Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§3812 Authority in Addition to Other Laws; Effect on State Laws
Title 7 › CHAPTER 69 — SWINE HEALTH PROTECTION › § 3812
Summary
Powers in this chapter add to other laws and do not cancel them. States can ban feeding garbage to pigs and enforce rules about treating or feeding garbage that are stricter than the federal rules.
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Title 7, §3812
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The authority conferred by this chapter shall be in addition to authority conferred by other statutes. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to repeal or supersede any State law prohibiting the feeding of garbage to swine or to prohibit any State from enforcing requirements relating to the treatment of garbage to be fed to swine or the feeding thereof which are more stringent than those under this chapter or the regulations hereunder.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 12 of Pub. L. 96–468 was renumbered section 11 and is classified to section 3811 of this title.
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7 U.S.C. § 3812
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102