1995 US Code
Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 2 - TEAS
Sec. 41 - Importation of tea inferior to standard
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 2 - TEAS Sec. 41 - Importation of tea inferior to standard |
Contains | section 41 |
Date | 1995 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 1996 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Short Titles | Tea Importation Act |
Source Credit | Mar. 2, 1897, ch. 358, §1, 29 Stat. 604; May 16, 1908, ch. 170, 35 Stat. 163; May 31, 1920, ch. 217, 41 Stat. 712; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. IV, §12, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2421, 54 Stat. 1237; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §5, eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631; May 24, 1962, Pub. L. 87-456, title III, §303(a), 76 Stat. 77; Aug. 23, 1988, Pub. L. 100-418, title I, §1214(<em>l</em>), 102 Stat. 1158. |
Statutes at Large References | 29 Stat. 604 35 Stat. 163 41 Stat. 712 54 Stat. 1237 57 Stat. 499 67 Stat. 631 76 Stat. 77 93 Stat. 695 102 Stat. 1158 |
Public Law References | Public Law 87-456, Public Law 96-88, Public Law 100-418 |
§41. Importation of tea inferior to standard
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons or corporation to import or bring into the United States any merchandise as tea which is inferior in purity, quality, and fitness for consumption to the standards provided in section 43 of this title, and the importation of all such merchandise is prohibited, except as provided in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
(Mar. 2, 1897, ch. 358, §1, 29 Stat. 604; May 16, 1908, ch. 170, 35 Stat. 163; May 31, 1920, ch. 217, 41 Stat. 712; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. IV, §12, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2421, 54 Stat. 1237; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §5, eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631; May 24, 1962, Pub. L. 87–456, title III, §303(a), 76 Stat. 77; Aug. 23, 1988, Pub. L. 100–418, title I, §1214(l), 102 Stat. 1158.)
References in TextThe Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, referred to in text, is not set out in the Code. See Publication of Harmonized Tariff Schedule note set out under section 1202 of Title 19, Customs Duties.
Amendments1988—Pub. L. 100–418 substituted “Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States” for “Tariff Schedules of the United States”.
1962—Pub. L. 87–456 inserted “except as provided in the Tariff Schedules of the United States” at end of first sentence, and struck out second sentence which related to the importation under bond of tea inferior to standards, tea waste, tea siftings, or tea sweepings, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, for the sole purpose of manufacturing theine, caffeine, or other chemical products whereby the identity and character of the original material is entirely destroyed or changed and that the bonds shall be subject to the approval only of the collector of customs at the port of entry.
Effective Date of 1988 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 100–418 effective Jan. 1, 1989, and applicable with respect to articles entered on or after such date, see section 1217(b)(1) of Pub. L. 100–418, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3001 of Title 19, Customs Duties.
Effective Date of 1962 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 87–456 effective with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after Aug. 31, 1963, see section 501(a) of Pub. L. 87–456.
Short TitleAct July 12, 1943, ch. 221, title II, 57 Stat. 499, provided in part that act Mar. 2, 1897, which is classified generally to this chapter, may be cited as the “Tea Importation Act”.
Transfer of FunctionsSecretary and Department of Health, Education, and Welfare redesignated Secretary and Department of Health and Human Services by Pub. L. 96–88, title V, §509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
Functions of Federal Security Administrator transferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and all agencies of Federal Security Agency transferred to Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by section 5 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Federal Security Agency and office of Administrator abolished by section 8 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953.
Food and Drug Administration in Department of Agriculture and its functions, except those functions relating to administration of Insecticide Act of 1910 and Naval Stores Act, transferred to Federal Security Agency, to be administered under direction and supervision of Federal Security Administrator, by Reorg. Plan No. IV of 1940, set out in the Appendix to Title 5.
The powers and duties of Secretary of the Treasury under this section were conferred upon Secretary of Agriculture by act May 31, 1920.
Section Referred to in Other SectionsThis section is referred to in sections 43, 45 of this title.
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