2019 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 55 - Department of Agriculture
Sec. 2274 - Firearm authority of employees engaged in animal quarantine enforcement

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Citation 7 U.S.C. § 2274 (2019)
Section Name §2274. Firearm authority of employees engaged in animal quarantine enforcement
Section Text

Any employee of the United States Department of Agriculture designated by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Attorney General of the United States may carry a firearm and use a firearm when necessary for self-protection, in accordance with rules and regulations issued by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Attorney General of the United States, while such employee is engaged in the performance of the employee's official duties to (1) carry out any law or regulation related to the control, eradication, or prevention of the introduction or dissemination of communicable disease of livestock or poultry into the United States or (2) perform any duty related to such disease control, eradication, or prevention, subject to the direction of the Secretary.

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(Pub. L. 97–312, §1, Oct. 14, 1982, 96 Stat. 1461.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 55 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Sec. 2274 - Firearm authority of employees engaged in animal quarantine enforcement
Contains section 2274
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 96 Stat. 1461
Public Law References Public Law 97-312
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