Sec. 6. Prevention of wildlife pathogens and parasites
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The Secretary shall have the primary authority to prevent, and the primary responsibility for preventing, the importation of, and interstate commerce in, wildlife pathogens and harmful parasites. The Secretary shall promulgate regulations— to minimize the likelihood of introduction or dissemination of any disease or harmful parasite of native or nonnative wildlife; and to impose import restrictions, including management measures, health certifications, quarantine requirements, specifications for conveyances, holding water, and associated materials, shipment and handling requirements, and any other measure that the Secretary determines to be necessary— to prevent the importation of, and interstate commerce in, wildlife pathogens and harmful parasites of native and nonnative wildlife; and to address— a particular injurious wildlife taxon; the place of origin of a particular injurious wildlife taxon; and the conveyance and materials associated with wildlife transport.
Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall exclude from regulation under this section any pathogen, parasite, or host taxon that is— defined or regulated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services as a threat to humans under section 361 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 264 ); defined or regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture as a threat to livestock or poultry under the Animal Health Protection Act ( 7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.); or specifically defined or regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture as a plant pest or approved for biological control purposes under the Plant Protection Act ( 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.).
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary may regulate a pathogen, parasite, or host taxon described in that paragraph if the pathogen, parasite, or host taxon poses a wildlife disease risk. In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult and coordinate with— the heads of other Federal agencies and departments that regulate injurious wildlife taxa; the heads of State wildlife agencies; State veterinarians; and other officials with related authorities. If the Secretary of Agriculture participates in the World Organization for Animal Health, the Secretary of Agriculture shall confer and consult with the Secretary on any matter relating to the prevention of wildlife diseases that may threaten the United States.
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