7 U.S.C. § 951 — Collection and publication; facts required;

Page 569 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 956 Sec. 957. Definitions. 958. Repealed. § 951. Collection and publication; facts required; submission of report The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to collect and publish statistics of raw peanuts, shelled, unshelled, and crushed, and peanut oil, in the United States, received, proc- essed, shipped, and owned by or in the possession of warehousemen, brokers, cleaners, shellers, dealers, growers’ cooperative associations, crushers, salters, manufacturers of peanut prod- ucts, and owners other than the original pro- ducers of peanuts: Provided, That the Secretary may, in his discretion, omit for any period of time to collect such statistics from any or all salters of peanuts or manufacturers of peanut products who used, during the calendar year pre- ceding that for which statistics are being col- lected, less than thirty thousand pounds of shelled and unshelled peanuts. Such statistics shall show the quality of peanuts in such details as to kinds—Virginias, Runners, Spanish, and imported varieties—as the Secretary shall deem necessary for the purposes of this chapter. All reports shall be submitted monthly in each year, except as otherwise prescribed by the Sec- retary. (June 24, 1936, ch. 745, § 1, 49 Stat. 1898; May 12, 1938, ch. 199, § 1, 52 Stat. 348; Pub. L. 85–105, § 1, July 17, 1957, 71 Stat. 306.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1957—Pub. L. 85–105 struck out ‘‘except those required from persons owning or operating peanut picking or threshing machines’’ after ‘‘All reports’’ in last sen- tence and inserted ‘‘except as otherwise prescribed by the Secretary’’. 1938—Act May 12, 1938, among other changes, inserted proviso. § 952. Repealed. Pub. L. 85–105, § 2, July 17, 1957, 71 Stat. 306 Section, acts June 24, 1936, ch. 745, § 2, 49 Stat. 1899; May 12, 1938, ch. 199, § 2, 52 Stat. 349, related to collec- tion and publication of statistics as to quantity of pea- nuts picked or threshed by any person owning or oper- ating peanut picking or threshing machines. § 953. Reports; by whom made; penalties It shall be the duty of each warehouseman, broker, cleaner, sheller, dealer, growers’ cooper- ative association, crusher, salter, manufacturer of peanut products, and owner other than the original producer of peanuts to furnish reports, complete and correct to the best of his knowl- edge, on the quantity of peanuts and peanut oil received, processed, shipped, and owned by him or in his possession. Such reports, when and as requested by the Secretary, shall be furnished within the time prescribed and in accordance with forms provided by him for the purpose. Any person required by this chapter, or the regula- tions promulgated thereunder, to furnish reports or information, and any officer, agent, or em- ployee thereof, who shall refuse to give such re- ports or information or shall willfully give an- swers that are false and misleading, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $300 nor more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or be subject to both such fine and impris- onment. (June 24, 1936, ch. 745, § 3, 49 Stat. 1899; May 12, 1938, ch. 199, § 3, 52 Stat. 349; Pub. L. 85–105, § 3, July 17, 1957, 71 Stat. 306.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1957—Pub. L. 85–105 amended section generally, and, among other changes, divided first sentence into two sentences, substituting ‘‘owner other than the original producer of peanuts’’ for ‘‘owner or operator of peanut picking or threshing machines,’’ and inserted ‘‘to give such reports or information’’ in last sentence. 1938—Act May 12, 1938, among other changes, inserted ‘‘crusher, salter, manufacturer of peanut products’’ after ‘‘cooperative association’’. § 954. Grades and standards for classification The Secretary is authorized to establish and promulgate grades and standards for the classi- fication of peanuts, whenever in his discretion he may see fit. (June 24, 1936, ch. 745, § 4, 49 Stat. 1899.) § 955. Limitation on use of statistical information The information furnished under the provi- sions of this chapter shall be used only for the statistical purposes for which it is supplied. No publication shall be made by the Secretary whereby the data furnished by any person can be identified nor shall the Secretary permit anyone other than the sworn employees of the Depart- ment of Agriculture to examine the individual reports. (June 24, 1936, ch. 745, § 5, 49 Stat. 1899.) § 956. Rules and regulations; cooperation with departments, etc.; officers and employees; ex- penses of administration; authorization of appropriations The Secretary may make rules and regula- tions as may be necessary in the administration of this chapter and may cooperate with any de- partment or agency of the Government, any State, Territory, District, or possession, or de- partment, agency, or political subdivision there- of, or any person; and shall have the power to appoint, remove, and fix the compensation of such officers and employees not in conflict with existing law, and make such expenditures for rent outside the District of Columbia, printing, binding, telegrams, telephones, law books, books of reference, publications, furniture, stationery, office equipment, travel, and other supplies and expenses, including reporting services, as shall be necessary to the administration of this chap- ter in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and as may be appropriated for by Congress; and there is authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro- priated, such sums as may be necessary for such purpose. (June 24, 1936, ch. 745, § 6, 49 Stat. 1899.)