An Act to provide for the establishment of an international quarantine station and to permit the entry therein of animals from any country and the subsequent movement of such animals into other parts of the United States for purposes of improving livestock
PL 91-239 (S.2306), enacted 05/06/1970

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PUBLIC LAW 91-239-IVIAY 6, 1970 
[84 STAT. 
May 6, 1970 
[S. 2306] 
Public Law 91-239 
AN ACT 
To provide for the establishment of an international quarantine station and to 
permit the entry therein of animals from any country and the subsequent 
movement of such animals into other parts of the United States for purposes 
of improving livestock breeds, and for other purposes. 
International 
animal quaran-
tine station. 
Establishment. 
Acceptance of 
gifts, etc. 
Cooperation 
with breeders' 
organizations. 
Collection of 
fees. 
Regulations. 
Smuggling penal-
ties. 
62 Stat. 716; 
68 Stat. 782. 
Appropriation. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Ameiica in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
of Agriculture is authorized, in his discretion, to establish and main-
tain an international animal quarantine station within the territory 
of the United States. The quarantine station shall be located on an 
island selected by the Secretary of Agriculture where, in his judgment, 
maximum animal disease and pest security measures can be main-
tained. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to acquire land or 
any interest therein, by purchase, donation, exchange, or otherwise 
and construct or lease buildings, improvements, and other facilities as 
may be necessary for the establishment and maintenance of such quar-
antine station. The Secretary of Agriculture, on behalf of the United 
States, is authorized to accept any gift or donation of money, personal 
property, buildings, improvements, and other facilities for the purpose 
of conducting the functions authorized under this Act. Notwithstand-
ing the provisions of any other law to prevent the introduction or dis-
semination of livestock or poultry disease or pests, animals may be 
brought into the quarantine station from any country, including but 
not limited to those countries in which the Secretary of Agriculture 
determines that rinderpest or foot-and-mouth disease exists, and sub-
sequently moved into other parts of the United States, in accordance 
with such conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture shall determine 
are adequate in order to prevent the introduction into and the dissem-
ination within the United States of livestock or poultry diseases or 
pests. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to cooperate in such 
manner as he deems appropriate, with other North American countries 
or with breeders' organizations or similar organizations or with 
individuals within the United States regarding importation of animals 
into and through the quarantine station and to charge and collect rea-
sonable fees for use of the facilities of such station from importers. 
Such fees shall be deposited into the Treasury of the United States 
to the credit of the appropriation charged with the operating expenses 
of the quarantine station. The Secretary is authorized to issue such 
regulations as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
Act. 
SEC. 2. The provisions and penalties of section 545 of title 18, United 
States Code, shall apply to the bringing of animals to the quarantine 
station or the subsequent movement of animals to other parts of the 
United States, including Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands, 
contrary to the conditions prescribed by the Secretary in regulations 
issued hereunder. 
SEC. 3. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
are necessary to cari'y out the provisions of this Act. 
Approved May 6, 1970.