Title 7 — Agriculture
Chapter 69 — Swine Health Protection
§ 3803. Prohibition of certain garbage feeding; exemption
Statutory text
No person shall feed or permit the feeding of garbage to swine except in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.
Garbage may be fed to swine only if treated to kill disease organisms, in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary, at a facility holding a valid permit issued by the Secretary, or the chief agricultural or animal health official of the State where located if such State has entered into an agreement with the Secretary pursuant to section 3808 of this title or has primary enforcement responsibility pursuant to section 3809 of this title. No person shall operate a facility for the treatment of garbage knowing it is to be fed to swine unless such person holds a valid permit issued pursuant to this chapter. The Secretary may exempt any facility or premises from the requirements of this section whenever the Secretary determines that there would not be a risk to the swine industry in the United States.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Swine Health Protection Act
Pub. L. 96–468 § 4 · 94 Stat. 2229
Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 3803
(Pub. L. 96–468, § 4, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2230.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 96–468, § 4, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2230.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 4. prohibition of certain garbage feeding (a) No person shall feed or permit the feeding of garbage to swine except in accordance with subsection (b) of this section. (b) Garbage may be fed to swine only if treated to kill disease organisms, in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary, at a facility holding a valid permit issued by the Secretary, or the chief agricultural or animal health official of the State where located if such State has entered into an agreement with the Secretary pursuant to section 9 or has primary enforcement responsibility pursuant to section 10 of this Act. No person shall operate a facility for the treatment of garbage knowing it is to be fed to swine unless such Exemption. person holds a valid permit issued pursuant to this Act. The Secretary may exempt any facility or premises from the requirements of this section whenever the Secretary determines that there would not be a risk to the swine industry in the United States.
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