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 1090 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 555. 1891. Inspection or mus Sec. 2. That the Secretary of Agriculture shall also cause to be 'mhmnnammd *“ *° "° made a careful inspection of all ive cattle the meat of which 1S ` intended for exportation to any foreign country, at such times and places, and in such manner, as he may th1nk(proper, with a view to ascertain whether said cattle are free from isease and their meat sound and wholesome, and may appoint inspectors, who shall be mmm was- authorized to give an official certificate clearl stating the condition °“§éu,mw_ in which such cattle and meat are found, and, no clearance shall be given to any vessel having on board any fresh beef for exportation to and sale in a foreign countgy from any port of the United States until the owner or shipper sh lobtain from an inspector appomted under the rovisions of this act such certificate. _ rusmaaan or um- Sec. 3. The Secretary of Agriculture shall cause to be inspected f'§,Q’“hu;°;,?_,§',g“€,'§,*‘,‘§; prior to their slaughter, all cattle, sheep, and hogs which are submm. jects of interstate commerce and which are about to be slaughtered at slaughter-houses, canning, salting, packing or rendering establishments in any State or Territory, the carcasses or products of which are to be transported and sol for human consumption in any other State or Territory, or the District of Columbia, and in addition to the aforesaid inspection, there may be made in all cases where , the Secretary of Agriculture may deem necessary or expedient, Pgstmortememamk under rules and regulations to be by him prescribed, a post mortum """°"· ’ examination of the carcasses of all cattle, sheep and hogs about to be prepared for human consumption at any slang ter-house, canning, salting, Ecking or rendering establishment in any State or Territory, or the 'strict of Columbia which are the su jects of interstate commerce. _mu  Sue. 4. That said examination shall be made in the manner pro- ?‘,,'@f"’°’ · vided by rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture, and after said examination the carcasses and products of all cattle, sheep, and swine found to be free of disease, and wholesome, sound, and fit for human food, shall be marked, stam d, or labeled for identification as may be provided by said rules andiegulations of the Secretary of Agriculture. Penalty for forging Any lperson who shall forge, counterfeit, or knowingly and wrong- °°°m"‘"k“’ °°°‘ fully a ter, deface, or destroy any of the marks, stamps, or other devices provided for in the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture, of any such carcasses or their products, or who shall forge, counterfeit, or knowinggy and wrongfully alter, deface, or destroy any certiucate (provide for in said regulations, shall be deemed guilty of a mis emeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or y both said punishments in the discretion of the court. Trwsponinpz dear- Sec. 5. That it shall be unlawful for any Cperson to transport from m,,u,'§.§§d,§,_ ““' one State or Territory or the District of olumbia into any other State or Territorly or the District of Columbia, or for an person to deliver to anot er for transportation from one State or 'llerritory or the District of Columbia into another State or Territory or the District of Columbia the carcasses of any cattle, shee, or swine, or the food products thereof, which have been examinedp in accordance with the provisions of sections three and four of this act, and which on said examination have been declared by the inspector making Penalty. the same to  unsound or diseased. Any ersons violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and _ _ punished for each offense as provided in section four of this act. t0',??;;;';:,  SEQ. 6. That the inspectors provided for in sections one and two ' of this act shall be authorized to give official certificates of the sound and wholesome condition of the cattle, sheep, and swine, their carcasses and products described in sections three and four of this act, one copy of every certincate granted under the provisions of this act sha I be filed in the Department of Agriculture, another copy