[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 5, Parts 200 to 399]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR371.4]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
 CHAPTER III--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 371--ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, AND DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 371.4  Veterinary Services.

    (a) General statement. Veterinary Services (VS) protects and 
safeguards the Nation's livestock and poultry through programs and 
activities to prevent the introduction and spread of pests and disease 
of livestock and poultry. VS also provides leadership and coordinates 
activities pertaining to veterinary biologics.
    (b) Deputy Administrator of VS. The Deputy Administrator of VS is 
responsible for:
    (1) Participating with the Administrator of APHIS and other 
officials in the planning and formulation of policies, programs, 
procedures, and activities of APHIS.
    (2) Providing direction and coordination for the activities of the 
Center for Veterinary Biologics.
    (3) Providing direction and coordination for VS programs and 
activities.
    The authorities for VS programs include:
    (i) Section 306 of the Tariff Act of June 17, 1930, as amended (19 
U.S.C. 1306);
    (ii) Act of August 30, 1890, as amended (21 U.S.C. 102 through 105);
    (iii) Act of May 29, 1884, as amended, Act of February 2, 1903, as 
amended, and Act of March 3, 1905, as amended, and supplemental 
legislation (21 U.S.C. 111 through 114a, 114a through 114a-1, and 115 
through 130);
    (iv) Act of February 28, 1947, as amended (21 U.S.C. 114b through 
114c, and 114d-1);
    (v) Act of June 16, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 114e through 114f);
    (vi) Act of September 6, 1961 (21 U.S.C. 114g through 114h);
    (vii) Act of July 2, 1962 (21 U.S.C. 134 through 134h);
    (viii) Act of May 6, 1970 (21 U.S.C. 135 through 135b);
    (ix) Sections 12 through 14 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act, as 
amended, and the portion of Section 18 of the Act that pertains to the 
issuance of certificates of condition of live animals intended and 
offered for export (21 U.S.C. 612 through 614, and 618);
    (x) Improvement of poultry, poultry products, and hatcheries (7 
U.S.C. 429);
    (xi) 28 Hour Law, as amended (49 U.S.C. 80502);
    (xii) Act of August 26, 1983, as amended (46 U.S.C. 3901 through 
3902);
    (xiii) Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States;
    (xiv) Virus-Serum-Toxin Act (21 U.S.C. 151 through 159);
    (xv) Sections 203 and 205 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, 
as amended, with respect to voluntary inspection and certification of 
animal products; inspection, testing, treatment, and certification of 
animals; and a program to investigate and develop solutions to the 
problems resulting from the use of sulfonamides in swine (7 U.S.C. 1622 
and 1624);
    (xvi) Section 101(d) of the Organic Act of September 21, 1944 (7 
U.S.C. 430);

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    (xvii) The Swine Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 3801 through 3813);
    (xviii) Conducting diagnostic and related activities necessary to 
prevent, detect, control, or eradicate foot-and-mouth disease and other 
animal diseases (21 U.S.C. 113a);
    (xix) Authority to prescribe and collect fees under the Act of 
August 31, 1951, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9701), and sections 2508 and 2509 
of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, as 
amended (21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a); and
    (xx) Transportation of horses to slaughter under sections 901-905 of 
the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 
1901 note).
    (4) Directing and coordinating animal health information systems and 
maintaining a Federal-State program operation capable of responding to 
exotic livestock and poultry disease outbreaks.
    (5) Cooperating with and providing technical assistance to State and 
local governments, farmer's associations and similar organizations, and 
individuals with regard to VS programs and activities. Cooperating with 
and providing technical assistance to foreign governments with regard to 
pests and diseases of livestock and poultry.
    (6) Providing laboratory support, diagnostic services, methods 
development, and research activities in support of VS programs.