permitted to come in contact with cattle which have originated within the said tract. (b) Cattle imported from the United States into the said tract destined for points in Canada outside thereof may, under compliance with the Quarantine Regulations, and with the provisions of the next preceding paragraph hereof, be permitted to pass without Digitized by Microsoft® 27 unnecessary delay through the said tract direct to their destination without further restriction, CATTLE FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN IMMEDIATE SLAUGHTER. 10. Cattle intended for grazing, feeding, breeding purposes or milk production, or for any purposes other than immediate slaughter shall not be removed or be allowed to move out of the above described tract, nor shall any railway company accept or load any such cattle for shipment, unless they are accompanied by the certificate of an inspector of the Department of Agriculture stating that they are free from disease and that they have been, within a period of thirty days immediately preceding the date of shipment, treated under the supervision of the said inspector and in a manner satisfactory to him. (Signed) GEO. F. O'HALLORAN, Deputy Minister of Agriculture. Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, December 1, 1909. Digitized by Microsoft® Digitized by Microsoft® Digitized by Microsoft® Digitized by Microsoft® PHOTOMOUNT PAMPHLET BINDER PAT. NO. 877188 Manufactured by GAYLORD BROS. Inc Syracuse, N. Y. Stockton, Calif. Digitized by Microsoft®