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U.S. Code as of:
01/03/05
Section 391. Establishment of bureau; appointment of chief; duties
There shall be in the Department of Agriculture a Bureau of
Animal Industry. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to
appoint a chief thereof, who shall be a competent veterinary
surgeon, and whose duty it shall be to investigate and report upon
the condition of the domestic animals and live poultry of the
United States, their protection and use, and also inquire into and
report the causes of contagious, infectious, and communicable
diseases among them, and the means for the prevention and cure of
the same, and to collect such information on these subjects as
shall be valuable to the agricultural and commercial interests of
the country.
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