§112. Investigations as to pleuropneumonia, and other diseases; regulations

In order to promote the exportation of livestock and/or live poultry from the United States the Secretary of Agriculture shall make special investigation as to the existence of pleuropneumonia, or any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease, along the dividing lines between the United States and foreign countries, and along the lines of transportation from all parts of the United States to ports from which livestock and/or live poultry are exported, and shall, from time to time, establish such regulations concerning the exportation and transportation of livestock and/or live poultry as the results of said investigations may require.

(May 29, 1884, ch. 60, §4, 23 Stat. 32 ; Feb. 2, 1903, ch. 349, §1, 32 Stat. 791 ; Feb. 7, 1928, ch. 30, 45 Stat. 59 .)

Codification

Originally this section and sections 113, 114, 117, 119, 120, and 130 of this title read "Commissioner" instead of "Secretary" of Agriculture, and this section contained between the words "and" and "shall," the additional words "make report of the results of such investigation to the Secretary of the Treasury, who".

Designation of office of Commissioner of Agriculture changed by change of department into an executive department under a Secretary of Agriculture, by act Feb. 9, 1889, ch. 122, §1, 25 Stat. 659 , set out as section 2202 of Title 7, Agriculture. Authority granted to Commissioner by act May 29, 1884, vested in Secretary of Agriculture by a provision of act July 14, 1890, ch. 707, 26 Stat. 288 , set out as section 2205 of Title 7.

Powers conferred on Secretary of the Treasury by act May 29, 1884, were conferred on Secretary of Agriculture by part of section 1 of act Feb. 2, 1903. Remainder of such section 1 is classified to sections 113, 120, and 121 of this title.

Amendments

1928-Act Feb. 7, 1928, inserted "and/or live poultry" after "livestock" wherever appearing.

Short Title

Act Feb. 2, 1903, classified to sections 112 and 120 to 122 of this title, entitled, "An act to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to more effectually suppress and prevent the spread of contagious and infectious diseases of live stock, and for other purposes" is popularly known as the Cattle Contagious Diseases Act of 1903.

Act May 29, 1884, entitled, "An act for the establishment of a Bureau of Animal Industry, to prevent the exportation of diseased cattle, and to provide means for the suppression and extirpation of pleuro-pneumonia and other contagious diseases among domestic animals" is popularly known as the Animal Industry Act. The Act is classified to sections 112, 113 to 114a–1, 115, 116, 117 to 120, and 130 of this title and section 391 of Title 7, Agriculture.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 113, 114, 118, 119, 136a of this title; title 16 section 1540.