Us Code § 244 - Quality and value standards
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§ 244. Quality and value standards
If standards for the evaluation or determination of the quality or value of an agricultural product are not established under another Federal law, the Secretary may establish standards for the evaluation or determination of the quality or value of the agricultural product under this chapter.
(Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, §5, as added Pub. L. 106–472, title II, §201, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2064.)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 244, acts Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, §4, 39 Stat. 486; Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 366, §1, 46 Stat. 1463, authorized licensing of warehousemen, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 106–472. See section 242 of this title.
A prior section 5 of act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, was classified to section 245 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 106–472.
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