§8301 Findings

Summary

Requires the Secretary to prevent, find, control, and get rid of animal diseases and pests. Doing this protects animal health, people’s health and welfare, the livestock industry, the environment, and trade between states and with other countries. It says these diseases mostly spread through animals and items covered by the law, and that how animals are moved in trade affects their health. The Secretary must keep researching animal diseases and pests that threaten U.S. livestock. The law also says all covered animals and items affect interstate and foreign trade, so the Secretary must regulate and work with other countries, states, and people to avoid trade problems, manage commerce, and protect agriculture, the environment, the economy, and public health.