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7 U.S.C. § 252 — Suspension or revocation of licenses
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**(a) In general** After providing notice and an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with this section, the Secretary may suspend or revoke any license issued, or approval for an activity provided, under this chapter—
(1) for a material violation of, or failure to comply, with any provision of this chapter (including regulations promulgated under this chapter); or
(2) on the ground that unreasonable or exorbitant charges have been imposed for services rendered.
**(b) Temporary suspension** The Secretary may temporarily suspend a license or approval for an activity under this chapter prior to an opportunity for a hearing for any violation of, or failure to comply with, any provision of this chapter (including regulations promulgated under this chapter).
**(c) Authority to conduct hearings** The agency within the Department that is responsible for administering regulations promulgated under this chapter shall have exclusive authority to conduct any hearing required under this section.
**(d) Judicial review**
(1) **Jurisdiction** — A final administrative determination issued subsequent to a hearing may be reviewable only in a district court of the United States.
(2) **Procedure** — The review shall be conducted in accordance with the standards set forth in [section 706(2) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section706/2&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) In general** After providing notice and an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with this section, the Secretary may suspend or revoke any license issued, or approval for an activity provided, under this chapter—
(1) for a material violation of, or failure to comply, with any provision of this chapter (including regulations promulgated under this chapter); or
(2) on the ground that unreasonable or exorbitant charges have been imposed for services rendered.
**(b) Temporary suspension** The Secretary may temporarily suspend a license or approval for an activity under this chapter prior to an opportunity for a hearing for any violation of, or failure to comply with, any provision of this chapter (including regulations promulgated under this chapter).
**(c) Authority to conduct hearings** The agency within the Department that is responsible for administering regulations promulgated under this chapter shall have exclusive authority to conduct any hearing required under this section.
**(d) Judicial review**
(1) **Jurisdiction** — A final administrative determination issued subsequent to a hearing may be reviewable only in a district court of the United States.
(2) **Procedure** — The review shall be conducted in accordance with the standards set forth in [section 706(2) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section706/2&num=0&edition=prelim).
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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 a person fails to comply with any requirement of this chapter (including regulations promulgated under this chapter), the Secretary may assess, on the record after an opportunity for a hearing, a civil penalty—
(1) of not more than $25,000 per violation, if an agricultural product is not involved in the violation; or
(2) of not more than 100 percent of the value of the agricultural product, if an agricultural product is involved in the violation.
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To facilitate the administration of this chapter, the following persons shall maintain such records and make such reports, as the Secretary may by regulation require:
(1) A warehouse operator that is licensed under this chapter.
(2) A person operating a system for the electronic recording and transfer of receipts and other documents that are authorized under this chapter.
(3) Any other person engaged in the issuance of electronic receipts or the transfer of documents under this chapter.
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**(a) In general** At the request of the depositor of an agricultural product stored or handled in a warehouse licensed under this chapter, the warehouse operator shall issue a receipt to the depositor as prescribed by the Secretary.
**(b) Actual storage required** A receipt may not be issued under this section for an agricultural product unless the agricultural product is actually stored in the warehouse at the time of the issuance of the receipt.
**(c) Contents** Each receipt issued for an agricultural product stored or handled in a warehouse licensed under this chapter shall contain such information, for each agricultural product covered by the receipt, as the Secretary may require by regulation.
**(d) Prohibition on additional receipts or other documents**
(1) **Receipts** — While a receipt issued under this chapter is outstanding and uncanceled by the warehouse operator, an additional receipt may not be issued for the same agricultural product (or any portion of the same agricultural product) represented by the outstanding receipt, except as authorized by the Secretary.
(2) **Other documents** — If a document is transferred under this section, no duplicate document in any form may be transferred by any person with respect to the same agricultural product represented by the document, except as authorized by the Secretary.
**(e) Electronic receipts and electronic documents** Except as provided in [section 242(h)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section242/h/2&num=0&edition=prelim), notwithstanding any other provision of Federal or State law:
(1) **In general** — The Secretary may promulgate regulations that authorize the issuance, recording, and transfer of electronic receipts, and the transfer of other elec
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**(a) In general** The Secretary may release to the public the names, addresses, and locations of all persons—
(1) that have been licensed under this chapter or that have been approved to engage in an activity under this chapter; and
(2) with respect to which a license or approval has been suspended or revoked under [section 252 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section252&num=0&edition=prelim), the results of any investigation made or hearing conducted under this chapter, including the reasons for the suspension or revocation.
**(b) Confidentiality** Except as otherwise provided by law, an officer, employee, or agent of the Department shall not divulge confidential business information obtained during a warehouse examination or other function performed as part of the duties of the officer, employee, or agent under this chapter.
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 253
(7) Option for non-federally licensed ware-
house operators
Notwithstanding any other provision of this
chapter, a warehouse operator not licensed
under this chapter may, at the option of the
warehouse operator and in accordance with
regulations established by the Secretary, issue
electronic receipts and transfer other elec-
tronic documents in accordance with this
chapter.
(8) Application to State-licensed warehouse op-
erators
This subsection shall not apply to a ware-
house operator that is licensed under State
law to store agricultural commodities in a
warehouse in the State if the warehouse oper-
ator elects—
(A) not to issue electronic receipts author-
ized under this subsection; or
(B) to issue electronic receipts authorized
under State law.
(Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, § 11, as added Pub. L.
106–472, title II, § 201, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2065.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 250, acts Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C,
§ 8, 39 Stat. 487; Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 366, § 3, 46 Stat. 1463, au-
thorized designation as bonded warehouse upon filing of
bond and approval by Secretary, prior to the general
amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 106–472.
A prior section 11 of act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C,
was classified to section 252 of this title, prior to the
general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 106–472.
§ 251. Conditions for delivery of agricultural
products
(a) Prompt delivery
In the absence of a lawful excuse, a warehouse
operator shall, without unnecessary delay, de-
liver the agricultural product stored or handled
in the warehouse on a demand made by—
(1) the holder of the receipt for the agricul-
tural product; or
(2) the person that deposited the product, if
no receipt has
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