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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 412-SEPT. 21, 1944 [CHAPTER 412] September 21, 1944 [H. R. 4278] [Public Law 425] Department of Ag- riculture Organic Act of 1944. 21 U. . C. §.112- 115,117-120, 130 . Control of certain animal diseases and parasites. Purchase and de- struction of diseased animals. "State. " Cooperation with States n poultry regu- lations. Inspections at other than headquarters. Open market pur- chase of tuberculin, etc. Fees. Purchase of labels, etc. AN ACT To provide for the control and eradication of certain animal and plant pests and diseases, to facilitate cooperation with the States in fire control, to provide for the more efficient protection and management of the national forests, to facilitate the carrying out of agricultural conservation and related agricultural programs, to facilitate the operation of the Farm Credit Administration and the Rural Electrification Administration, to aid in the orderly marketing of agricultural commodities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, TITLE I SEC. 101. (a) The Act of May 29, 1884 (23 Stat. 31) as amended, is further amended by adding a new section thereto, to be designated section 11: "SEC. 11 . The Secretary of Agriculture, either independently or in cooperation with States or political subdivisions thereof, farmers' associations, and similar organizations, and individuals, is authorized to control and eradicate tuberculosis and paratuberculosis of animals, avian tuberculosis, Bang's disease of cattle, southern cattle ticks, hog cholera and related swine diseases, scabies in sheep and cattle, dourine in horses, and contagious or infectious diseases of animals (such as foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, and contagious pleuropneumonia) which in the opinion of the Secretary constitute an emergency and threaten the livestock industry of the country, including the purchase and destruction of diseased or exposed animals (including poultry), or the destruction of such animals and the payment of indemnities therefor, in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe. As used in this section, the term 'State' includes the District of Columbia and the Territories and possessions of the United States." (b) The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to cooperate with State authorities in the administration of regulations for the improve- ment of poultry, poultry products, and hatcheries. (c) The Secretary of Agriculture tpon application of any exporter, importer, packer, or owner of, or the agent thereof, or dealer in, livestock, hides, skins, meat, or other animal products may, in his discretion, cause to be made inspections and examinations at places other than the headquarters of inspectors for the convenience of said applicants, who may be charged for the expenses of travel and sub- sistence incurred for such inspections and examinations, the funds derived from such charges to be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the appropriation from which the expenses are paid. (d) The Secretary of Agriculture may purchase in the open mar- ket from applicable appropriations samples of all tuberculin, serums, antitoxins, or analogous products, of foreign or domestic manufacture, which are sold in the United States, for the detection, prevention, treatment, or cure of diseases of domestic animals, test the same. and disseminate the results of said tests in such manner as he may deem best. (e) Fees shall be charged for all diagnoses in connection with rabies, except those performed for agencies of the United States Government, in such amounts as the Secretary shall prescribe, and such fees shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. (f) The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to expend appro- priations for meat inspection for the purchase of printed tags, labels, 734 [58 STAT.

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