Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§8353 Control of Nuisance Mammals and Birds and Those Constituting Reservoirs of Zoonotic Diseases; Exception
Title 7 › CHAPTER 109A — CONTROL OF WILD ANIMALS › § 8353
Summary
Starting December 22, 1987, the Secretary of Agriculture may, except for urban rodent control, work with states, localities, and other public or private partners to control nuisance mammals and birds that can spread disease to people. Money collected under those agreements must be deposited into the appropriation accounts that pay the costs and be available immediately until spent for Animal Damage Control activities.
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Title 7, §8353
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On and after December 22, 1987, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized, except for urban rodent control, to conduct activities and to enter into agreements with States, local jurisdictions, individuals, and public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions in the control of nuisance mammals and birds and those mammal and bird species that are reservoirs for zoonotic diseases, and to deposit any money collected under any such agreement into the appropriation accounts that incur the costs to be available immediately and to remain available until expended for Animal Damage Control activities.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 426c of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 8353
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102