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TITLE 21—FOOD AND DRUGS
§ 1401
the Commission were first appointed unless the Presi-
dent extended the authority of the Commission by Ex-
ecutive order.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE
Pub. L. 99–570, title VIII, § 8001, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat.
3207–161, provided that title VIII of Pub. L. 99–570,
which enacted this chapter, was to be cited as the
‘‘President’s Media Commission on Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Prevention Act’’.
CHAPTER 19—PESTICIDE MONITORING
IMPROVEMENTS
Sec.
1401.
Pesticide monitoring and enforcement infor-
mation.
1402.
Foreign pesticide information.
1403.
Pesticide analytical methods.
§ 1401. Pesticide monitoring and enforcement in-
formation
(a) Data management systems
(1) Not later than 480 days after August 23,
1988, the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices shall place in effect computerized data man-
agement systems for the Food and Drug Admin-
istration under which the Administration will—
(A) record, summarize, and evaluate the re-
sults of its program for monitoring food prod-
ucts for pesticide residues,
(B) identify gaps in its pesticide monitoring
program in the monitoring of (i) pesticides, (ii)
food products, and (iii) food from specific
countries and from domestic sources,
(C) detect trends in the presence of pesticide
residues in food products and identify public
health problems emerging from the occurrence
of pesticide residues in food products,
(D) focus its testing resources for moni-
toring pesticide residues in food on detecting
those residues which pose a public health con-
cern,
(E) prepare summaries of the information
listed in subsection (b), and
(F) provide information to assist the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency in carrying out
its responsibilities under the Fede
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TITLE 21—FOOD AND DRUGS
§ 1401
the Commission were first appointed unless the Presi-
dent extended the authority of the Commission by Ex-
ecutive order.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE
Pub. L. 99–570, title VIII, § 8001, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat.
3207–161, provided that title VIII of Pub. L. 99–570,
which enacted this chapter, was to be cited as the
‘‘President’s Media Commission on Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Prevention Act’’.
CHAPTER 19—PESTICIDE MONITORING
IMPROVEMENTS
Sec.
1401.
Pesticide monitoring and enforcement infor-
mation.
1402.
Foreign pesticide information.
1403.
Pesticide analytical methods.
§ 1401. Pesticide monitoring and enforcement in-
formation
(a) Data management systems
(1) Not later than 480 days after August 23,
1988, the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices shall place in effect computerized data man-
agement systems for the Food and Drug Admin-
istration under which the Administration will—
(A) record, summarize, and evaluate the re-
sults of its program for monitoring food prod-
ucts for pesticide residues,
(B) identify gaps in its pesticide monitoring
program in the monitoring of (i) pesticides, (ii)
food products, and (iii) food from specific
countries and from domestic sources,
(C) detect trends in the presence of pesticide
residues in food products and identify public
health problems emerging from the occurrence
of pesticide residues in food products,
(D) focus its testing resources for moni-
toring pesticide residues in food on detecting
those residues which pose a public health con-
cern,
(E) prepare summaries of the information
listed in subsection (b), and
(F) provide information to assist the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency in carrying out
its responsibilities under the Federal Insecti-
cide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [7 U.S.C.
136 et seq.] and the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act [21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.].
(2) As soon as practicable, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services shall develop a
means to enable the computerized data manage-
ment systems placed into effect under paragraph
(1) to make the summary described in sub-
section (c).
(3)(A) Paragraph (1) does not limit the author-
ity of the Food and Drug Administration to—
(i) use the computerized data management
systems placed in effect under paragraph (1),
or
(ii) develop additional data management sys-
tems,
to facilitate the regulation of any substance or
product covered under the requirements of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [21 U.S.C.
301 et seq.].
(B) In placing into effect the computerized
data management systems under paragraph (1)
and in carrying out paragraph (2), the Secretary
shall comply with applicable regulations gov-
erning computer system design and procure-
ment.
(b) Information
The Food and Drug Administration shall use
the computerized data management systems
placed into effect under subsection (a)(1) to pre-
pare a summary of—
(1) information on—
(A) the types of imported and domestically
produced food products analyzed for compli-
ance with the requirements of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [21 U.S.C. 301
et seq.] regarding the presence of pesticide
residues,
(B) the number of samples of each such
food product analyzed for such compliance
by country of origin,
(C) the pesticide residues which may be de-
tected using the testing methods employed,
(D) the pesticide residues in such food de-
tected and the levels detected,
(E) the compliance status of each sample
of such food tested and the violation rate for
each country-product combination, and
(F) the action taken with respect to each
sample of such food found to be in violation
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
[21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.] and its ultimate dis-
position, and
(2) information on—
(A) the country of origin of each imported
food product referred to in paragraph (1)(A),
and
(B) the United States district of entry for
each such imported food product.
(c) Volume data
The Food and Drug Administration shall use
the computerized data management systems
placed into effect under subsection (a)(1) to sum-
marize the volume of each type of food product
subject to the requirements of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act [21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.]
which is imported into the United States and
which has an entry value which exceeds an
amount established by the Secretary of Health
and Human Services. The summary shall be
made by country of origin and district of entry.
Information with respect to volumes of food
products to be included in the summary shall, to
the extent feasible, be obtained from data bases
of other Federal agencies.
(d) Compilation
Not later than 90 days after the expiration of
1 year after the data management systems are
placed into effect under subsection (a) and annu-
ally thereafter, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall compile a summary of the
information described in subsection (b) with re-
spect to the previous year. When the Food and
Drug Administration is able to make summaries
under subsection (c), the Secretary shall include
in the compilation under the preceding sentence
a compilation of the information described in
subsection (c). Compilations under this sub-
section shall be made available to Federal and
State agencies and other interested persons.
(Pub. L. 100–418, title IV, § 4702, Aug. 23, 1988, 102
Stat. 1412.)
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§ 1402
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(F), is act June 25, 1947,
ch. 125, as amended generally by Pub. L. 92–516, Oct. 21,
1972, 86 Stat. 973, which is classified generally to sub-
chapter II (§ 136 et seq.) of chapter 6 of Title 7, Agri-
culture. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 136 of
Title 7 and Tables.
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, referred
to in subsecs. (a) to (c), is act June 25, 1938, ch. 675, 52
Stat. 1040, which is classified generally to chapter 9
(§ 301 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see section 301 of this title and
Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE
Pub. L. 100–418, title IV, § 4701, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat.
1411,
provided
that:
‘‘This
subtitle
[subtitle
G
(§§ 4701–4704) of title IV of Pub. L. 100–418, enacting this
chapter] may be cited as the ‘Pesticide Monitoring Im-
provements Act of 1988’.’’
IMPORTED MEAT, POULTRY PRODUCTS, EGGS, AND EGG
PRODUCTS
Pub. L. 100–418, title IV, § 4506, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat.
1404, required the Secretary of Agriculture, not later
than 90 days after Aug. 23, 1988, to submit a report to
Congress concerning the planned distribution, in fiscal
years 1988 and 1989, of the resources of the Department
of Agriculture available for sampling imported covered
products to ensure compliance with the requirements
of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.), the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451
et seq.), and the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C.
1031 et seq.) that govern the level of residues of pes-
ticides, drugs, and other products permitted in or on
such products.
§ 1402. Foreign pesticide information
(a) Cooperative agreements
The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall enter into cooperative agreements with
the governments of the countries which are the
major sources of food imports into the United
States subject to pesticide residue monitoring
by the Food and Drug Administration for the
purpose of improving the ability of the Food and
Drug Administration to assure compliance with
the pesticide tolerance requirements of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [21 U.S.C. 301
et seq.] with regard to imported food.
(b) Information activities
(1) The cooperative agreements entered into
under subsection (a) with governments of for-
eign countries shall specify the action to be
taken by the parties to the agreements to ac-
complish the purpose described in subsection (a),
including the means by which the governments
of the foreign countries will provide to the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services current in-
formation identifying each of the pesticides used
in the production, transportation, and storage of
food products imported from production regions
of such countries into the United States.
(2) In the case of a foreign country with which
the Secretary is unable to enter into an agree-
ment under subsection (a) or for which the infor-
mation provided under paragraph (1) is insuffi-
cient to assure an effective pesticide monitoring
program, the Secretary shall, to the extent
practicable, obtain the information described in
paragraph (1) with respect to such country from
other Federal or international agencies or pri-
vate sources.
(3) The Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices shall assure that appropriate offices of the
Food and Drug Administration which are en-
gaged in the monitoring of imported food for
pesticide residues receive the information ob-
tained under paragraph (1) or (2).
(4) The Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices shall make available any information ob-
tained under paragraph (1) or (2) to State agen-
cies engaged in the monitoring of imported food
for pesticide residues other than information ob-
tained from private sources the disclosure of
which to such agencies is restricted.
(c) Coordination with other agencies
The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall—
(1) notify in writing the Department of Agri-
culture, the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy, and the Department of State at the initi-
ation of negotiations with a foreign country to
develop a cooperative agreement under sub-
section (a); and
(2) coordinate the activities of the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services with the
activities of those departments and agencies,
as appropriate, during the course of such nego-
tiations.
(d) Report
Not later than one year after August 23, 1988,
the Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall report to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry and the Committee on
Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and
the House of Representatives on the activities
undertaken by the Secretary to implement this
section. The report shall be made available to
appropriate Federal and State agencies and to
interested persons.
(Pub. L. 100–418, title IV, § 4703, Aug. 23, 1988, 102
Stat. 1413.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, referred
to in subsec. (a), is act June 25, 1938, ch. 675, 52 Stat.
1040, which is classified generally to chapter 9 (§ 301 et
seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see section 301 of this title and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
CHANGE OF NAME
Committee on Labor and Human Resources of Senate
changed to Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions of Senate by Senate Resolution No. 20,
One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 19, 1999.
§ 1403. Pesticide analytical methods
The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall, in consultation with the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency—
(1) develop a detailed long-range plan and
timetable for research that is necessary for
the development of and validation of—
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**(a) Data management systems**
(1) Not later than 480 days after August 23, 1988, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall place in effect computerized data management systems for the Food and Drug Administration under which the Administration will—
(A) record, summarize, and evaluate the results of its program for monitoring food products for pesticide residues,
(B) identify gaps in its pesticide monitoring program in the monitoring of (i) pesticides, (ii) food products, and (iii) food from specific countries and from domestic sources,
(C) detect trends in the presence of pesticide residues in food products and identify public health problems emerging from the occurrence of pesticide residues in food products,
(D) focus its testing resources for monitoring pesticide residues in food on detecting those residues which pose a public health concern,
(E) prepare summaries of the information listed in subsection (b), and
(F) provide information to assist the Environmental Protection Agency in carrying out its responsibilities under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [[7 U.S.C. 136](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section136&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [[21 U.S.C. 301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
(2) As soon as practicable, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall develop a means to enable the computerized data management systems placed into effect under paragraph (1) to make the summary described in subsection (c).
(3)
(A) Paragraph (1) does not limit the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to—
(i) use the computerized data management
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This chapter may be cited as the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
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TITLE 21—FOOD AND DRUGS
§ 301
Sec.
398.
Notices to States regarding imported food.
399.
Grants to enhance food safety.
399a.
Office of the Chief Scientist.
399b.
Office of Women’s Health.
399c.
Improving the training of State, local, terri-
torial, and tribal food safety officials.
399d.
Employee protections.
399e.
Nanotechnology.
399f.
Ensuring
adequate
information
regarding
pharmaceuticals for all populations, par-
ticularly underrepresented subpopulations,
including racial subgroups.
399g.
Food and Drug Administration Intercenter
Institutes.
399h.
National Centers of Excellence in Advanced
and Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufac-
turing.
399i.
Food and Drug Administration Working Cap-
ital Fund.
SUBCHAPTER I—SHORT TITLE
§ 301. Short title
This chapter may be cited as the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
(June 25, 1938, ch. 675, § 1, 52 Stat. 1040.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE; POSTPONEMENT IN CERTAIN CASES
Act June 23, 1939, ch. 242, §§ 1, 2, 53 Stat. 853, 854, pro-
vided that:
‘‘[SEC. 1] (a) The effective date of the following provi-
sions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is
hereby postponed until January 1, 1940: Sections 402(c)
[342(c) of this title]; 403(e)(1) [343(e)(1) of this title];
403(g), (h), (i), (j), and (k) [343(g) to (k) of this title];
501(a), (4) [351(a)(4) of this title]; 502(b), (d), (e), (f), (g),
and (h) [352(b), (d) to (h) of this title]; 601(e) [361(e) of
this title]; and 602(b) [362(b) of this title].
‘‘(b) The Secretary of Agriculture shall promulgate
regulations further postponing to July 1, 1940[,] the ef-
fective date of the provisions of sections 403(e)(1)
[343(e)(1) of this title]; 403(g), (h), (i), (j), and (k) [343(g)
to (k)]; 502(b), (d), (
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Poultry and poultry products are an important source of the Nation’s total supply of food. They are consumed throughout the Nation and the major portion thereof moves in interstate or foreign commerce. It is essential in the public interest that the health and welfare of consumers be protected by assuring that poultry products distributed to them are wholesome, not adulterated, and properly marked, labeled, and packaged. Unwholesome, adulterated, or misbranded poultry products impair the effective regulation of poultry products in interstate or foreign commerce, are injurious to the public welfare, destroy markets for wholesome, not adulterated, and properly labeled and packaged poultry products, and result in sundry losses to poultry producers and processors of poultry and poultry products, as well as injury to consumers. It is hereby found that all articles and poultry which are regulated under this chapter are either in interstate or foreign commerce or substantially affect such commerce, and that regulation by the Secretary of Agriculture and cooperation by the States and other jurisdictions as contemplated by this chapter are appropriate to prevent and eliminate burdens upon such commerce, to effectively regulate such commerce, and to protect the health and welfare of consumers.
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TITLE 21—FOOD AND DRUGS
§ 451
or actual charges for personal services, mate-
rials, equipment, information technology, and
other expenses. Charges for equipment and in-
formation technology shall include costs associ-
ated with maintenance, repair, and depreciation
(including improvement and replacement).
(b) Appropriations
Of any discretionary resources appropriated in
this Act for fiscal year 2018 for ‘‘Department of
Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Ad-
ministration, Salaries and Expenses’’, not to ex-
ceed $5,000,000 of amounts available as of Sep-
tember 30 may be transferred to and merged
with the Fund established under subsection (a),
notwithstanding any otherwise applicable pur-
pose limitations.
(c) Emergency funds excluded
No amounts may be transferred pursuant to
this section that are designated by the Congress
as an emergency requirement pursuant to a con-
current resolution on the budget or the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985.
(Pub. L. 115–141, div. A, title VII, § 722, Mar. 23,
2018, 132 Stat. 387.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is div. A of Pub.
L. 115–141, Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 351, known as the Ag-
riculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Adminis-
tration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018.
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Tables.
The Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985, referred to in subsec. (c), is title II of Pub.
L. 99–177, Dec. 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 1038, which enacted
chapter 20 (§ 900 et seq.) and sections 654 to 656 of Title
2, The Congress, amended sections 602, 622, 631 to 642,
and 651 to 653 of Title 2, sections 1104 to 1106, and 1109
of Title 31, Money and Finance, and
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As used in this chapter, except as otherwise specified, the following terms shall have the meanings stated below:
**(a)** The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States or his delegate.
**(b)** The term “firm” means any partnership, association, or other unincorporated business organization.
**(c)** The term “meat broker” means any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of buying or selling carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, or meat food products of cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines on commission, or otherwise negotiating purchases or sales of such articles other than for his own account or as an employee of another person, firm, or corporation.
**(d)** The term “renderer” means any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of rendering carcasses or parts or products of the carcasses, of cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines, except rendering conducted under inspection or exemption under this subchapter.
**(e)** The term “animal food manufacturer” means any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of manufacturing or processing animal food derived wholly or in part from carcasses, or parts or products of the carcasses, of cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines.
**(f)** The term “State” means any State of the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
**(g)** The term “Territory” means Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, and any other territory or possession of the United States, excluding the Canal Zone.
**(h)** The term “commerce” means commerce between any State, any Territory, or the District of Columbia, and any place outside thereof; or within any Territory not organized with a legisl
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TITLE 21—FOOD AND DRUGS
§ 601
Sec.
SUBCHAPTER II—MEAT PROCESSORS AND
RELATED INDUSTRIES
641.
Prohibition of subchapter I inspection of arti-
cles not intended for use as human food; de-
naturation or other identification prior to
distribution in commerce; inedible articles.
642.
Recordkeeping requirements.
643.
Registration of business, name of person, and
trade names.
644.
Regulation of transactions, transportation, or
importation of 4–D animals to prevent use
as human food.
645.
Federal provisions applicable to State or Ter-
ritorial business transactions of a local na-
ture and not subject to local authority.
SUBCHAPTER III—FEDERAL AND STATE
COOPERATION
661.
Federal and State cooperation.
SUBCHAPTER IV—AUXILIARY PROVISIONS
671.
Inspection services; refusal or withdrawal;
hearing; business unfitness based upon cer-
tain convictions; other provisions for with-
drawal of services unaffected; responsible
connection with business; finality of Sec-
retary’s actions; judicial review; record.
672.
Administrative detention; duration; pending
judicial proceedings; notification of govern-
mental authorities; release.
673.
Seizure and condemnation.
674.
Federal court jurisdiction of enforcement and
injunction proceedings and other kinds of
cases; limitations of section 607(e) of this
title.
675.
Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain
persons; murder; protection of such persons.
676.
Violations.
677.
Other Federal laws applicable for administra-
tion and enforcement of chapter; location of
inquiries; jurisdiction of Federal courts.
678.
Non-Federal jurisdiction of federally regu-
lated matters; prohibition of additional or
different requirements for establishments
with inspection services and as to marking,
labeling, pa
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For purposes of this subchapter—
**(a) Active ingredient** The term “active ingredient” means—
(1) in the case of a pesticide other than a plant regulator, defoliant, desiccant, or nitrogen stabilizer, an ingredient which will prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate any pest;
(2) in the case of a plant regulator, an ingredient which, through physiological action, will accelerate or retard the rate of growth or rate of maturation or otherwise alter the behavior of ornamental or crop plants or the product thereof;
(3) in the case of a defoliant, an ingredient which will cause the leaves or foliage to drop from a plant;
(4) in the case of a desiccant, an ingredient which will artificially accelerate the drying of plant tissue; and
(5) in the case of a nitrogen stabilizer, an ingredient which will prevent or hinder the process of nitrification, denitrification, ammonia volatilization, or urease production through action affecting soil bacteria.
**(b) Administrator** The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
**(c) Adulterated** The term “adulterated” applies to any pesticide if—
(1) its strength or purity falls below the professed standard of quality as expressed on its labeling under which it is sold;
(2) any substance has been substituted wholly or in part for the pesticide; or
(3) any valuable constituent of the pesticide has been wholly or in part abstracted.
**(d) Animal** The term “animal” means all vertebrate and invertebrate species, including but not limited to man and other mammals, birds, fish, and shellfish.
**(e) Certified applicator, etc.**
(1) **Certified applicator** — The term “certified applicator” means any individual who is certified under [section 136i of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§§ 135 to 135k
with respect to any violations, liabilities incurred, or
appeals taken prior to such date of repeal or to sales,
shipments, or deliveries of insecticides and fungicides
exempted by the Secretary.
SUBCHAPTER II—ENVIRONMENTAL
PESTICIDE CONTROL
§§ 135 to 135k. Omitted
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Sections 135 to 135k, acts June 25, 1947, ch. 125, §§ 2–13,
61 Stat. 163–172; Aug. 7, 1959, Pub. L. 86–139, § 2, 73 Stat.
286; May 12, 1964, Pub. L. 88–305, §§ 1–6, 78 Stat. 190–193;
Oct. 15, 1970, Pub. L. 91–452, title II, § 204, 84 Stat. 928;
Dec. 30, 1970, Pub. L. 91–601, § 6(b), formerly § 7(b), 84
Stat. 1673, renumbered, Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, title
XII, § 1205(c), 95 Stat. 716, which related to economic
poison control, were superseded by the amendments
made to act June 25, 1947, by Pub. L. 92–516, Oct. 21,
1972, 86 Stat. 975. See section 4 of Pub. L. 92–516, set out
as a note under section 136 of this title. The provisions
of act June 25, 1947, as amended by Pub. L. 92–516, are
set out in section 136 et seq. of this title.
Section 135 provided definitions for the purposes of
this subchapter.
Section 135a related to prohibited acts.
Section 135b related to registration of economic poi-
sons.
Section 135c related to access, inspection, and use in
criminal prosecutions of books and records.
Section 135d related to rules and regulations, exam-
ination of economic poisons or devices, notification to
violators, certification to United States attorney, duty
of attorney, and publication of judgments.
Section 135e related to exemptions from penalties.
Section 135f provided for penalties.
Section 135g related to seizure, disposal, and award of
costs against claimant.
Section 135h related to refusal of
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