7 CFR § 331.2 - Purpose and scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s331.2"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 331.2 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "331.2"
section_name: "Purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "331"
part_name: "POSSESSION, USE, AND TRANSFER OF SELECT AGENTS AND TOXINS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 8401; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3."
regulatory_source: "70 FR 13278, Mar. 18, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "331"
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# 331.2 Purpose and scope.

This part implements the provisions of the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 setting forth the requirements for possession, use, and transfer of select agents and toxins. The biological agents and toxins listed in this part have the potential to pose a severe threat to plant health or plant products.