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 698 SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. C11. 217. 1920. tion of meats to process butter, and providing for the inspection of vtraz, p. mr factories, marldng of packages, and so forth; and the provisions of the Act approved February 2, 1903, to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to more eifectually suppress and prevent the spread of contagious and infectious diseases of live stock, and for other purposes; §;l,,§3;,§;§§§;,,e_ Ed also the provisions of the Act approved March 3, 1905, to enable e Secretary of Agrroiultuglol to egiaablrsh and momtaui quaganttilne districts, to ermit an re ate e movement 0 catt e an o er ‘,,($}é1§£*;,_1;;;hf’;’- hm live stock thdiefrom, and for other purposes; and for carrying out the nw. provisions of tho Aol;] of June 29, l1906;lontg:led ‘glAn Act to prevent cruelt to anima s w e in transit yra` oa or 0 er means o trans- Xglggi gir§13$s etc §prtatiion"; and for carrying out the provisions of the Act approved ` ’ arch 4, 1913, regulating the preparation, sale, barter, exchange, or shipment of any virus, serum, toxin, or analogous products manufactured in the United States, and the importation 0 such products in- .€¤“°°*i¤g *¤‘°¤¤** tended for use in the treatment of domestic animals; and to enable the °°°’°t°' Secretary of Agriculture to collect and disseminate information concerning live stock, dairy, and other animal products; to prepare and Per °Y°mPl°Y°°S· disseminate reports on animal industry; to emploi and pay from the appropriation herein made as many persons m e city of Wash- ,,,g“,l§gQ§‘*“”* $°““““’ illgtou 0I' elsewhere as he may deem_ necessary; to purchase in the " open market samples of all tuberculrn, serums, antrtoxms, or analogous products, 0 foreign or domestic manufacture, which are sold in the United States, for the detection, prevention, treatment, or cure of diseases of domestic animals, to test the same, and to dis- Pumhm dmmw seminate the results of said tests in such manner as he may deem mp, ae., Br www best; to purchase and destroy diseased or exposed animals or quaran- °°’m*5· tine the same whenever m his judgment essential to prevent the opread of gleuropneumtgnia, tugiooculosis, or other diseases of animals rom one tate to ano er, as o ows: m{§g°,‘;§;’,;{’—“d‘¥““" For inspection and guarantine work, including all necessary expenses for the eradication of·scab1es in sheep and cattle, the inspection of southern cattle, the supervision of the transportation of livolstlock apd tholinspeetion of vegsels, the exemption of tlge twenty- eig t- our aw, the inspection an uarantine o importe anima s, including the establishment and mailntenance of quarantine stations and repairs, alterations, improvements, or additions to buildings thereon; tho1u§pect1lon work relatove to gigs existence of contagious _ _ diseases, an the ma ein testingo anim, $519,640; m,,1]‘il”°'°“"“‘S °[ ““" For investigating the disease of tuberculosis of animals, for its (_m}_¤m$¤isg[gy§;cmg;1r control and eradication, for the tuberculin testing of animals, and ee. ` ’for researches concerning the cause of the disease, its modes of spread, and methods of treatment and prevention, including demonstrations, the formation of organizations, and such other rneans_as A¤¤¤i¤¤¤<·¤ af *¤¤"· may be necessary, erther independently or in cooperation with farmers, apsogoagons, State,hT1or£1tory, ordcofuntydlaluthorrtres, $15 480,440, 0 w `c $800,000 s a e set asi e or a inistrative an _ o eratirw expenses, $100,000 of which shall be immediately availri’ZY}}iKi}s;¤er.r--nm alile, and *3680,440 for the payment of indemnities: }’rovidqd,_ howg;;}¤*ma¤ <*¤s¤¤~1·’·=·¤· we-,_ That in carrying out the jprupose of tlus appropriation, if rn the opinion of the Secretary of Agriculture, it shall be necessary to destroy tuberculous animals and to compensate owners for loss thereof, he may, in his discretion, and in accordance with such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, expend m the city of Washington or elsewhere out of the moneys of this appropriation, such sums as he shall determine to be necessary, within_t e limitatrons above provided, for the ¤r; o&r·;· i_?i;=‘_ ,¤f reimbursement of owners of animals so destroyed, in cooperation with " " " “*` ‘ such States, Territories, counties, or municipalities, as shall by law or by suitable action in keeping with its authority in the matter, and by rules and regulations adopted and enforced in pursuance thereof,