§ 154. — Regulations for preparation and sale; licenses.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 21USC154]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 5--VIRUSES, SERUMS, TOXINS, ANTITOXINS, AND ANALOGOUS PRODUCTS
Sec. 154. Regulations for preparation and sale; licenses
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to make and promulgate
from time to time such rules and regulations as may be necessary to
prevent the preparation, sale, barter, exchange, or shipment as
aforesaid of any worthless, contaminated, dangerous, or harmful virus,
serum, toxin, or analogous product for use in the treatment of domestic
animals, or otherwise to carry out this chapter, and to issue, suspend,
and revoke licenses for the maintenance of establishments for the
preparation of viruses, serums, toxins, and analogous products, for use
in the treatment of domestic animals, intended for sale, barter,
exchange, or shipment as aforesaid.
(Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 145, Sec. 1 [part], 37 Stat. 832; Pub. L. 99-198,
title XVII, Sec. 1768(b), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1654.)
Codification
See note set out under section 151 of this title.
Another section 1768 of Pub. L. 99-198, cited as a credit to this
section, amended section 136y of Title 7, Agriculture.
Amendments
1985--Pub. L. 99-198 inserted ``or otherwise to carry out this
chapter,'' after ``domestic animals,''.
Effective Date of 1985 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 99-198 effective Dec. 23, 1985, except as
otherwise provided, see section 1768(f) of Pub. L. 99-198, set out as a
note under section 151 of this title.
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.
