7 U.S.C. § 51 — Short title

Page 159 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 52 CHAPTER 2—COTTON STANDARDS Sec. 51. Short title. 51a. Extension of classification facilities to cotton growers. 51a–1. Contracts with cooperatives furnishing classers; amount and type of payment. 51b. Licensing samplers; revocation and suspen- sion of license. 52. Use of nonofficial standards prohibited; sales by sample excepted. 53. Licensing classifiers; revocation and suspen- sion of license. 54. Classification by Department of Agriculture; certification thereof; effect of certificate; regulations for classification. 55. Fees and charges for cotton classing and re- lated services; criteria; disposition of mon- eys and samples. 56. Establishment of cotton standards; furnishing copies of established standards sold. 57. Disposition of proceeds of sale of cotton and of copies of standards. 57a. Agreements with cotton associations, etc., in foreign countries to establish cotton stand- ards. 58. General inspection and sampling of cotton. 59. Offenses in relation to cotton standards. 60. Penalties for violations. 61. General regulations, investigations, tests, etc., by Secretary. 61a. Annual review meetings with cotton industry representatives; purposes, etc. 62. Definitions. 63. Liability of principal for act of agent. 64. Appropriation for expenses; appointment by Secretary of officers and agents; compensa- tion. 65. Separability. § 51. Short title This chapter shall be known by the short title of ‘‘United States Cotton Standards Act.’’ (Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, § 1, 42 Stat. 1517.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Act Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, § 14, 42 Stat. 1520, provided: ‘‘That this Act [enacting this chapter] shall become ef- fective on and after August 1, 1923.’’ § 51a. Extension of classification facilities to cot- ton growers The Secretary of Agriculture is requested to extend to cotton growers facilities for the classi- fication of cotton authorized in this chapter, with such supervision of licensed classifiers as he shall deem necessary under authority of the United States Cotton Futures Act. (Mar. 4, 1933, ch. 284, § 1, 47 Stat. 1621.) 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United States Cotton Futures Act, referred to in text, is part A of act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, 39 Stat. 476, which was repealed by section 4 of act Feb. 10, 1939, ch. 2, 53 Stat. 1.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 This section was not enacted as part of the United States Cotton Standards Act which comprises this chapter. § 51a–1. Contracts with cooperatives furnishing classers; amount and type of payment On and after July 5, 1952, the Secretary may contract with cooperatives furnishing classers and other facilities for classing cotton and may pay for such services an amount, some part of which may be in kind, not in excess of the value of the samples. (July 5, 1952, ch. 574, title I, § 101, 66 Stat. 349.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Department of Ag- riculture Appropriation Act, 1953, and not as part of the United States Cotton Standards Act which comprises this chapter. § 51b. Licensing samplers; revocation and sus- pension of license Further to carry out the purposes of this chap- ter the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to issue to any qualified person, upon presentation of satisfactory evidence of competency, a license to sample cotton. Any such license may be sus- pended or revoked by the Secretary of Agri- culture whenever he is satisfied that such li- censee is incompetent or has knowingly or care- lessly sampled cotton improperly, or has vio- lated any provision of this chapter or the regu- lations thereunder so far as the same may relate to him, or has used his license, or allowed it to be used, for any improper purpose. The Sec- retary of Agriculture may prescribe by regula- tion the conditions under which licenses may be issued hereunder, and may require any licensed sampler to give bond for the faithful perform- ance of his duties and for the protection of per- sons affected thereby and may prescribe the con- ditions under which cotton shall be sampled by licensed samplers for the purpose of classifica- tion by officers of the Department of Agri- culture, or by licensed cotton classifiers. (Mar. 4, 1933, ch. 284, § 2, 47 Stat. 1621.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION This section was not enacted as part of the United States Cotton Standards Act which comprises this chapter. § 52. Use of nonofficial standards prohibited; sales by sample excepted It shall be unlawful (a) in or in connection with any transaction or shipment in commerce made after August 1, 1923, or (b) in any publica- tion of a price or quotation determined in or in connection with any transaction or shipment in commerce after August 1, 1923, or (c) in any clas- sification for the purposes of or in connection with a transaction or shipment in commerce after August 1, 1923, for any person to indicate for any cotton a grade or other class which is of or within the official cotton standards of the United States then in effect under this chapter by a name, description, or designation, or any system of names, description, or designation not used in said standards: Provided, That nothing herein shall prevent a transaction otherwise