§114. Regulations for suppression of diseases; cooperation of States and Territories

It shall be the duty of the Secretary of Agriculture to prepare such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary for the speedy and effectual suppression and extirpation of pleuropneumonia and other dangerous, contagious, infectious, and communicable diseases, and to certify such rules and regulations to the executive authority of each State and Territory, and invite said authorities to cooperate in the execution and enforcement of the provisions of this Act. Whenever the plans and methods of the Secretary of Agriculture shall be accepted by any State or Territory in which pleuropneumonia or other contagious, infectious, or communicable disease is declared to exist, or such State or Territory shall have adopted plans and methods for the suppression and extirpation of said diseases, and such plans and methods shall be accepted by the Secretary of Agriculture, and whenever the governor of a State or other properly constituted authorities signify their readiness to cooperate for the extinction of any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease in conformity with the provisions of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to expend so much of the money appropriated for carrying out the provisions of this Act as may be necessary in such investigations, and in such disinfection and quarantine measures as may be necessary to prevent the spread of the disease from one State or Territory into another.

(May 29, 1884, ch. 60, §3, 23 Stat. 32 .)

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

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

Extension of Provisions to Live Poultry

Act Feb. 7, 1928, ch. 30, 45 Stat. 59 , extended the provisions of this section to live poultry.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

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