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Animals, Meats, and Meat and Dairy Products (21 U.S.C. 71-149).

Country/Territory
United States of America
Document type
Legislation
Date
1907 (1979)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
United States Code - Title 21 - Food and Drugs.
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Milk/dairy products International trade Animal health Pests/diseases Inspection Research
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Chapter of Title 21 of USC concerns measures (inspection, sampling) for the prevention of introduction and spread of contagious diseases affecting animals (pseudorabies and foot­ and­ mouth disease) and importation of milk and cream. Whenever, in the opinion of the President, it shall be necessary for the protection of animals in the United States against infectious or contagious diseases, he or she may, by Proclamation, suspend the importation of all or any class of animals for a limited time, and may change, modify, revoke, or renew such proclamation, as the public good may require; and during the time of such suspension the importation of any such animals shall be unlawful. The Act also concerns permits for work on the live virus of foot and mouth disease at any facility.

Full text
English
Website
uscode.house.gov