Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

21 U.S.C. § 141

Prohibition of importation without permit

On and after , the importation into the United States of milk and cream is prohibited unless the person by whom such milk or cream is shipped or transported into the United States holds a valid permit from the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Feb. 15, 1927, ch. 155, § 144 Stat. 110154 Stat. 123767 Stat. 631Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b)93 Stat. 695(, ; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. IV, § 12, eff. , 5 F.R. 2421, ; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, § 5, eff. , 18 F.R. 2053, ; , , .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88section 3508(b) of Title 20“Secretary of Health and Human Services” substituted in text for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” pursuant to , which is classified to , Education.

Short Title

Act July 12, 1943, ch. 221, title II57 Stat. 499, , provided in part that act , which is classified to this subchapter, may be cited as “Import Milk Act”.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

section 321 of this titleFor transfer of functions of Federal Security Administrator to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare [now Health and Human Services], and of Food and Drug Administration to Federal Security Agency, see notes set out under .