S 1482
107th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
Accreditation (Medical care)
Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Agriculture in foreign trade
Animal diseases
Animals
Civil actions and liability
Claims
Clothing
Collection of accounts
Commerce
Compensation (Law)
Counterfeiting
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Agriculture
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Evidence (Law)
Export controls
Animal Health Protection Act
Introduced: October 2, 2001
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 2, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10060-10064)
Oct 2, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10060)
Oct 2, 2001
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Animal Health Protection Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to restrict the importation, entry, or further movement in the United States, or order the destruction or removal, of animals (including livestock) and related conveyances and facilities for reasons of livestock pest or disease control, or humane treatment. Authorizes related activities respecting exportation, interstate movement, cooperative agreements, enforcement and penalties, seizure, and quarantine and disease and pest eradication.
Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) establish a veterinary accreditation program; (2) produce and sell sterile screwworms to foreign countries and international organizations; and (3) enter into reimbursable fee agreements for preclearance abroad of animals or articles for movement into the United States.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10060-10064)
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