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7 U.S.C. § 243 — Imposition and collection of fees
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall assess persons covered by this chapter fees to cover the costs of administering this chapter.
**(b) Rates** The fees under this section shall be set at a rate determined by the Secretary.
**(c) Treatment of fees** All fees collected under this section shall be credited to the account that incurs the costs of administering this chapter and shall be available to the Secretary without further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation.
**(d) Interest** Funds collected under this section may be deposited in an interest-bearing account with a financial institution, and any interest earned on the account shall be credited under subsection (c).
**(e) Efficiencies and cost effectiveness**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall seek to minimize the fees established under this section by improving efficiencies and reducing costs, including the efficient use of personnel to the extent practicable and consistent with the effective implementation of this chapter.
(2) **Report** — The Secretary shall publish an annual report on the actions taken by the Secretary to comply with paragraph (1).
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall assess persons covered by this chapter fees to cover the costs of administering this chapter.
**(b) Rates** The fees under this section shall be set at a rate determined by the Secretary.
**(c) Treatment of fees** All fees collected under this section shall be credited to the account that incurs the costs of administering this chapter and shall be available to the Secretary without further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation.
**(d) Interest** Funds collected under this section may be deposited in an interest-bearing account with a financial institution, and any interest earned on the account shall be credited under subsection (c).
**(e) Efficiencies and cost effectiveness**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall seek to minimize the fees established under this section by improving efficiencies and reducing costs, including the efficient use of personnel to the extent practicable and consistent with the effective implementation of this chapter.
(2) **Report** — The Secretary shall publish an annual report on the actions taken by the Secretary to comply with paragraph (1).
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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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If standards for the evaluation or determination of the quality or value of an agricultural product are not established under another Federal law, the Secretary may establish standards for the evaluation or determination of the quality or value of the agricultural product under this chapter.
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**(a) Prompt delivery** In the absence of a lawful excuse, a warehouse operator shall, without unnecessary delay, deliver the agricultural product stored or handled in the warehouse on a demand made by—
(1) the holder of the receipt for the agricultural product; or
(2) the person that deposited the product, if no receipt has been issued.
**(b) Payment to accompany demand** Prior to delivery of the agricultural product, payment of the accrued charges associated with the storage of the agricultural product, including satisfaction of the warehouseman’s lien, shall be made if requested by the warehouse operator.
**(c) Surrender of receipt** When the holder of a receipt requests delivery of an agricultural product covered by the receipt, the holder shall surrender the receipt to the warehouse operator, in the manner prescribed by the Secretary, to obtain the agricultural product.
**(d) Cancellation of receipt** A warehouse operator shall cancel each receipt returned to the warehouse operator upon the delivery of the agricultural product for which the receipt was issued.
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 243
(1) any person that is engaged in the busi-
ness of storing an agricultural product that is
subject to this chapter;
(2) any State agency that regulates the stor-
age of an agricultural product by such a per-
son; or
(3) any commodity exchange with regulatory
authority over the storage of agricultural
products that are subject to this chapter.
(j) Licenses for operation of warehouses
The Secretary may issue to any warehouse op-
erator a license for the operation of a warehouse
in accordance with this chapter if—
(1) the Secretary determines that the ware-
house is suitable for the proper storage of the
agricultural product or products stored or pro-
posed for storage in the warehouse; and
(2) the warehouse operator agrees, as a con-
dition of the license, to comply with this chap-
ter (including regulations promulgated under
this chapter).
(k) Licensing of other persons
(1) In general
On presentation of satisfactory proof of com-
petency to carry out the activities described
in this paragraph, the Secretary may issue to
any person a Federal license—
(A) to inspect any agricultural product
stored or handled in a warehouse subject to
this chapter;
(B) to sample such an agricultural prod-
uct;
(C) to classify such an agricultural product
according to condition, grade, or other class
and certify the condition, grade, or other
class of the agricultural product; or
(D) to weigh such an agricultural product
and certify the weight of the agricultural
product.
(2) Condition
As a condition of a license issued under
paragraph (1), the licensee shall agree to com-
ply with this chapter (including regulations
promulgated under this chapter).
(l) Examination of books, records, papers, and
accounts
The Secretary may e
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