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Code · U.S. Code · Title 7 - AGRICULTURE · CHAPTER 109— ANIMAL HEALTH PROTECTION · § 8302

§ 8302. Definitions

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In this chapter:
(1)Animal The term “animal” means any member of the animal kingdom (except a human).
(2)Article The term “article” means any pest or disease or any material or tangible object that could harbor a pest or disease.
(3)Disease The term “disease” has the meaning given the term by the Secretary.
(4)Enter The term “enter” means to move into the commerce of the United States.
(5)Export The term “export” means to move from a place within the territorial limits of the United States to a place outside the territorial limits of the United States.
(6)Facility The term “facility” means any structure.
(7)Import The term “import” means to move from a place outside the territorial limits of the United States to a place within the territorial limits of the United States.
(8)Indian tribe The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given the term in section 5304 of title 25.
(9)Interstate commerce The term “interstate commerce” means trade, traffic, or other commerce—
(A)between a place in a State and a place in another State, or between places within the same State but through any place outside that State; or
(B)within the District of Columbia or any territory or possession of the United States.
(10)Livestock The term “livestock” means all farm-raised animals.
(11)Means of conveyance The term “means of conveyance” means any personal property used for or intended for use for the movement of any other personal property.
(12)Move The term “move” means—
(A)to carry, enter, import, mail, ship, or transport;
(B)to aid, abet, cause, or induce carrying, entering, importing, mailing, shipping, or transporting;
(C)to offer to carry, enter, import, mail, ship, or transport;
(D)to receive in order to carry, enter, import, mail, ship, or transport;
(E)to release into the environment; or
(F)to allow any of the activities described in this paragraph.
(13)Pest The term “pest” means any of the following that can directly or indirectly injure, cause damage to, or cause disease in livestock:
(A)A protozoan.
(B)A plant.
(C)A bacteria.
(D)A fungus.
(E)A virus or viroid.
(F)An infectious agent or other pathogen.
(G)An arthropod.
(H)A parasite.
(I)A prion.
(J)A vector.
(K)Any organism similar to or allied with any of the organisms described in this paragraph.
(14)Secretary The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(15)State The term “State” means any of the States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands of the United States, or any territory or possession of the United States.
(16)This chapter Except when used in this section, the term “this chapter” includes any regulation or order issued by the Secretary under the authority of this chapter.
(17)United States The term “United States” means all of the States.
(18)Veterinary countermeasure The term “veterinary countermeasure” means any biological product (including an animal vaccine or diagnostic), pharmaceutical product (including a therapeutic), non-pharmaceutical product (including a disinfectant), or other product or equipment to prevent, detect, respond to, or mitigate harm to public or animal health resulting from, animal pests or diseases.
(Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10403, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 494; Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12101(a), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4937; Pub. L. 117–328, div. HH, title V, § 603, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5996.)
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  • 116 Stat. 494
  • 132 Stat. 4937
  • 136 Stat. 5996
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