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[Laws in effect as of January 2, 2001]
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[CITE: 21USC129a]

 
                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
         CHAPTER 4--ANIMALS, MEATS, AND MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCTS
 
   SUBCHAPTER III--PREVENTION OF INTRODUCTION AND SPREAD OF CONTAGION
 
Sec. 129a. Transfer of funds for emergency arrest of animal or 
        poultry diseases
        
    The Secretary of Agriculture may, in connection with emergencies 
which threaten any segment of the agricultural production industry of 
this country, transfer from other appropriations or funds available to 
the agencies or corporations of the Department of Agriculture such sums 
as the Secretary may deem necessary, to be available only in such 
emergencies for the arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious 
diseases of animals or poultry, and for expenses in accordance with 
section 114b of this title.

(Pub. L. 97-46, Sec. 1, Sept. 25, 1981, 95 Stat. 953; Pub. L. 106-224, 
title IV, Sec. 438(b), June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 454.)

                          Codification

    Section was formerly classified to section 147b of Title 7, 
Agriculture.
    Similar provisions relating to authority to transfer funds for 
emergency arrest of animal, poultry, or plant diseases or pests are 
contained in section 129 of this title and similar provisions relating 
to authority to transfer funds for emergency arrest of plant pests or 
noxious weeds are set out in section 7772 of Title 7, Agriculture.


                               Amendments

    2000--Pub. L. 106-224 struck out ``plant pests or'' after 
``eradication of'' and ``section 7759 of title 7 and'' after ``in 
accordance with''.


                             Effective Date

    Section 2 of Pub. L. 97-46 provided that: ``The provisions of this 
Act [this section] shall become effective upon enactment [Sept. 25, 
1981].''
