Definitions

7 U.S. Code § 8901. Definitions

In this chapter:
(1) Agent
The term “agent” means a nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological substance that causes agricultural disease or the adulteration of products regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture under any provision of law.
(2) Agricultural biosecurityThe term “agricultural biosecurity” means protection from an agent that poses a threat to—
(A)
plant or animal health;
(B)
public health as it relates to the adulteration of products regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture under any provision of law that is caused by exposure to an agent; or
(C)
the environment as it relates to agriculture facilities, farmland, and air and water within the immediate vicinity of an area associated with an agricultural disease or outbreak.
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