21 U.S.C. § 156 — Licenses conditioned on permitting inspection; suspension of licenses
submitted 113 years ago by ch. 145 to r/title-21-FOOD-AND-DRUGS · 136 words · no verdicts yet
Companies that make viruses, serums, toxins, or similar animal products must let inspectors check their facilities and products. The Secretary of Agriculture can suspend or revoke a license if it is being used to sell worthless, contaminated, dangerous, or harmful products, but only after giving the license holder a hearing.
Every license issued under this chapter to a facility that prepares viruses, serums, toxins, or similar products for sale, trade, or shipment comes with one condition: the license holder must let inspectors examine the facility and its products, including how they are made.
The Secretary of Agriculture can suspend or revoke any license or permit issued under this chapter. Before doing so, the Secretary must give the license holder or importer a chance for a hearing. The Secretary can take this step when satisfied that the license is being used to help make, sell, trade, ship, or import into the United States any virus, serum, toxin, or similar product for treating domestic animals that is worthless, contaminated, dangerous, or harmful.
All licenses issued under authority of this chapter to establishments where such viruses, serums, toxins, or analogous products are prepared for sale, barter, exchange, or shipment as aforesaid, shall be issued on condition that the licensee shall permit the inspection of such establishments and of such products and their preparation; and the Secretary of Agriculture may suspend or revoke any permit or license issued under authority of said chapter, after opportunity for hearing has been granted the licensee or importer, when the Secretary of Agriculture is satisfied that such license or permit is being used to facilitate or effect the preparation, sale, barter, exchange, or shipment as aforesaid, or the importation into the United States of any worthless, contaminated, dangerous, or harmful virus, serum, toxin, or analogous product for use in the treatment of domestic animals.
Source credit: (Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 145, § 1 (part), 37 Stat. 833.)
- 1913Enacted · Act of Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 145 · 37 Stat. 833
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