What US Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (7 USC ch 110): Select Agents Threatening Animal and Plant Health requires
The Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. ch. 110, sections 8401 and 8411) regulates the possession, use, and transfer of biological agents and toxins that threaten animal or plant health or animal or plant products, administered by the Secretary of Agriculture through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Section 8401(a) requires the Secretary to establish and maintain a list of each biological agent and toxin that the Secretary determines has the potential to pose a severe threat to animal or plant health or to animal or plant products. Section 8401(b) directs the Secretary to issue regulations governing the possession, use, and transfer of listed agents and toxins, including registration of persons, safeguards, and security measures, and section 8401(c) addresses overlap agents and toxins listed under both this Act and the Public Health Service Act regime. Section 8401(e) restricts access to listed agents and toxins to individuals with a legitimate need to handle or use them and requires denial of access to restricted persons. Section 8401(g) requires prompt notification of any theft, loss, or release of a listed agent or toxin to the Secretary and to law enforcement. Section 8401(i) provides for civil money penalties not exceeding 250,000 dollars in the case of an individual and 500,000 dollars in the case of any other person, and section 8401(l) defines the terms, including listed agents and toxins and registered person. Section 8411 provides for interagency coordination. The Act is the federal agricultural select-agent biosecurity regime.
Pillar: Agriculture & Agritech · Authority: US Congress / Department of Agriculture (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2022-title7/html/USCODE-2022-title7-chap110.htm
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- Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002, 7 U.S.C. 8401(a) - listing of biological agents and toxins that pose a severe threat to animal or plant health.
- Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002, 7 U.S.C. 8401(b) - regulation of possession, use, and transfer; registration and safeguards.
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