. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. i BULLETIN No. 589 | Til JS\Jp"^&L Contribution from the Bureau of Animal Industry A. D. MELVIN, Chief. Washington, D. C. January 5, 1918 THE 28-HOUR LAW REGULATING THE INTERSTATE TRANS- PORTATION OF LIVE STOCK: ITS PURPOSE, REQUIRE- MENTS, AND By Harry Goding and A. Joseph Ratjb, Bureau of Animal Industry. CONTENTS. Enactment of the law 1 Purpose of the law 2 Requirements of the law 3 Proper feed and water 3 Sufficient rest -1 Humane handling o Properly equipped pens 5 Abuses under the law 9 Res
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. i BULLETIN No. 589 | Til JS\Jp"^&L Contribution from the Bureau of Animal Industry A. D. MELVIN, Chief. Washington, D. C. January 5, 1918 THE 28-HOUR LAW REGULATING THE INTERSTATE TRANS- PORTATION OF LIVE STOCK: ITS PURPOSE, REQUIRE- MENTS, AND By Harry Goding and A. Joseph Ratjb, Bureau of Animal Industry. CONTENTS. Enactment of the law 1 Purpose of the law 2 Requirements of the law 3 Proper feed and water 3 Sufficient rest -1 Humane handling o Properly equipped pens 5 Abuses under the law 9 Results accomplished IS Improved yards 13 Improved feeding and watering facilities. 14 Better loading and unloading 16 Removal of incompetent employees 17 Improved train schedules 17 Violations and penalties 17 Further improvement desirable 17 Text of present law IS. ENACTMENT OF THE LAW. During the Forty-second Congress a law was passed to prevent cruelty to animals while in the course of interstate transportation, which was approved by the President on March 3, 1873, and incor- porated in the Revised Statutes of the United States, first edition, as sections 4386 to 4390, inclusive. This law was enacted to prevent any carrier from transporting animals in interstate commerce for a longer period than 28 consecutive hours without unloading for the purpose of rest, water, and feeding for at least 5 consecutive hours before continuing their transportation. If, however, the animals were carried in cars, boats, or other vessels in which they could and did receive proper food, water, and rest, the statute permitted the carrier to transport them without unloading. To comply with the act, it became necessary for the transportation companies to provide feeding, watering, and resting facilities at 1 The authors acknowledge the cooperation in this work of Mr. J. V. De Laney, who at the time was in the service of the Bureau of Animal Industry. 5775°—18—Bull. 589 1 1. Please
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