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# 7 U.S.C. § 8318 - Veterinary training
## Text
The Secretary of Agriculture may develop a program to maintain in all regions of the United States a sufficient number of Federal and State veterinarians and veterinary teams, including those based at colleges of veterinary medicine, who are well trained in recognition and diagnosis of exotic and endemic animal diseases and who are capable of providing effective services before, during, and after emergencies.
(Pub. L. 107171, title X, § 10504, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 510; Pub. L. 115334, title XII, § 12106, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4943.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was not enacted as part of the Animal Health Protection Act which comprises this chapter.
Amendments2018—Pub. L. 115334 inserted “and veterinary teams, including those based at colleges of veterinary medicine,” before “who are well trained” and “and who are capable of providing effective services before, during, and after emergencies” before period at end.