§ 152. — Importation regulated and prohibited.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 21USC152]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 5--VIRUSES, SERUMS, TOXINS, ANTITOXINS, AND ANALOGOUS PRODUCTS
Sec. 152. Importation regulated and prohibited
The importation into the United States of any virus, serum, toxin,
or analogous product for use in the treatment of domestic animals, and
the importation of any worthless, contaminated, dangerous, or harmful
virus, serum, toxin, or analogous product for use in the treatment of
domestic animals, is prohibited without (1) a permit from the Secretary
of Agriculture, or (2) in the case of an article originating in Canada,
such permit or, in lieu of such permit, such certification by Canada as
may be prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture.
(Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 145, Sec. 1 [part], 37 Stat. 832; Pub. L. 100-449,
title III, Sec. 301(d), Sept. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 1868.)
Codification
See note set out under section 151 of this title.
Amendments
1988--Pub. L. 100-449 amended section generally. Prior to amendment,
section read as follows: ``The importation into the United States,
without a permit from the Secretary of Agriculture, of any virus, serum,
toxin, or analogous product for use in the treatment of domestic
animals, and the importation of any worthless, contaminated, dangerous,
or harmful virus, serum, toxin, or analogous product for use in the
treatment of domestic animals, are prohibited.''
Effective and Termination Dates of 1988 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 100-449 effective on the date the United
States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement enters into force (Jan. 1, 1989), and
to cease to have effect on the date the Agreement ceases to be in force,
see section 501(a), (c) of Pub. L. 100-449, set out in a note under
section 2112 of Title 19, Customs Duties.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of the Secretary of Agriculture relating
to agricultural import and entry inspection activities under this
chapter to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of
related references, see sections 231, 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title
6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security
Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note
under section 542 of Title 6.
