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 55 STAT.I 77TH CONG. , IsT SESS.-CH. 267-JULY 1, 1941 municipality where the animal shall be condemned; and that in no case shall any payment hereunder be more than $25 for any grade animal or more than $50 for any purebred animal. Eradicating cattle ticks: For the eradication of southern cattle ticks, $300,000: Provided, That, except upon the written order of s of ani- the Secretary of Agriculture, no part of this appropriation shall mals, materials, etc. be used for the purchase of animals or in the purchase of materials for or in the construction of dipping vats upon land not owned solely by the United States, except at fairs or expositions where the Department of Agriculture makes exhibits or demonstrations; nor shall any part of this appropriation be used in the purchase of materials or mixtures for use in dipping vats except in experimental or demonstration work carried on by the officials or agents of the Bureau of Animal Industry: Provided further, That not to exceed Purchase of beef for $5,000 of the amount herein made available may be used to purchase and supply beef to the Seminole Indians of the Big Cypress Swamp area, Hendry County, Florida, during the time that deer infested Uwith cattle ticks are being removed from said area and until such area is restocked with deer. Hog-cholera control: For the control and eradication of hog cholera and related swine diseases, by such means as may be necessary, including demonstrations, the formation of organizations, and other methods, either independently or in cooperation with farmers' associ- ations, State or county authorities, $112,728. Inspection and quarantine: For inspection and quarantine work, Po9f, p. 749. including the eradication of scabies in sheep and cattle and dourine in horses, the inspection of southern cattle, the supervision of the transportation of livestock, and the inspection of vessels, the execu- tion of the twenty-eight-hour law, the inspection and quarantine of imported animals, including the establishment and maintenance of quarantine stations and repairs, alterations, improvements, or addi- tions to buildings thereon; the inspection work relative to the exist- ence of contagious diseases, and the mallein testing of animals, $611,500.P,,p 7. Meat inspection: For expenses in carrying out the provisions of P. 749. the Meat Inspection Act of June 30, 1906, as amended by the Act 4 stat. 241;54 stat. of March 4, 1907, as extended to equine meat by the Act of July 122: 52 Stat. 1235. 24, 1919 (21 U. S. C. 71-96), as authorized by section 2 (a) of the Act of June 26, 1934 (31 U. S. C. 725a), and as further amended by the Act of June 29, 1938 (21 U. S . C. 91), including the purchase of printed tags, labels, stamps, and certificates without regard to existing laws applicable to public printing, $5,429,820. Virus Serum Toxin Act: For carrying out the provisions of the Act approved March 4, 1913 (21 U.S . . 151-158), regulating the 37 Stat 832 preparation, sale, barter, exchange, or shipment of any virus, serum, toxin. or analogous product manufactured in the United States and the importation of such products intended for use in the treatment of domestic animals, $218,712. Marketing agreements with respect to hog cholera virus and serum: The sum of $30,000 of the appropriation made by section 12 (a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, approved May 12, 1933, is hereby 61 S.t .c 62. made available during the fiscal year for which appropriations are herein made to carry into effect sections 56 to 60 inclusive, of the Act approved August 24, 1935 (7 U. S . C. 851-855) entitled "An 49 Stat. Act to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act, and for other pur- poses", including the employment of persons and means in the District of Columbia and elsewhere. In all, salaries and expenses, Bureau of Animal Industry, $13,972,300. 2780941---42- -PT. I-- -27 417

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