Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§8353 Control of nuisance mammals and birds and those constituting reservoirs of zoonotic diseases; exception
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 109A— - CONTROL OF WILD ANIMALS › § 8353
Summary
On and after December 22, 1987, except for urban rodent control, the Agriculture Secretary may, with others, control nuisance and disease‑carrying mammals and birds; money collected may go into cost‑bearing appropriation accounts, available immediately until expended for Animal Damage Control.
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Title 7, §8353
Agriculture — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
On and after December 22, 1987, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized, except for urban rodent control, to conduct activities and to enter into agreements with States, local jurisdictions, individuals, and public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions in the control of nuisance mammals and birds and those mammal and bird species that are reservoirs for zoonotic diseases, and to deposit any money collected under any such agreement into the appropriation accounts that incur the costs to be available immediately and to remain available until expended for Animal Damage Control activities.
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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 426c of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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7 U.S.C. § 8353
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73