Browse Arkansas Code titles and sections
7 U.S.C. § 2204g — Authority of Secretary of Agriculture to
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
Page 1441
TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 2204h
1998, 112 Stat. 557; Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(a) [title
VII, § 753(c)(1)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681, 2681–33, re-
lated to Fund for Rural America.
§ 2204g. Authority of Secretary of Agriculture to
conduct census of agriculture
(a) Census of agriculture required
(1) In general
In 1998 and every fifth year thereafter, the
Secretary of Agriculture shall take a census of
agriculture.
(2) Inclusion of specialty crops
Effective beginning with the census of agri-
culture required to be conducted in 2008, the
Secretary shall conduct as part of each census
of agriculture a census of specialty crops (as
that term is defined in section 3 of the Spe-
cialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7
U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108–465)).
(b) Methods
In connection with the census, the Secretary
may conduct any survey or other information
collection, and employ any sampling or other
statistical method, that the Secretary deter-
mines is appropriate.
(c) Year of information
The information collected in each census
taken under this section shall relate to the year
immediately preceding the year in which the
census is taken.
(d) Enforcement
(1) Fraud
A person over 18 years of age who willfully
gives an answer that is false to a question,
which is authorized by the Secretary to be
submitted to the person in connection with a
census under this section, shall be fined not
more than $500.
(2) Refusal or neglect to answer questions
A person over 18 years of age who refuses or
willfully neglects to answer a question, which
is authorized by the Secretary to be submitted
to the person in connection with a census
under this section, shall be fined not more
than $100.
(3) Social Security number
The failure or re
Source: Supplied 2024 U.S. Code historical extraction · 7 U.S.C. § 2204g
Stored review status: historical_2024_not_currentness_verified. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.
Original supplied file — preserved unchanged
Download original Markdown file
File SHA-256: 0e8efa4045aa11bef2d03922f931d1abbc86a17f8cde5445b1e45515086448ba. The original may include catalog metadata, neighboring provisions, or embedded records outside this collection's scope. Search shows only the selected federal record. Historical editions and unverified snapshots are not a statement of current law.
Authority boundary: historical or unconfirmed source not current law verified.
Open the recorded source website ↗
Record provenance
Stable record: federal_law:legal_authorities:usc2024-db17952a2c059d9cea674fa5
Source file: Laws/federal/codes/united-states-code-2024/title-7/section-2204g-authority-of-secretary-of-agriculture-to--a2cde6783b.md
Pages: Not recorded – Not recorded
Passage SHA-256: 433d2858c683ba59329c8ecc64d7c6ec518ad3e2c6af8e7edc178f5a1f7a1f4d
Source location: USCODE-2024-title7-chap55-sec2204g.pdf
Stored source content
Page 1441
TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 2204h
1998, 112 Stat. 557; Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(a) [title
VII, § 753(c)(1)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681, 2681–33, re-
lated to Fund for Rural America.
§ 2204g. Authority of Secretary of Agriculture to
conduct census of agriculture
(a) Census of agriculture required
(1) In general
In 1998 and every fifth year thereafter, the
Secretary of Agriculture shall take a census of
agriculture.
(2) Inclusion of specialty crops
Effective beginning with the census of agri-
culture required to be conducted in 2008, the
Secretary shall conduct as part of each census
of agriculture a census of specialty crops (as
that term is defined in section 3 of the Spe-
cialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7
U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108–465)).
(b) Methods
In connection with the census, the Secretary
may conduct any survey or other information
collection, and employ any sampling or other
statistical method, that the Secretary deter-
mines is appropriate.
(c) Year of information
The information collected in each census
taken under this section shall relate to the year
immediately preceding the year in which the
census is taken.
(d) Enforcement
(1) Fraud
A person over 18 years of age who willfully
gives an answer that is false to a question,
which is authorized by the Secretary to be
submitted to the person in connection with a
census under this section, shall be fined not
more than $500.
(2) Refusal or neglect to answer questions
A person over 18 years of age who refuses or
willfully neglects to answer a question, which
is authorized by the Secretary to be submitted
to the person in connection with a census
under this section, shall be fined not more
than $100.
(3) Social Security number
The failure or refusal of a person to disclose
the person’s Social Security number in re-
sponse to a request made in connection with
any census or other activity under this section
shall not be a violation under this subsection.
(4) Religious information
Notwithstanding any other provision of this
section, no person shall be compelled to dis-
close information relative to the religious be-
liefs of the person or to membership of the
person in a religious body.
(e) Geographic coverage
A census under this section shall include—
(1) each of the several States of the United
States;
(2) as determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary, the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, the United
States Virgin Islands, and Guam; and
(3) with the concurrence of the Secretary
and the Secretary of State, any other posses-
sion or area over which the United States ex-
ercises jurisdiction, control, or sovereignty.
(f) Cooperation with Secretary of Commerce
(1) Information provided to Secretary of Agri-
culture
On a written request by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture, the Secretary of Commerce may
provide to the Secretary of Agriculture any
information collected under title 13 that the
Secretary of Agriculture considers necessary
for the taking of a census or survey under this
section.
(2) Information provided to Secretary of Com-
merce
On a written request by the Secretary of
Commerce, the Secretary of Agriculture may
provide to the Secretary of Commerce any in-
formation collected in a census taken under
this section that the Secretary of Commerce
considers necessary for the taking of a census
or survey under title 13.
(3) Confidentiality
Information obtained under this subsection
may not be used for any purpose other than
the statistical purposes for which the informa-
tion is supplied. For purposes of sections 9 and
214 of title 13, any information provided under
paragraph (2) shall be considered information
furnished under the provisions of title 13.
(g) Regulations
A regulation necessary to carry out this sec-
tion may be promulgated by—
(1) the Secretary of Agriculture, to the ex-
tent that a matter under the jurisdiction of
the Secretary is involved; and
(2) the Secretary of Commerce, to the extent
that a matter under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary of Commerce is involved.
(Pub. L. 105–113, § 2, Nov. 21, 1997, 111 Stat. 2274;
Pub. L. 110–234, title X, § 10103, May 22, 2008, 122
Stat. 1336; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title X, § 10103,
June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2097.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical
amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub.
L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L.
110–246.
AMENDMENTS
2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–246, § 10103, designated
existing provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, and
added par. (2).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENT
Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L.
110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the
date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of
Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under
section 8701 of this title.
§ 2204h. Local food production and program eval-
uation
(a) In general
The Secretary shall—
Cross-references
Connections may be documented source relationships, shared citations or nearby passages. Each explains its basis; a connection alone does not establish applicability to your situation.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
The Congress declares that a sound, efficient, and privately operated system for distributing and marketing agricultural products is essential to a prosperous agriculture and is indispensable to the maintenance of full employment and to the welfare, prosperity, and health of the Nation. It is further declared to be the policy of Congress to promote through research, study, experimentation, and through cooperation among Federal and State agencies, farm organizations, and private industry a scientific approach to the problems of marketing, transportation, and distribution of agricultural products similar to the scientific methods which have been utilized so successfully during the past eighty-four years in connection with the production of agricultural products so that such products capable of being produced in abundance may be marketed in an orderly manner and efficiently distributed. In order to attain these objectives, it is the intent of Congress to provide for (1) continuous research to improve the marketing, handling, storage, processing, transportation, and distribution of agricultural products; (2) cooperation among Federal and State agencies, producers, industry organizations, and others in the development and effectuation of research and marketing programs to improve the distribution processes; (3) an integrated administration of all laws enacted by Congress to aid the distribution of agricultural products through research, market aids and services, and regulatory activities, to the end that marketing methods and facilities may be improved, that distribution costs may be reduced and the price spread between the producer and consumer may be narrowed, that dietary and nutritional standards may be improved, that new and wider markets for American agricultural produ
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 7 U.S.C. § 1621
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. The source passage cites 7 U.S.C. § 1621. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
Page 895
TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 1621
Sec.
1627b.
National Sheep Industry Improvement Cen-
ter.
1627c.
Local agriculture market program.
1628.
Repealed.
1629.
Establishment of committees to assist in re-
search and service programs.
1630.
Omitted.
1631.
Protection for purchasers of farm products.
1632.
Repealed.
1632a.
Agricultural marketing resource center pilot
project.
1632b.
Agriculture Innovation Center Demonstra-
tion Program.
1632c.
Acer access and development program.
1632d.
Dairy business innovation initiatives.
1632e.
Cattle Contracts Library.
1633.
Cooperation with State agencies in adminis-
tration and enforcement of laws relating to
marketing of agricultural products and con-
trol or eradication of plant and animal dis-
eases and pests; coordination of administra-
tion of Federal and State laws.
SUBCHAPTER II—LIVESTOCK MANDATORY
REPORTING
PART A—PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS
1635.
Purpose.
1635a.
Definitions.
PART B—CATTLE REPORTING
1635d.
Definitions.
1635e.
Mandatory reporting for live cattle.
1635f.
Mandatory packer reporting of boxed beef
sales.
PART C—SWINE REPORTING
1635i.
Definitions.
1635j.
Mandatory reporting for swine.
1635k.
Mandatory reporting of wholesale pork cuts.
PART D—LAMB REPORTING
1635m.
Mandatory reporting for lambs.
PART E—ADMINISTRATION
1636.
General provisions.
1636a.
Unlawful acts.
1636b.
Enforcement.
1636c.
Fees.
1636d.
Recordkeeping.
1636e.
Voluntary reporting.
1636f.
Publication of information on retail purchase
prices for representative meat products.
1636g.
Suspension
authority
regarding
specific
terms of price reporting requirements.
1636h.
Federal preemption.
1636i.
Termination of authority.
SUBCHAPTER III—DAIRY PRODUCT MANDATORY
REPORTING
1637.
Purpose.
Source: Supplied 2024 U.S. Code historical extraction · 7 U.S.C. § 1621
Stored review status: historical_2024_not_currentness_verified. The source passage cites 7 U.S.C. § 1621. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) Census of agriculture required**
(1) **In general** — In 1998 and every fifth year thereafter, the Secretary of Agriculture shall take a census of agriculture.
(2) **Inclusion of specialty crops** — Effective beginning with the census of agriculture required to be conducted in 2008, the Secretary shall conduct as part of each census of agriculture a census of specialty crops (as that term is defined in section 3 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 ([7 U.S.C. 1621](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1621&num=0&edition=prelim) note; Public Law 108–465)).
**(b) Methods** In connection with the census, the Secretary may conduct any survey or other information collection, and employ any sampling or other statistical method, that the Secretary determines is appropriate.
**(c) Year of information** The information collected in each census taken under this section shall relate to the year immediately preceding the year in which the census is taken.
**(d) Enforcement**
(1) **Fraud** — A person over 18 years of age who willfully gives an answer that is false to a question, which is authorized by the Secretary to be submitted to the person in connection with a census under this section, shall be fined not more than $500.
(2) **Refusal or neglect to answer questions** — A person over 18 years of age who refuses or willfully neglects to answer a question, which is authorized by the Secretary to be submitted to the person in connection with a census under this section, shall be fined not more than $100.
(3) **Social Security number** — The failure or refusal of a person to disclose the person’s Social Security number in response to a request made in connection with any census or other activity under this section sha
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 7 U.S.C. § 2204g
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Same stored citation; legal effect and authority still require review.