Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 21 : Section 153


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 153. Inspection of imports; denial of entry and destruction

      The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to cause the Bureau of
    Animal Industry to examine and inspect all viruses, serums, toxins,
    and analogous products, for use in the treatment of domestic
    animals, which are being imported or offered for importation into
    the United States, to determine whether such viruses, serums,
    toxins, and analogous products are worthless, contaminated,
    dangerous, or harmful, and if it shall appear that any such virus,
    serum, toxin, or analogous product, for use in the treatment of
    domestic animals, is worthless, contaminated, dangerous, or
    harmful, the same shall be denied entry and shall be destroyed or
    returned at the expense of the owner or importer.



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