Notes on 7 U.S.C. § 281 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 7 U.S.C. § 281 : US Code - Notes

(Aug. 31, 1922, ch. 301, Sec. 1, 42 Stat. 833; Pub. L. 87-539, Sec.
1, July 19, 1962, 76 Stat. 169; Pub. L. 94-319, Sec. 1, June 25,
1976, 90 Stat. 709; Pub. L. 103-182, title III, Sec. 361(d)(2),
Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2123; Pub. L. 103-465, title IV, Sec.
431(e), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4968.)
AMENDMENTS                            
1994 - Pub. L. 103-465 amended section generally, substituting
present provisions for former subsecs. (a) to (e) restricting
importation of honeybees and honeybee semen into United States,
providing for promulgation of rules and regulations as to such
importation, providing for destruction or immediate exportation of
nonexcepted honeybees or honeybee semen offered for import or
intercepted, and defining "honeybee".
1993 - Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 103-182, Sec. 361(d)(2)(A), added
par. (3).
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-182, Sec. 361(d)(2)(B), inserted "(1)"
after "only from" and added cl. (2).
1976 - Pub. L. 94-319 incorporated existing provisions, which
related only to honeybees, into subsecs. (a) to (e) relating to
honeybees and honeybee semen, making honeybee provisions applicable
to all life stages and the germ plasm of honeybees instead of only
to honeybees in the adult stage, restating purpose of prohibiting
importation of honeybees and restating conditions to be determined
by Secretary of Agriculture with respect to countries from which
honeybees may be imported.
1962 - Pub. L. 87-539 enlarged prohibition against importation of
honeybees to include the honeybee of the genus Apis instead of only
the honeybee Apis mellifica and restricted permission to import the
honeybee to countries which take adequate precautions to prevent
importation of honeybees from countries where dangerous diseases
exist.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT                 
Amendment by Pub. L. 103-465 effective on the date of entry into
force of the WTO Agreement with respect to the United States (Jan.
1, 1995), except as otherwise provided, see section 451 of Pub. L.
103-465, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3601 of
Title 19, Customs Duties.
SHORT TITLE                            
Act Aug. 31, 1922, as amended, which is classified to this
chapter, is popularly known as the "Honeybee Act".
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS                       
For transfer of functions of the Secretary of Agriculture
relating to agricultural import and entry inspection activities
under this section to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for
treatment of related references, see sections 231, 551(d), 552(d),
and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of
Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as
modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.