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19 U.S.C. § 2575b

Subpart definitions

United States · Title 19 — CUSTOMS DUTIES · Status: effective

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19 U.S.C. § 2575b, Subpart definitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/450952
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Notwithstanding section 2571 of this title, for purposes of this subpart— The term “animal” includes fish, bees, and wild fauna. The term “approval procedure” means any registration, notification, or other mandatory administrative procedure for— The term “contaminant” includes pesticide and veterinary drug residues and extraneous matter. The term “control or inspection procedure” means any procedure used, directly or indirectly, to determine that a sanitary or phytosanitary measure is fulfilled, including sampling, testing, inspection, evaluation, verification, monitoring, auditing, assurance of conformity, accreditation, registration, certification, or other procedure involving the physical examination of a good, of the packaging of a good, or of the equipment or facilities directly related to production, marketing, or use of a good, but does not mean an approval procedure. The term “plant” includes wild flora. The term “risk assessment” means an evaluation of— The term “sanitary or phytosanitary measure” means a measure to— The form of a sanitary or phytosanitary measure includes—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 96-39(H.R. 4537)1979-07-26
    Trade Agreements Act of 1979
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-182(H.R. 3450)1993-12-08
    North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act