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[CITE: 7USC2159]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER 54--TRANSPORTATION, SALE, AND HANDLING OF CERTAIN ANIMALS
 
Sec. 2159. Authority to apply for injunctions


(a) Request

    Whenever the Secretary has reason to believe that any dealer, 
carrier, exhibitor, or intermediate handler is dealing in stolen 
animals, or is placing the health of any animal in serious danger in 
violation of this chapter or the regulations or standards promulgated 
thereunder, the Secretary shall notify the Attorney General, who may 
apply to the United States district court in which such dealer, carrier, 
exhibitor, or intermediate handler resides or conducts business for a 
temporary restraining order or injunction to prevent any such person 
from operating in violation of this chapter or the regulations and 
standards prescribed under this chapter.

(b) Issuance

    The court shall, upon a proper showing, issue a temporary 
restraining order or injunction under subsection (a) of this section 
without bond. Such injunction or order shall remain in effect until a 
complaint pursuant to section 2149 of this title is issued and dismissed 
by the Secretary or until an order to cease and desist made thereon by 
the Secretary has become final and effective or is set aside on 
appellate review. Attorneys of the Department of Agriculture may, with 
the approval of the Attorney General, appear in the United States 
district court representing the Secretary in any action brought under 
this section.

(Pub. L. 89-544, Sec. 29, as added Pub. L. 101-624, title XXV, 
Sec. 2503(2), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4067.)
