Title 21, Food and DrugsRelease 119-102
§157 Inspection
Title 21 › CHAPTER 5 — VIRUSES, SERUMS, TOXINS, ANTITOXINS, AND ANALOGOUS PRODUCTS › § 157
Summary
Secretary-authorized USDA officials can enter and inspect anytime places making viruses, serums, toxins, or similar products for domestic animals for sale, trade, or shipment.
Full Legal Text
Title 21, §157
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Any officer, agent, or employee of the Department of Agriculture duly authorized by the Secretary of Agriculture for the purpose may, at any hour during the daytime or nighttime, enter and inspect any establishment where any virus, serum, toxin, or analogous product for use in the treatment of domestic animals is prepared for sale, barter, exchange, or shipment as aforesaid.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification See note set out under section 151 of this title. Another section 1768 of Pub. L. 99–198, cited as a credit to this section, amended section 136y of Title 7, Agriculture.
Amendments
1985—Pub. L. 99–198 struck out “licensed under this chapter” after “enter and inspect any establishment”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1985 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 99–198 effective Dec. 23, 1985, except as otherwise provided, see section 1768(f) of Pub. L. 99–198, set out as a note under section 151 of this title.
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. § 157
Title 21, Food and Drugs
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102