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Title 21, Food and DrugsRelease 119-102

§156 Licenses Conditioned on Permitting Inspection; Suspension of Licenses

Title 21 › CHAPTER 5 — VIRUSES, SERUMS, TOXINS, ANTITOXINS, AND ANALOGOUS PRODUCTS › § 156

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Licenses for places that make viruses, serums, toxins, or similar animal-health products for sale, trade, or shipment must let inspectors examine the facility, the products, and how they are made. The Secretary of Agriculture can suspend or cancel a license or permit after giving the license-holder or importer a chance to be heard, if the Secretary finds the license is being used to prepare, sell, ship, or import worthless, contaminated, dangerous, or harmful products for treating domestic animals.

Full Legal Text

Title 21, §156

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All licenses issued under authority of this chapter to establishments where such viruses, serums, toxins, or analogous products are prepared for sale, barter, exchange, or shipment as aforesaid, shall be issued on condition that the licensee shall permit the inspection of such establishments and of such products and their preparation; and the Secretary of Agriculture may suspend or revoke any permit or license issued under authority of said chapter, after opportunity for hearing has been granted the licensee or importer, when the Secretary of Agriculture is satisfied that such license or permit is being used to facilitate or effect the preparation, sale, barter, exchange, or shipment as aforesaid, or the importation into the United States of any worthless, contaminated, dangerous, or harmful virus, serum, toxin, or analogous product for use in the treatment of domestic animals.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning act Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 145, 37 Stat. 828, which enacted this chapter, section 155 and 393 of Title 7, Agriculture, section 316 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, section 501, 502, 512, 558, and 560 of Title 16, Conservation, and section 630 of former Title 31, Money and Finance, and amended section 83 of former Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, and section 518 and 673 of Title 16. Section 316 of Title 15 was omitted from the Code as superseded by section 5701 et seq. of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. section 630 of former Title 31 was repealed by act Sept. 12, 1950, ch. 946, title III, § 301(64), 64 Stat. 842. section 83 of former Title 5 was repealed and reenacted as section 5946 of Title 5 by Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 514. For complete classification of act Mar. 4, 1913, to the Code, see Tables. Codification See note set out under section 151 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

For

Transfer of Functions

of the Secretary of Agriculture relating to agricultural import and entry inspection activities under this chapter to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see section 231, 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.

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Citation

21 U.S.C. § 156

Title 21, Food and Drugs

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102