CHAPTER 15 —BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY
§391. Establishment of bureau; appointment of chief; duties
There shall be in the Department of Agriculture a Bureau of Animal Industry. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to appoint a chief thereof, who shall be a competent veterinary surgeon, and whose duty it shall be to investigate and report upon the condition of the domestic animals and live poultry of the United States, their protection and use, and also inquire into and report the causes of contagious, infectious, and communicable diseases among them, and the means for the prevention and cure of the same, and to collect such information on these subjects as shall be valuable to the agricultural and commercial interests of the country.
(May 29, 1884, ch. 60, §1,
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section is composed of part of section 1 of act May 29, 1884.
Section 1 of that act as originally enacted contained this further provision: "And the Commissioner of Agriculture is hereby authorized to employ a force sufficient for the purpose, not to exceed 20 persons at any one time." This provision was practically superseded by subsequent appropriations for an enlarged force.
Section 1 also contained a provision as to salary of the Chief of the Bureau and a clerk for said bureau, that has been omitted as obsolete. The salaries are now fixed under
Amendments
1928—Joint Res. Feb. 7, 1928, inserted "and live poultry" after "domestic animals".
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
Section 301 of 1947 Reorg. Plan No. 1, eff. July 1, 1947, 12 F.R. 4534,
The President's message, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, transmitting this Reorg. Plan to Congress pointed out that the Plan would make it possible to continue the consolidation of the agencies concerned in the Agricultural Research Administration which was affected on a temporary wartime basis by Ex. Ord. No. 9069, Feb. 23, 1942, 7 F.R. 1409, and to make further adjustments in the organization of agricultural research activities.
Functions of Bureau of Animal Industry which were transferred to Secretary of Agriculture were transferred to Agricultural Research Service under Secretary's memorandum 1320, supp. 4, of Nov. 2, 1953.
As of July 1, 1927, by order of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Packers and Stockyards administration was abolished, and the enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921,
Authority formerly granted to Commissioner of Agriculture by section 1 of act of May 29, 1884, vested in Secretary of Agriculture by act July 14, 1890. See also
Functions of Bureau of Animal Industry of Agricultural Research Administration concerned primarily with regulatory activities consolidated with other agencies into Food Distribution Administration, which was consolidated into War Food Administration, which was terminated and its functions transferred to Secretary of Agriculture, by Ex. Ord. No. 9577.
§392. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1(11), 65 Stat. 701
Section, act Aug. 10, 1912, ch. 284,
§393. Sale of pathological and zoological specimens; disposition of moneys
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prepare and sell at cost such pathological and zoological specimens as he may deem of scientific or educational value to scientists or others engaged in the work of hygiene and sanitation: Provided, That all moneys received from the sale of such specimens shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
(Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 145, §1 [part],
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
Functions of Bureau of Animal Industry transferred to Secretary of Agriculture by 1947 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §301, eff. July 1, 1947, 12 F.R. 4534,
§394. Repealed. Pub. L. 107–171, title X, §10703(c)(3), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 518
Section, act July 24, 1919, ch. 26,
§394a. Overtime of employees working at establishments which prepare virus, serum, toxin, and analogous products
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to pay employees of the Bureau of Animal Industry employed in establishments subject to the provisions of
(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 392,
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
Functions of Bureau of Animal Industry transferred to Secretary of Agriculture by 1947 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §301, eff. July 1, 1947, 12 F.R. 4534,
§395. Fees for rabies diagnoses; disposition of moneys
Fees shall be charged for all diagnoses in connection with rabies, except those performed for agencies of the United States Government, in such amounts as the Secretary shall prescribe, and such fees shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
(Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title I, §101(e),
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior Department of Agriculture Appropriation Acts:
June 28, 1944, ch. 296,
July 12, 1943, ch. 215,
July 22, 1942, ch. 516,
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Authorization of Appropriation
Act Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title I, §101(g),
§396. Inspection of livestock, hides, animal products, etc.; place; charges; disposition of funds
The Secretary of Agriculture upon application of any exporter, importer, packer, or owner of, or the agent thereof, or dealer in, livestock, hides, skins, meat, or other animal products may, in his discretion, cause to be made inspections and examinations at places other than the headquarters of inspectors for the convenience of said applicants, who may be charged for the expenses of travel and subsistence incurred for such inspections and examinations, the funds derived from such charges to be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the appropriation from which the expenses are paid.
(Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title I, §101(c),
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were carried in the following prior Department of Agriculture Appropriation Acts:
June 28, 1944, ch. 296,
July 12, 1943, ch. 215,
July 22, 1942, ch. 516,
July 1, 1941, ch. 267,
June 25, 1940, ch. 421,
June 30, 1939, ch. 253, title I,
June 16, 1938, ch. 464, title I,
June 29, 1937, ch. 404,
June 4, 1936, ch. 489,
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Authorization of Appropriation
Authorization of appropriation of sums necessary for the purposes of this section, see note under
§397. Omitted
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section, acts Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1041, title II, §204(e),
§398. Purchase and testing of serums or analogous products; dissemination of test results
The Secretary of Agriculture may purchase in the open market from applicable appropriations samples of all tuberculin, serums, antitoxins, or analogous products, of foreign or domestic manufacture, which are sold in the United States, for the detection, prevention, treatment, or cure of diseases of domestic animals, test the same, and disseminate the results of said tests in such manner as he may deem best.
(Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title I, §101(d),
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Authorization of Appropriation
Authorization of appropriation of sums necessary for the purposes of this section, see note under
§399. Domestic raising of fur-bearing animals; classification
For the purposes of all classification and administration of Acts of Congress, Executive orders, administrative orders, and regulations pertaining to—
(a) fox, rabbit, mink, chinchilla, marten, fisher, muskrat, karakul and all other fur-bearing animals, raised in captivity for breeding or other useful purposes shall be deemed domestic animals;
(b) such animals and the products thereof shall be deemed agricultural products; and
(c) the breeding, raising, producing, or marketing of such animals or their products by the producer shall be deemed an agricultural pursuit.
(Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 242, §1,
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 242, §3,
Transfer of Functions
Act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 242, §2,
"(a) All the functions of the Secretary of the Interior and the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior, which affect the breeding, raising, producing, marketing, or any other phase of the production or distribution, of domestically raised fur-bearing animals, or products thereof, are hereby transferred to and vested in the Secretary of Agriculture.
"(b) Appropriations and unexpended balances of appropriations, or parts thereof, which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget determines to be available for expenditure for the administration of any function transferred by this Act [enacting this section and provisions set out as a note above], shall be available for expenditure for the continued administration of such function by the officer to whom such function is so transferred.
"(c) All records and property (including office furniture and equipment) under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior used primarily in connection with the administration of functions transferred by this Act are hereby transferred to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture."
[Section 2 of act Apr. 30, 1946, ch. 242, set out above, was formerly classified to