Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73not60
§8318 Veterinary Training
Title 7 › Chapter 109— ANIMAL HEALTH PROTECTION › § 8318
Summary
The Agriculture Secretary may keep enough federal, state, and college veterinarians nationwide trained to detect foreign and local animal diseases and serve throughout emergencies.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §8318
Agriculture — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Secretary of Agriculture may develop a program to maintain in all regions of the United States a sufficient number of Federal and State veterinarians and veterinary teams, including those based at colleges of veterinary medicine, who are well trained in recognition and diagnosis of exotic and endemic animal diseases and who are capable of providing effective services before, during, and after emergencies.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was not enacted as part of the Animal Health Protection Act which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–334 inserted “and veterinary teams, including those based at colleges of veterinary medicine,” before “who are well trained” and “and who are capable of providing effective services before, during, and after emergencies” before period at end.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 8318
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60