Notes on 21 U.S.C. § 601 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 21 U.S.C. § 601 : US Code - Notes

(Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, title I, Sec. 1, as added Pub. L. 90-201,
Sec. 2, Dec. 15, 1967, 81 Stat. 584; amended Pub. L. 96-88, title
V, Sec. 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695; Pub. L. 102-571, title
I, Sec. 107(14), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4499; Pub. L. 109-97,
title VII, Sec. 798[(a)](2), Nov. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 2166.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, referred to in pars.
(q) and (r), is act June 25, 1938, ch. 675, 52 Stat. 1040, as
amended, which is classified generally to chapter 9 (Sec. 301 et
seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see section 301 of this title and Tables.
AMENDMENTS
2005 - Par. (w). Pub. L. 109-97 added par. (w).
1992 - Par. (m)(2)(D). Pub. L. 102-571 substituted "379e" for
"376".
CHANGE OF NAME
"Secretary of Health and Human Services" substituted for
"Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare" in par. (n)(10)
pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96-88, which is classified to
section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2005 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 109-97, title VII, Sec. 798(b), Nov. 10, 2005, 119 Stat.
2166, provided that: "The amendments made by subsection (a)
[amending this section and sections 603 to 605, 608, 609, 615, and
617 to 621 of this title] shall take effect on the day after the
effective date of section 794 of the Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2006 [section 794 of Pub. L. 109-97, 119 Stat.
2164, effective 120 days after Nov. 10, 2005]."
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section 20 of Pub. L. 90-201 provided that: "This Act [see Short
Title note below] shall become effective upon enactment [Dec. 15,
1967] except as provided in paragraphs (a) through (d):
"(a) The provisions of paragraph (b)(1) and (c) of section 10 and
the provisions of section 20 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act, as
amended by sections 7 and 10 of this Act [sections 610 and 620 of
this title], and the provisions of section 18 of this Act repealing
paragraph (b) of section 306 of the Tariff Act of 1930 [section
1306(b) of Title 19, Customs Duties], shall become effective upon
the expiration of sixty days after enactment [Dec. 15, 1967],
hereof.
"(b) The provisions of title I of the Federal Meat Inspection
Act, as amended by this Act [this subchapter], shall become
effective with respect to equines (other than horses) and their
carcasses and parts thereof, meat, and meat food products thereof
upon the expiration of sixty days after enactment [Dec. 15, 1967]
hereof.
"(c) Section 11 of this Act, amending section 23, of the Federal
Meat Inspection Act [section 623 of this title], shall become
effective upon the expiration of sixty days after enactment hereof
[Dec. 15, 1967].
"(d) Section 204 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act, as added by
section 14 of this Act [section 644 of this title], shall become
effective upon the expiration of sixty days after enactment hereof
[Dec. 15, 1967]."
SHORT TITLE OF 1986 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 99-641, title IV, Sec. 401, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat.
3567, provided that: "This title [amending sections 606, 609, 621,
671, and 676 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes
under sections 606, 609, 621, 671, and 676 of this title] may be
cited as the 'Processed Products Inspection Improvement Act of
1986'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1978 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 95-445, Sec. 1, Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1069, provided:
"That this Act [amending sections 603, 610, and 620 of this title
and sections 1902 and 1904 of Title 7, Agriculture, repealing
sections 1903 and 1905 of Title 7, and enacting provisions set out
as notes under this section and section 603 of this title] may be
cited as the 'Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1978'."
SHORT TITLE
Section 1 of Pub. L. 90-201 provided in part: "That this Act
[enacting this section and sections 602, 624, 641 to 645, 661, 671
to 680, and 691 of this title, amending sections 603 to 623 of this
title, repealing section 96 of this title and section 1306(b) of
Title 19, Customs Duties, and enacting provisions set out as notes
under this section] may be cited as the 'Wholesome Meat Act'."
Section 1 of Pub. L. 90-201 provided in part that the provisions
of act Mar. 4, 1907, as amended, classified to subchapters I to IV
of this chapter, are designated as the "Federal Meat Inspection
Act".
SEPARABILITY
Section 19 of Pub. L. 90-201 provided that: "If any provision of
this Act or of the amendments made hereby [see Short Title note
above] or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is
held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and the
remaining amendments [see Short Title note above] and of the
application of such provision to other persons and circumstances
shall not be affected thereby."