§8302 Definitions

Summary

Defines important words used in the chapter. Animal means any nonhuman animal. Article means a pest, a disease, or any object that can carry them. Disease is whatever the Secretary of Agriculture says it is. Enter means moving something into U.S. commerce. Export means moving something from inside the United States to outside. Facility means any building or structure. Import means moving something into the United States from outside. Indian tribe has the meaning given in section 5304 of title 25. Interstate commerce means trade or movement between states, or trade within the District of Columbia or any U.S. territory or possession (and also covers travel within a state that goes through another state). Livestock means farm-raised animals. Means of conveyance means any property used to move other property. Move includes carrying, shipping, importing, mailing, releasing into the environment, helping or allowing those actions, offering to do them, or receiving items to do them. Pest means organisms or agents (for example, protozoans, plants, bacteria, fungi, viruses, infectious agents, arthropods, parasites, prions, vectors, or similar organisms) that can harm livestock. Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. State means any State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, or any U.S. territory or possession. Except in this list, "this chapter" also covers regulations or orders the Secretary issues under the chapter. United States means all of the States. Veterinary countermeasure means any biological product (like animal vaccines or tests), drugs (like therapeutics), non-drug items (like disinfectants), or other products or equipment used to prevent, detect, respond to, or reduce harm to public or animal health from animal pests or diseases.