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7 U.S.C. § 281 — Honeybee importation
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**(a) In general** The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or restrict the importation or entry of honeybees and honeybee semen into or through the United States in order to prevent the introduction and spread of diseases and parasites harmful to honeybees, the introduction of genetically undesirable germ plasm of honeybees, or the introduction and spread of undesirable species or subspecies of honeybees and the semen of honeybees.
**(b) Regulations** The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Treasury are each authorized to prescribe such regulations as the respective Secretary determines necessary to carry out this section.
**(c) Enforcement** Honeybees or honeybee semen offered for importation into, intercepted entering, or having entered the United States, other than in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall be destroyed or immediately exported.
**(d) “Honeybee” defined** As used in this chapter, the term “honeybee” means all life stages and the germ plasm of honeybees of the genus Apis, except honeybee semen.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or restrict the importation or entry of honeybees and honeybee semen into or through the United States in order to prevent the introduction and spread of diseases and parasites harmful to honeybees, the introduction of genetically undesirable germ plasm of honeybees, or the introduction and spread of undesirable species or subspecies of honeybees and the semen of honeybees.
**(b) Regulations** The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Treasury are each authorized to prescribe such regulations as the respective Secretary determines necessary to carry out this section.
**(c) Enforcement** Honeybees or honeybee semen offered for importation into, intercepted entering, or having entered the United States, other than in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall be destroyed or immediately exported.
**(d) “Honeybee” defined** As used in this chapter, the term “honeybee” means all life stages and the germ plasm of honeybees of the genus Apis, except honeybee semen.
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(1) **Sense of Congress** — It is the sense of Congress that the Federal air marshal program is critical to aviation security.
(2) **Limitation on statutory construction** — Nothing in this chapter, including any amendment made by this chapter, shall be construed as preventing the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security from implementing and training Federal air marshals.
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**(a) Regulatory authority** The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe rules implementing the principles contained in subsection (b) for determining the origin of textiles and apparel products. Such rules shall be promulgated in final form not later than July 1, 1995.
**(b) Principles**
(1) **In general** — Except as otherwise provided for by statute, a textile or apparel product, for purposes of the customs laws and the administration of quantitative restrictions, originates in a country, territory, or insular possession, and is the growth, product, or manufacture of that country, territory, or insular possession, if—
(A) the product is wholly obtained or produced in that country, territory, or possession;
(B) the product is a yarn, thread, twine, cordage, rope, cable, or braiding and—
(i) the constituent staple fibers are spun in that country, territory, or possession, or
(ii) the continuous filament is extruded in that country, territory, or possession;
(C) the product is a fabric, including a fabric classified under chapter 59 of the HTS, and the constituent fibers, filaments, or yarns are woven, knitted, needled, tufted, felted, entangled, or transformed by any other fabric-making process in that country, territory, or possession; or
(D) the product is any other textile or apparel product that is wholly assembled in that country, territory, or possession from its component pieces.
(2) **Special rules**
(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(D) and except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C)—
(i) the origin of a good that is classified under one of the following HTS headings or subheadings shall be determined under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1), as appropriate: 5609, 5807, 5811, 6209.20.50.40, 6213, 6214, 6301, 63
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 103–182, title III, § 361, Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2122, set out agricultural standards on peanut butter and peanut paste, established a grant for an animal health biocontainment facility, and required annual reports on inspections of certain imported foods.
#### Codification
Prior to repeal, section was comprised of section 361 of Pub. L. 103–182, which consisted of subsecs. (a) to (i). Subsecs. (g) to (i) of section 361 were set out as the text of this section. Subsecs. (a) to (f) of section 361 are classified as follows: subsec. (a) amended [section 1582 of Title 7](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1582&num=0&edition=prelim), Agriculture; subsec. (b) amended [section 104 of Title 21](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section104&num=0&edition=prelim), Food and Drugs; subsec. (c) amended [section 105 of Title 21](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section105&num=0&edition=prelim); subsec. (d) amended [section 1306 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1306&num=0&edition=prelim) and [section 281 of Title 7](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section281&num=0&edition=prelim); subsec. (e) amended [section 466 of Title 21](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section466&num=0&edition=prelim); and subsec. (f) amended [section 620 of Title 21](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section620&num=0&edition=prelim).
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective on the date on which the USMCA entered into force (July 1, 2020), see section 601 of Pub. L. 116–113, set out as a note un
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**(a) Transfer of agricultural import and entry inspection functions** There shall be transferred to the Secretary the functions of the Secretary of Agriculture relating to agricultural import and entry inspection activities under the laws specified in subsection (b).
**(b) Covered animal and plant protection laws** The laws referred to in subsection (a) are the following:
(1) The Act commonly known as the Virus-Serum-Toxin Act (the eighth paragraph under the heading “Bureau of Animal Industry” in the Act of March 4, 1913; [21 U.S.C. 151](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section151&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(2) Section 1 of the Act of August 31, 1922 (commonly known as the Honeybee Act; [7 U.S.C. 281](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section281&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(3) Title III of the Federal Seed Act ([7 U.S.C. 1581](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1581&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(4) The Plant Protection Act ([7 U.S.C. 7701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(5) The Animal Health Protection Act (subtitle E of title X of Public Law 107–171; [7 U.S.C. 8301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(6) The Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 ([16 U.S.C. 3371](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3371&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(7) Section 11 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ([16 U.S.C. 1540](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1540&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(c) Exclusion of quarantine activities** For purposes
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Any person who violates any provision of [section 281 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section281&num=0&edition=prelim) or any regulation issued under it is guilty of an offense against the United States and shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 282
Section 267, act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, § 27, 39
Stat. 490, authorized examination of books and records
of warehousemen. See section 242 of this title.
Section 268, act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, § 28, 39
Stat. 490, authorized rules and regulations.
Section 269, acts Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, § 29, 39
Stat. 490; Feb. 23, 1923, ch. 106, 42 Stat. 1285; Mar. 2, 1931,
ch. 366, § 9, 46 Stat. 1465, related to cooperation with
States, exclusivity of Secretary’s authority, and pre-
emption of laws. See section 242 of this title.
Section 270, acts Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, § 30, 39
Stat. 490; Feb. 23, 1923, ch. 106, 42 Stat. 1285; Mar. 2, 1931,
ch. 366, § 10, 46 Stat. 1465; Pub. L. 101–624, title V,
§ 508(b), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3443, set forth punish-
ment for violations of this chapter. See section 254 of
this title.
Section 271, acts Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, § 31, 39
Stat. 491; Pub. L. 97–35, title I, § 158(a)(2), Aug. 13, 1981,
95 Stat. 376, authorized appropriations and employment
of temporary personnel. See section 256 of this title.
Section 272, act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, § 32, 39
Stat. 491, related to separability of provisions.
Section 273, act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, § 33, 39
Stat. 491, reserved right to amend, alter, or repeal this
chapter.
CHAPTER 11—HONEYBEES
Sec.
281.
Honeybee importation.
282.
Punishment for unlawful importation.
283.
Propagation of stock and release of germ
plasm.
284.
Eradication and control of undesirable spe-
cies and subspecies.
285.
Uses of funds.
286.
Authorization of appropriations.
§ 281. Honeybee importation
(a) In general
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to
prohibit or restrict the importation or entry of
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