The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to make and promulgate from time to time such rules and regulations as may be necessary to prevent the preparation, sale, barter, exchange, or shipment as aforesaid of any worthless, contaminated, dangerous, or harmful virus, serum, toxin, or analogous product for use in the treatment of domestic animals, or otherwise to carry out this chapter, and to issue, suspend, and revoke licenses for the maintenance of establishments for the preparation of viruses, serums, toxins, and analogous products, for use in the treatment of domestic animals, intended for sale, barter, exchange, or shipment as aforesaid.
Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 145, § 137 Stat. 832Pub. L. 99–198, title XVII, § 1768(b)99 Stat. 1654( (part), ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
section 151 of this titleSee note set out under .
section 1768 of Pub. L. 99–198section 136y of Title 7Another , cited as a credit to this section, amended , Agriculture.
Amendments
Pub. L. 99–1981985— inserted “or otherwise to carry out this chapter,” after “domestic animals,”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1985 Amendment
Pub. L. 99–198section 1768(f) of Pub. L. 99–198section 151 of this titleAmendment by effective , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as a note under .
Transfer of Functions
section 542 of Title 6For transfer of functions of the Secretary of Agriculture relating to agricultural import and entry inspection activities under this chapter to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 231, 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of , as modified, set out as a note under .