agricultural biosecurity
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term “agricultural biosecurity” means protection from an agent that poses a threat to—
(A) plant or animal health;
(B) public health as it relates to the adulteration of products regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture under any provision of law that is caused by exposure to an agent; or
(C) the environment as it relates to agriculture facilities, farmland, and air and water within the immediate vicinity of an area associated with an agricultural disease or outbreak.
Source
- 2008–present7 U.S.C. § 8901Agriculture · Definitions · in this chapter