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PUBLIC LAW 227-AUG. 8, 1953 ARTICLE XI

This Compact may be terminated at any time by consent of a majority of the compacting states and territories. Consent shall be manifested by passage and signature in the usual manner of legislation expressing such consent by the legislature and Governor of such terminating state. Any state or territory may at any time withdraw from this Compact by means of appropriate legislation to that end. Such withdrawal shall not become effective until two years after written notice thereof by the Governor of the withdrawing state or territory accompanied by a certified copy of the requisite legislative action is received by the Commission. Such withdrawal shall not relieve the withdrawing state or territory from its obligations hereunder accruing prior to the effective date of withdrawal. The withdrawing state or territory may rescind its action of withdrawal at any time within the two-year period. Thereafter, the withdrawing state or territory may be reinstated by application to and the approval by a majority vote of the Commission.

Termination.

Withdrawal.

ARTICLE XII

If any compacting state or territory shall at any time default in the performance of any of its obligations assumed or imposed in accordance with the provisions of this Compact, all rights, privileges and benefits conferred by this Compact or agreements hereunder shall be suspended from the effective date of such default as fixed by the Commission. Unless such default shall be remedied within a period of two years following the effective date of such default, this Compact may be terminated with respect to such defaulting state or territory by affirmative vote of three-fourths of the other member states or territories. Any such defaulting state may be reinstated by: (a) perjfprming all acts and obligations upon which it has heretofore defaulted, and (b) application to and the approval by a majority vote of the Commission. SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved August 8, 1953. Public Law 227

CHAPTER 381

AN ACT To amend the Act of May 29, 1884, as amended, to provide for the control and eradication of scx-apie and blue tongue in sheep, and incipient or potentially serious minor outbrealis of diseases of animals; and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 11 of the Act of Congress approved May 29, 1884, entitled "An Act for the establishment of a Bureau of Animal Industry, to prevent the exportation of diseased cattle, and to provide means for the suppression and extirpation of pleuropneumonia and other contagious diseases among domestic animals" (21 U.S.C. 114a) is hereby amended to read as follows: "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, brucellosis of domestic animals, southern cattle ticks, hog cholera and related swine diseases, scabies in sheep and 27000 O - 53 - 34

Default i n p e r formance of oblige* tions.

August 8, 1953 [S.2055]

Animal d i s e a s e control.

58 Stat. 734.

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