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7 U.S.C. § 248 — Commingling of agricultural products
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**(a) In general** A warehouse operator may commingle agricultural products in a manner approved by the Secretary.
**(b) Liability** A warehouse operator shall be severally liable to each depositor or holder for the care and redelivery of the share of the depositor and holder of the commingled agricultural product to the same extent and under the same circumstances as if the agricultural products had been stored separately.
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**(a) In general** A warehouse operator may commingle agricultural products in a manner approved by the Secretary.
**(b) Liability** A warehouse operator shall be severally liable to each depositor or holder for the care and redelivery of the share of the depositor and holder of the commingled agricultural product to the same extent and under the same circumstances as if the agricultural products had been stored separately.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall have exclusive power, jurisdiction, and authority, to the extent that this chapter applies, with respect to—
(1) each warehouse operator licensed under this chapter;
(2) each person that has obtained an approval to engage in an activity under this chapter; and
(3) each person claiming an interest in an agricultural product by means of a document or receipt subject to this chapter.
**(b) Covered agricultural products** The Secretary shall specify, after an opportunity for notice and comment, those agricultural products for which a warehouse license may be issued under this chapter.
**(c) Investigations** The Secretary may investigate the storing, warehousing, classifying according to grade and otherwise, weighing, and certifying of agricultural products.
**(d) Inspections** The Secretary may inspect or cause to be inspected any person or warehouse licensed under this chapter and any warehouse for which a license is applied for under this chapter.
**(e) Suitability for storage** The Secretary may determine whether a licensed warehouse, or a warehouse for which a license is applied for under this chapter, is suitable for the proper storage of the agricultural product or products stored or proposed for storage in the warehouse.
**(f) Classification** The Secretary may classify a licensed warehouse, or a warehouse for which a license is applied for under this chapter, in accordance with the ownership, location, surroundings, capacity, conditions, and other qualities of the warehouse and as to the kinds of licenses issued or that may be issued for the warehouse under this chapter.
**(g) Warehouse operator’s duties** Subject to the other provisions of this chapter, the Secretary may prescribe the duties of a warehouse operator op
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There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this chapter.
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Page 359
TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 248
product are not established under another Fed-
eral law, the Secretary may establish standards
for the evaluation or determination of the qual-
ity or value of the agricultural product under
this chapter.
(Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, § 5, as added Pub. L.
106–472, title II, § 201, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2064.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 244, acts Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C,
§ 4, 39 Stat. 486; Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 366, § 1, 46 Stat. 1463, au-
thorized licensing of warehousemen, prior to the gen-
eral amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 106–472. See
section 242 of this title.
A prior section 5 of act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C,
was classified to section 245 of this title, prior to the
general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 106–472.
§ 245. Bonding and other financial assurance re-
quirements
(a) In general
As a condition of receiving a license or ap-
proval under this chapter (including regulations
promulgated under this chapter), the person ap-
plying for the license or approval shall execute
and file with the Secretary a bond, or provide
such other financial assurance as the Secretary
determines appropriate, to secure the person’s
performance of the activities so licensed or ap-
proved.
(b) Service of process
To qualify as a suitable bond or other finan-
cial assurance under subsection (a), the surety,
sureties, or financial institution shall be subject
to service of process in suits on the bond or
other financial assurance in the State, district,
or territory in which the warehouse is located.
(c) Additional assurances
If the Secretary determines that a previously
approved bond or other financial assurance is in-
sufficient, the Secretary may suspend or revoke
the license
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