Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73
§2575 General
Title 19 › Chapter CHAPTER 13— - TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT OF 1979 › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE (STANDARDS) › Part Part E— - Standards and Measures Under the North American Free Trade Agreement › Subpart subpart 1— - sanitary and phytosanitary measures › § 2575
Summary
Lets federal and state agencies take actions to protect the health of people, animals, and plants, including sanitary and plant-health measures. It also lets those agencies decide how much protection they think is needed.
Full Legal Text
Title 19, §2575
Customs Duties — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Nothing in this subpart may be construed—
(1)to prohibit a Federal agency or State agency from engaging in activity related to sanitary or phytosanitary measures to protect human, animal, or plant life or health; or
(2)to limit the authority of a Federal agency or State agency to determine the level of protection of human, animal, or plant life or health the agency considers appropriate.
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Citation
19 U.S.C. § 2575
Title 19 — Customs Duties
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73