2016 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 25 - Export Standards for Apples
Sec. 589 - Definitions

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Citation 7 U.S.C. § 589 (2016)
Section Name §589. Definitions
Section Text

When used in this chapter—

(1) The term "person" includes individuals, partnerships, corporations, and associations.

(2) The term "Secretary of Agriculture" means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States.

(3) Except as provided herein, the term "foreign commerce" means commerce between any State, or the District of Columbia, and any place outside of the United States or its possessions.

(4) The term "apples" means fresh whole apples, whether or not the apples have been in storage.

(5) The term "bulk container" means a container that contains a quantity of apples weighing more than 100 pounds.

Source Credit

(June 10, 1933, ch. 59, §9, 48 Stat. 124; Pub. L. 106–96, §1(b), Nov. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1321; Pub. L. 113–79, title X, §10009(b), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 949.)

Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS

2014—Par. (5). Pub. L. 113–79 added par. (5).

1999—Par. (4). Pub. L. 106–96 added par. (4) and struck out former par. (4) which read as follows: "The term 'apples and/or pears' means fresh whole apples or pears, whether or not they have been in storage."

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 25 - EXPORT STANDARDS FOR APPLES
Sec. 589 - Definitions
Contains section 589
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 48 Stat. 124
113 Stat. 1321
128 Stat. 949
Public Law References Public Law 106-96, Public Law 113-79
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