§113. Measures to prevent exportation of diseased livestock and live poultry

In order to prevent the exportation from any port of the United States to any port in a foreign country of livestock and/or live poultry affected with any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease, and especially pleuropneumonia, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to take such steps and adopt such measures, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as he may deem necessary.

(May 29, 1884, ch. 60, §5, 23 Stat. 32 ; Feb. 2, 1903, ch. 349, §1, 32 Stat. 791 ; Feb. 7, 1928, ch. 30, 45 Stat. 59 .)

References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is act May 29, 1884, ch. 60, 23 Stat. 31 , as amended, which is popularly known as the Animal Industry Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 112 of this title and Tables.

Codification

Section is comprised of part of section 1 of act Feb. 2, 1903. Remainder of such section 1 is classified to sections 112, 120, and 121 of this title.

Substitution of Secretary of Agriculture for Commissioner of Agriculture, see note set out under section 112 of this title.

Amendments

1928-Act Feb. 7, 1928, inserted "and/or live poultry".

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 136a of this title; title 16 section 1540.