Annual edition
Pub. L. 103–465 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “The importation of cattle, sheep, and other ruminants, and swine, which are diseased or infected with any disease, or which shall have been exposed to such infection within sixty days next before their exportation, is prohibited, except that the Secretary of Agriculture, in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may issue, may (1) permit the importation of cattle, sheep, or other ruminants, and swine, from Canada or Mexico, and (2) permit the importation from the British Virgin Islands into the Virgin Islands of the United States, for slaughter only, of cattle that have been infested with or exposed to ticks on being freed from the ticks. Any person who knowingly violates any provision of this section or sections 101, 102, 103, and 105 of this title or any regulation prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture under any such section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, on conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding $5,000, by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both. Any person who violates any such provision or any such regulation may be assessed a civil penalty by the Secretary of Agriculture not exceeding $1,000. The Secretary may issue an order assessing such civil penalty only after notice and an opportunity for an agency hearing on the record. Such order shall be treated as a final order reviewable under chapter 158 of title 28. The validity of such order may not be reviewed in an action to collect such civil penalty.”
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Dec. 8, 1994, Pub. L. 103–465, title IV, §431(h), 108 Stat. 4969.
Dec 8, 1993 – Dec 8, 1994
Amended · full text not held
Pub. L. 103–182 substituted “, except that the Secretary of Agriculture, in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may issue, may (1) permit the importation of cattle, sheep, or other ruminants, and swine, from Canada or Mexico, and (2) permit the importation from the British Virgin Islands into the Virgin Islands of the United States, for slaughter only, of cattle that have been infested with or exposed to ticks on being freed from the ticks” for “: Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture, within his discretion and under such regulations as he may prescribe, is authorized to permit the admission from Mexico into the State of Texas of cattle which have been infested with or exposed to ticks upon being freed therefrom, and the admission from the British Virgin Islands into the Virgin Islands of the United States, for slaughter only, of cattle which have been infested with or exposed to ticks upon being freed therefrom”.
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Dec. 8, 1993, Pub. L. 103–182, title III, §361(b), 107 Stat. 2122
Jan 12, 1983 – Dec 8, 1993
Amended · full text not held
Pub. L. 97–461 substituted reference to violation of this section or sections 101, 102, 103, and 105 of this title or any regulation prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture under any such section, for reference to violation of the foregoing provisions, substituted imprisonment not exceeding one year for imprisonment not exceeding three years, inserted provisions relating to civil penalties, and struck out provision for forfeiture of any vessel used for such importation if the master or owner knew the importation was diseased or had been exposed to infection.
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Jan. 12, 1983, Pub. L. 97–461, §4, 96 Stat. 2524
Jan 28, 1956 – Jan 12, 1983
Amended · full text not held
Act Jan. 28, 1956, struck out “and the admission into the Virgin Islands” in proviso and limited importation of cattle into Virgin Islands of the United States to cattle from the British Virgin Islands intended for slaughter.
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Jan. 28, 1956, ch. 12, §1, 70 Stat. 5
Jul 22, 1954 – Jan 28, 1956
Amended · full text not held
Act July 22, 1954, inserted “and the admission into the Virgin Islands” in proviso.
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July 22, 1954, ch. 558, §32, 68 Stat. 510
Feb 28, 1931 – Jul 22, 1954
Amended · full text not held
Act Feb. 28, 1931, struck out “meat” and substituted “before their exportation” for “before their importation” in provisions relating to the prohibition of importation of diseased or infected animals.
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Feb. 28, 1931, ch. 348, 46 Stat. 1460
Jun 28, 1926 – Feb 28, 1931
Amended · full text not held
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June 28, 1926, ch. 700, §2, 44 Stat. 775
Aug 30, 1890 – Jun 28, 1926
Enacted · full text not held
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Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 839, §6, 26 Stat. 416
Every enactment and amendment in this section's credit is listed. Full text is shown for versions back to 1994; earlier amendments are recorded by date and act, without pre-1994 full text.
