- animal
means any member of the animal kingdom (except a human).
- article
means any pest or disease or any material or tangible object that could harbor a pest or disease.
- disease
has the meaning given the term by the Secretary.
- eligible entity
means a State, a political subdivision of a State, Indian tribe, or other appropriate entity, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture.
- eligible laboratory
means a diagnostic laboratory that meets specific criteria developed by the Secretary, in consultation with State animal health officials, State veterinary diagnostic laboratories, and veterinary diagnostic laboratories at institutions of higher education (as defined in section 1001 of title 20).
- enter
means to move into the commerce of the United States.
- export
means to move from a place within the territorial limits of the United States to a place outside the territorial limits of the United States.
- facility
means any structure.
- import
means to move from a place outside the territorial limits of the United States to a place within the territorial limits of the United States.
- Indian tribe
has the meaning given the term in section 5304 of title 25.
- interstate commerce
means trade, traffic, or other commerce—
- livestock
means all farm-raised animals.
- means of conveyance
means any personal property used for or intended for use for the movement of any other personal property.
- move
means—
- pest
means any of the following that can directly or indirectly injure, cause damage to, or cause disease in livestock:
- Secretary
means the Secretary of Agriculture.
- State
means any of the States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands of the United States, or any territory or possession of the United States.
- this chapter
includes any regulation or order issued by the Secretary under the authority of this chapter.
- United States
means all of the States.
- veterinary countermeasure
means any biological product (including an animal vaccine or diagnostic), pharmaceutical product (including a therapeutic), non-pharmaceutical product (including a disinfectant), or other product or equipment to prevent, detect, respond to, or mitigate harm to public or animal health resulting from, animal pests or diseases.