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Volume 82

Public Law 90–484

To provide indemnity payments to dairy farmers.

Approved August 13, 1968

Statutory text

AN ACT

To provide indemnity payments to dairy farmers.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to make indemnity payments, at a fair market value, to dairy farmers who have been directed since January 1, 1964, to remove their milk from commercial markets because it contained residues of chemicals registered and approved for use by the Federal Government at the time of such use. Such indemnity payments shall continue to each dairy farmer until he has been reinstated and is again allowed to dispose of his milk on commercial markets.

Sec. 2.

There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.

Sec. 3.

The authority granted under this Act shall expire on June 30, 1970.

Approved August 13, 1968.

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