§114a. Control and eradication of diseases; cooperation of States and farmers' associations; purchase and destruction of diseased animals; "State" defined

The Secretary of Agriculture, either independently or in cooperation with States or political subdivisions thereof, farmers' associations and similar organizations, and individuals, is authorized to control and eradicate any communicable diseases of livestock or poultry, including, but not limited to, tuberculosis and paratuberculosis of animals, avian tuberculosis, brucellosis of domestic animals, southern cattle ticks, hog cholera and related swine diseases, scabies in sheep and cattle, dourine in horses, scrapie and blue tongue in sheep, incipient or potentially serious minor outbreaks of diseases of animals, and contagious or infectious diseases of animals (such as foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, and contagious pleuropneumonia) which in the opinion of the Secretary constitute an emergency and threaten the livestock industry of the country, including the payment of claims growing out of destruction of animals (including poultry), and of materials, affected by or exposed to any such disease, in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prescribe and collect fees to recover the costs of carrying out the provisions of this section which relate to veterinary diagnostics. As used in this section, the term "State" includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Territories and possessions of the United States.

(May 29, 1884, ch. 60, §11, as added Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title I, §101(a), 58 Stat. 734 ; amended Oct. 30, 1951, ch. 637, §1, 65 Stat. 693 ; Aug. 8, 1953, ch. 381, 67 Stat. 493 ; Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 950, §2, 70 Stat. 1032 ; July 2, 1962, Pub. L. 87–518, §7, 76 Stat. 131 ; Nov. 28, 1990, Pub. L. 101–624, title XXV, §2509(c)(2), 104 Stat. 4071 .)

Prior Provisions

A prior section 11 of act May 29, 1884, required annual reports to Congress concerning the suppression of contagious diseases among domestic animals, and was classified to section 560 of former Title 5, prior to repeal by act May 29, 1928, ch. 901, §1, 45 Stat. 993 .

Amendments

1990-Pub. L. 101–624 inserted after first sentence "The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prescribe and collect fees to recover the costs of carrying out the provisions of this section which relate to veterinary diagnostics."

1962-Pub. L. 87–518 inserted "any communicable diseases of livestock or poultry, including, but not limited to," after "eradicate".

1956-Act Aug. 3, 1956, authorized payment of claims for destruction of material affected or exposed to disease.

1953-Act Aug. 8, 1953, provided for control and eradication of scrapie and blue tongue in sheep, as well as incipient and potentially serious minor outbreaks of diseases of animals.

1951-Act Oct. 30, 1951, substituted "brucellosis of domestic animals" for "Bang's disease of cattle".

Appropriations

Section 101(g) of act Sept. 21, 1944, provided that Congress may appropriate such funds as are necessary to accomplish the purpose of this section.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

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