Regulations last checked for updates: May 02, 2024

Title 9 - Animals and Animal Products last revised: Apr 22, 2024
§ 121.2 - 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 public health and safety, to animal health, or to animal products. Overlap select agents and toxins are subject to regulation by both APHIS and CDC.

authority: 7 U.S.C. 8401; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4
source: 70 FR 13284, Mar. 18, 2005, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 9 CFR 121.2