7 U.S.C. § 58 — General inspection and sampling of cotton

Page 161 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 60 APPROPRIATION ACCOUNT Effective July 1, 1935, the appropriation account for expenses provided for in this chapter was abolished by act June 26, 1934, ch. 756, § 5, 48 Stat. 1228. § 56. Establishment of cotton standards; fur- nishing copies of established standards sold The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to establish from time to time standards for the classification of cotton by which its quality or value may be judged or determined for commer- cial purposes which shall be known as the offi- cial cotton standards of the United States. Any such standard or change or replacement thereof shall become effective only on and after a date specified in the order of the Secretary of Agri- culture establishing the same, which date shall be not less than one year after the date of such order: Provided, That the official cotton stand- ards established, effective August 1, 1923, under the United States Cotton Futures Act shall be at the same time the official cotton standards for the purpose of this chapter unless and until changed or replaced under this chapter. When- ever any standard or change or replacement thereof shall become effective under this chap- ter, it shall also, when so specified in the order of the Secretary of Agriculture, become effec- tive for the purposes of the United States Cotton Futures Act and supersede any inconsistent standard established under said Act. Whenever the official cotton standards of the United States established under this chapter shall be represented by practical forms the Department of Agriculture shall furnish copies thereof, upon request, to any person, and the cost thereof, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, shall be paid by the person making the request. The Secretary of Agriculture may cause such copies to be certified under the seal of the De- partment of Agriculture and may attach such conditions to the purchase and use thereof, in- cluding provision for the inspection, condemna- tion, and exchange thereof by duly authorized representatives of the Department of Agri- culture as he may find to be necessary to the proper application of the official cotton stand- ards of the United States. (Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, § 6(a), formerly § 6, 42 Stat. 1518; renumbered § 6(a), Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, § 401(b), 58 Stat. 738.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The United States Cotton Futures Act, referred to in text, is part A of act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, 39 Stat. 476, which was repealed by section 4 of act Feb. 10, 1939, ch. 2, 53 Stat. 1. For complete classification of this Act to the Code prior to its repeal, see Tables. CODIFICATION Section is composed of the first five sentences of sub- sec. (a) of section 6 of act Mar. 4, 1923, as renumbered by section 401(b), of act Sept. 21, 1944. Last sentence of subsec. (a) of section 6 is classified to section 57 of this title. Subsec. (b) of section 6 is classified to section 57a of this title. § 57. Disposition of proceeds of sale of cotton and of copies of standards Any moneys received from or in connection with the sale of cotton purchased for the prepa- ration of the copies mentioned in section 56 of this title and condemned as unsuitable for such use or with the sale of such copies may be ex- pended for the purchase of other cotton for such use. (Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, § 6(a), formerly § 6, 42 Stat. 1518; renumbered § 6(a), Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, § 401(b), 58 Stat. 738.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section is composed of the last sentence of subsec. (a) of section 6 of act Mar. 4, 1923, as renumbered by sec- tion 401(b) of act Sept. 21, 1944. First five sentences of subsec. (a) of section 6 is classified to section 56 of this title. Subsec. (b) of section 6 is classified to section 57a of this title. § 57a. Agreements with cotton associations, etc., in foreign countries to establish cotton standards The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to effectuate agreements with cotton associations, cotton exchanges, and other cotton organiza- tions in foreign countries, for (1) the adoption, use, and observance of universal standards of cotton classification, (2) the arbitration or set- tlement of disputes with respect thereto, and (3) the preparation, distribution, inspection, and protection of the practical forms or copies thereof under such agreements. (Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, § 6(b), as added Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title IV, § 401(b), 58 Stat. 738.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as subsec. (b) of section 6 of act Mar. 4, 1923, by act Sept. 21, 1944, § 401(b). Subsec. (a) of section 6 is classified to sections 56 and 57 of this title. § 58. General inspection and sampling of cotton In order to carry out the provisions of this chapter, the Secretary of Agriculture is author- ized to cause the inspection, including the sam- pling, of any cotton involved in any transaction or shipment in commerce, wherever such cotton may be found, or of any cotton with respect to which a determination of the true classification is requested under section 54 of this title. (Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, § 7, 42 Stat. 1518.) § 59. Offenses in relation to cotton standards It shall be unlawful for any person (a) with in- tent to deceive or defraud, to make, receive, use, or have in his possession any simulate or coun- terfeit practical form or copy of any standard or part thereof established under this chapter; or (b) without the written authority of the Sec- retary of Agriculture, to make, alter, tamper with, or in any respect change any practical form or copy of any standard established under this chapter; or (c) to display or use any such practical form or copy after the Secretary of Ag- riculture shall have caused it to be condemned. (Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, § 8, 42 Stat. 1519.) § 60. Penalties for violations (a) Any person who shall knowingly violate any provision of sections 52 or 59 of this title, or