21 U.S.C. § 152 Importation Regulated and Prohibited

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 21 U.S.C. § 152

The importation into the United States of any virus, serum, toxin, or analogous product for use in the treatment of domestic animals, and the importation of any worthless, contaminated, dangerous, or harmful virus, serum, toxin, or analogous product for use in the treatment of domestic animals, is prohibited without (1) a permit from the Secretary of Agriculture, or (2) in the case of an article originating in Canada, such permit or, in lieu of such permit, such certification by Canada as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture.

Cite as 21 U.S.C. § 152

Source: Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 145, §1 (part), 37 Stat. 832; Pub. L. 100-449, title III, §301(d), Sept. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 1868.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 5/22/2023

Amendment of Section

For termination of amendment by section 501(c) of Pub. L. 100-449 see Effective and Termination Dates of 1988 Amendment note below.

EDITORIAL NOTES

CODIFICATION

See note set out under section 151 of this title.

AMENDMENTS

1988- Pub. L. 100-449 temporarily amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: "The importation into the United States, without a permit from the Secretary of Agriculture, of any virus, serum, toxin, or analogous product for use in the treatment of domestic animals, and the importation of any worthless, contaminated, dangerous, or harmful virus, serum, toxin, or analogous product for use in the treatment of domestic animals, are prohibited." See Effective and Termination Dates of 1988 Amendment note below.