Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§4803 Pork and pork product orders
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 79— - PORK PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND CONSUMER INFORMATION › § 4803
Summary
The Secretary must create and update orders that apply to people who raise, sell, or import pigs, pork, or pork products in the United States. The Secretary may also make any rules needed to carry out those orders.
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Title 7, §4803
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(a)To carry out this chapter, the Secretary shall, in accordance with this chapter, issue and, from time to time, amend orders applicable to persons engaged in—
(1)the production and sale of porcine animals, pork, and pork products in the United States; and
(2)the importation of porcine animals, pork, or pork products into the United States.
(b)The Secretary may issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out this chapter.
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Effective Date
Section effective Jan. 1, 1986, see section 1631 of Pub. L. 99–198, set out as a note under section 4801 of this title.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 4803
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73