H.R.6522 - Foot and Mouth Disease Prevention Act of 2008
To prohibit the importation of ruminants and swine, and fresh and frozen meat and products of ruminants and swine, from Argentina until the Secretary of Agriculture certifies to Congress that every region of Argentina is free of foot and mouth disease without vaccination.
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To prohibit the importation of ruminants and swine, and fresh and frozen meat and products of ruminants and swine, from Argentina until the Secretary of Agriculture certifies to Congress that every region of Argentina is free of foot and mouth disease without vaccination.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN (for herself, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. POMEROY, Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas, Mr. KAGEN, and Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on AgricultureCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
To prohibit the importation of ruminants and swine, and fresh and frozen meat and products of ruminants and swine, from Argentina until the Secretary of Agriculture certifies to Congress that every region of Argentina is free of foot and mouth disease without vaccination.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF ARGENTINE RUMINANTS AND SWINE UNTIL ARGENTINA IS FREE OF FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE WITHOUT VACCINATION.
The Secretary of Agriculture shall prohibit the importation into the United States of any ruminant or swine, or any fresh (including chilled or frozen) meat or product of any ruminant or swine, that is born, raised, or slaughtered in Argentina until the Secretary certifies to Congress that every region of Argentina is free of foot and mouth disease without vaccination.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.6522 as Introduced in House Foot and Mouth Disease Prevention Act of 2008
