Title 21 — Food and DrugsRelease 119-73not60
§101 Suspension of Importation of All Animals
Title 21 › Chapter 4— ANIMALS, MEATS, AND MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCTS › Subchapter II— IMPORTATION OF CATTLE AND QUARANTINE › § 101
Summary
The President can ban the import of all or some animals into the United States when he thinks it’s needed to protect animals from contagious diseases. He can change, cancel, or renew that ban, and bringing those animals in while it is in effect is illegal.
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Title 21, §101
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Whenever, in the opinion of the President, it shall be necessary for the protection of animals in the United States against infectious or contagious diseases, he may, by proclamation, suspend the importation of all or any class of animals for a limited time, and may change, modify, revoke, or renew such proclamation, as the public good may require; and during the time of such suspension the importation of any such animals shall be unlawful.
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Citation
21 U.S.C. § 101
Title 21 — Food and Drugs
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60