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21 U.S.C. § 101

Suspension of importation of all animals

United States · Title 21 — FOOD AND DRUGS · Status: effective

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21 U.S.C. § 101, Suspension of importation of all animals, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/454103
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Whenever, in the opinion of the President, it shall be necessary for the protection of animals in the United States against infectious or contagious diseases, he may, by proclamation, suspend the importation of all or any class of animals for a limited time, and may change, modify, revoke, or renew such proclamation, as the public good may require; and during the time of such suspension the importation of any such animals shall be unlawful.

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