7 USC § 8353 - Control of nuisance mammals and birds and those constituting reservoirs of zoonotic diseases; exception

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title: "7 USC § 8353 - Control of nuisance mammals and birds and those constituting reservoirs of zoonotic diseases; exception"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "8353"
section_name: "Control of nuisance mammals and birds and those constituting reservoirs of zoonotic diseases; exception"
chapter_number: 109
chapter_name: "CONTROL OF WILD ANIMALS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(k) [title I], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–322, 1329–331.)"
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# § 8353. Control of nuisance mammals and birds and those constituting reservoirs of zoonotic diseases; exception

December 22, 1987

On and after , the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized, except for urban rodent control, to conduct activities and to enter into agreements with States, local jurisdictions, individuals, and public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions in the control of nuisance mammals and birds and those mammal and bird species that are reservoirs for zoonotic diseases, and to deposit any money collected under any such agreement into the appropriation accounts that incur the costs to be available immediately and to remain available until expended for Animal Damage Control activities.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(k) [title I], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–322, 1329–331.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.