§ 8302. Definitions
802 words·~4 min read·
/usc/title-7/section-8302A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
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.)
Connections57 cite this · traces to 5
Cited by 57 sections · top 35
public-private-law
U.S. Code
statute-compilations
statutes-at-large
- Public Law 110–234To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes
- Public Law 115–334To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes
- Public Law 110–246To provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes
- Public Law 116–260Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, providing coronavirus emergency response and relief, and for other purposes
- Public Law 107–171To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes
- Public Law 117–328Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes
register
bill
- Sec. 12203Agriculture and food defense
- Sec. 12101Animal disease prevention and management
- Sec. 12203Agriculture and food defense
- Sec. 2Chronic wasting disease research grant program
- Sec. 2Chronic wasting disease research grant program
- Sec. 2Definitions
- Sec. 2Definitions
- Sec. 2Chronic wasting disease support for States and Tribes
- Sec. 4Technical amendment
- Sec. 4Technical amendment
- Sec. 4Technical amendment
- Sec. 4Technical amendment
- Sec. 4Technical amendment
- Sec. 3State interference with interstate livestock production prohibited
- Sec. 3Definitions
- Sec. 3Definitions
Traces to 5 documents
5 references not yet in our index
- Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10403
- 116 Stat. 494
- 132 Stat. 4937
- 136 Stat. 5996
- Pub. L. 107–171
Citation graph
cites case law
§ 8302
Definitions
Bills×22
Stat.×10
Pub. L.×7
U.S.C.×7
Stat. Comp.×6
Fed. Reg.×5
Pub. L.Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10403
Stat.116 Stat. 494
Stat.132 Stat. 4937
Stat.136 Stat. 5996
Pub. L.Pub. L. 107–171
Cites 10Cited by 57 across 6 sources