2021 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 21A - Tobacco Inspection
Sec. 511b - Official standards for classification; tentative standards; modification

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Citation 7 U.S.C. § 511b (2021)
Section Name §511b. Official standards for classification; tentative standards; modification
Section Text

The Secretary is authorized to investigate the sorting, handling, conditioning, inspection, and marketing of tobacco from time to time, and to establish standards for tobacco by which its type, grade, size, condition, or other characteristics may be determined, which standards shall be the official standards of the United States, and shall become effective immediately or upon a date specified by the Secretary: Provided, That the Secretary may issue tentative standards for tobacco prior to the establishment of official standards therefor, and he may modify any standards established under authority of this chapter whenever, in his judgment, such action is advisable.

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(Aug. 23, 1935, ch. 623, §3, 49 Stat. 732.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 21A - TOBACCO INSPECTION
Sec. 511b - Official standards for classification; tentative standards; modification
Contains section 511b
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 49 Stat. 732
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