---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 U.S.C. § 1827"
title: "15"
title_heading: "Commerce and Trade"
number: "1827"
heading: "Utilization of personnel of Department of Agriculture and officers and employees of consenting States; technical and other nonfinancial assistance to State"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/15/1827"
units:
  - "Chapter 44 — Protection of Horses"
---

# §1827. Utilization of personnel of Department of Agriculture and officers and employees of consenting States; technical and other nonfinancial assistance to State

- (a) **Assistance from Department of Agriculture and States—** The [Secretary](/usc/15/1821.md?p=2), in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, shall utilize, to the maximum extent practicable, the existing personnel and facilities of the Department of Agriculture. The [Secretary](/usc/15/1821.md?p=2) is further authorized to utilize the officers and employees of any [State](/usc/15/1821.md?p=4), with its consent, and with or without reimbursement, to assist him in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
- (b) **Assistance to States—** The [Secretary](/usc/15/1821.md?p=2) may, upon request, provide technical and other nonfinancial assistance (including the lending of equipment on such terms and conditions as the [Secretary](/usc/15/1821.md?p=2) determines is appropriate) to any [State](/usc/15/1821.md?p=4) to assist it in administering and enforcing any law of such [State](/usc/15/1821.md?p=4) designed to prohibit conduct described in [section 1824 of this title](/usc/15/1824.md).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 91–540, § 8, Dec. 9, 1970, 84 Stat. 1406; Pub. L. 94–360, § 8, July 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 920.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1976—Pub. L. 94–360 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).