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72d CONGRESS . SESS. I. CH. 443. JULY 7, 1932. Packers and Stock- yards Act. Enforcement ex- penses . Vol 42 p. 159. U. s d.,p.102. Provisos . Bonds fro m ag encie s and dealers . Suspension for viola- tions . Fee for inspecting brands . Requestfor,required . Meat inspection . Pac kers and Stock yards Act : For necessary expenses in carrying out t he pr ovisi ons of th e Pac kers and Stock yards Act , app roved August 15, 1921 (U . S. C., title 7, sees . 181-229), $374,700 : Provided, That the S ecret ary of Ag ricul ture may requi re re ason able bonds from every market agency and dealer, under such rules and regula- tions as he may pr escribe, to secure the perf ormance o f their o bliga- tions, and whenever, after due notice and hearing, the Secretary finds a ny reg istran t is i nsolve nt or has vio lated any pr ovisio n of said Act he may issue an order suspending such registrant for a reasonable specified period . Such order of suspension shall take effect within not less than five days, unless suspended or modified or set asi de by the Se cretar y, of Agricu lture o r a co urt of compe tent jurisdiction : Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture may, whenever necessary, authorize the charging and collection from owners of a reasonable fee for the inspection of brands appearing upon livestock subject to the provisions of the said Act for the pur- pose of determining the ownership of such livestock : Prov ided further, That such fee shall not be imposed except upon written request made to the Secre tary o f Agri culture by th e Boar d of L ive- stock Commissioners, or duly organized livestock association of the States from which such livestock have originated or been shipped to market . In all, salaries and expensed, $9,678,762 . ME AT INSPE CTION Additional expenses . For additional expenses in carrying out the provisions of the Meat Vol . 34 pp. 674, 1260. U.S.d.,p. 627. Inspection Act of June 30, 1906 (U . S . C., title 21, sec . 95), as Equine meat . amended , by the Act of March 4, 1907 (U. S . C ., title 21, sees. 71-94), vol - 41 P• 241 •

and as xtended to equine meat b the Act of Jul 24, 1919 (U. S. C. U.S.d.'P.630b

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f title 21, sec. 96), includin g the pur chase of tags, lab els, stam ps, and certificates printed in course of manufacture, $2,604,860 . Contagious diseases ERADICATION OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH AND OTHER CONTAGIOUS DISEASES OF of animals . ANIMALS Emergency, eradicat- In case of an emergency arising out of the existence of foot-and- et- etc . and-mouth dis- ease, mouth disease, rinderpest, contagious leuro neumonia or other contagious or infectious disease of animals, which, in the opinion of the Secretary of Agriculture, threatens the livestock industry of the Use of unexpended country, he may expend, in the city of Washington or elsewhere, any balances'

unexpended balances of appropriations heretofore made for this Pa y ment for de- purpose in the' arrest and eradication of any such disease, including stroyed animals . the payment of claims growing out of past and future purchases and destructi on, in co operation with the States, of animal s affecte d by or exposed to, or of materials contaminated by or exposed to, any such disease, wherever found and irrespective of ownership, under like or substantially . similar circumstances, when such owner has complied Provisos .

with all lawful quarantine regulations : Provided, That the payment onAmaleioBuvalue. ba sed ued for animals hereafter purchased may be made on appraisement based on the meat, dairy , or b reedin g valu e, but in cas e of a pprais ement based on bre eding value no app raisem ent of any an imal s hall e xceed three times its meat or dairy value, and, except in case of an extra- ordinary emergency, to be determined by the Secretary of Agricul- ture, the payment by the United States Government for any animals shall not exceed one-half of any such appraisements : Prov ide d Amount available for further, That the sum of $10,900 of the unexpended balance of the er sm pitsing European appropriation of $3,500,000, Contafne~ in the Second Deficiency Voi. e 43, p. 682.

Appropriation Act, fiscal year, 1924, approved December 5, 1924,