§ 1573. Exemptions

Footnotes

1. 1 So in original. Probably should be “section”.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1939

   Pub. L. 76–615 · 53 Stat. 1275

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 1573

   Aug. 9, 1939, ch. 615, title II, § 203, 53 Stat. 1281

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 9, 1939, ch. 615, title II, § 203, 53 Stat. 1281

2. 1958

   Pub. L. 85–581 § 10 · 72 Stat. 476

   Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 1573(b)

   Pub. L. 85–581 inserted references to section 1571(i) of this title and eased labeling requirements with respect to shipment of seed in containers and in quantities of twenty thousand pounds or more

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85–581 inserted references to section 1571(i) of this title and eased labeling requirements with respect to shipment of seed in containers and in quantities of twenty thousand pounds or more.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 10. (a) That part of section 203 (b) of said Act (7 U. S. C. 53 Stat. 1281. Exemptions. 1573 (b)) which precedes clause (1) is amended to read as follows: “(b) The provisions of section 201 (a), (b), or (i) shall not apply—” (b) Clause (2) of such section 203 (b) is amended to read as follows: “(2) to seed intended for seeding purposes when transported or offered for transportation in interstate commerce— “(A) if in bulk, in which case, however, the invoice or other records accompanying and pertaining to such seed shall bear the various statements required for the respective seeds under sections 201 (a), (b),and (i); or “(B) if in containers and in quantities of twenty thousand pounds or more: Provided, That (i) the omission from each container of the information required under sections 201 (a), (b), and (i) is with the knowledge and consent of the consignee prior to the transportation or delivery for transportation of such seed in interstate commerce, (ii) each container shall have stenciled upon it or bear a label containing a lot designation, and (iii) the invoice or other records accompanying and pertaining to such seed shall bear the various statements required for the respective seeds under sections 201 (a), (b), and (i); or “(C) if consigned to a seed cleaning or processing establishment, to be cleaned or processed for seeding purposes: Provided, That (i) this fact is so stated in the invoice or other records accompanying and pertaining to such seed if the seed is in bulk or if the seed is in containers and in quantities of twenty thousand pounds or more, (ii) this fact is so stated on attached labels if the seed is in containers and in quantities less than twenty thousand pounds, and (iii) any such seed later to be labeled as to origin and/or variety shall be labeled as to origin and/or variety in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed under section 402 of this Act.”

3. 1966

   Pub. L. 89–686 § 12(a) · 80 Stat. 975

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 1573(d)

   Pub. L. 89–686, § 12(a), substituted “the kind or kind and variety of seeds”, “if there are seeds”, “: Provided, That”, and “reasonable precautions to insure the identity of the seed to be that stated” for “the kind or variety or type of seeds”, “if there be other seeds”, “, provided that”, and “proper precautions to insure the identity to be that stated”, respectively

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 89–686, § 12(a), substituted “the kind or kind and variety of seeds”, “if there are seeds”, “: Provided, That”, and “reasonable precautions to insure the identity of the seed to be that stated” for “the kind or variety or type of seeds”, “if there be other seeds”, “, provided that”, and “proper precautions to insure the identity to be that stated”, respectively.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 203(d) of said Act (53 Stat. 1282; 7 U.S.C. 1573(d)) is amended to read as follows: “(d) The provisions of sections 201 (a) and (b) relative to the labeling of agricultural and vegetable seeds with the percentages of the kind or kind and variety of seeds shall not be deemed violated if there are seeds in the container or bulk which could not be, or were not, identified because of their indistinguishability in appearance from the seeds intended to be transported or delivered for transportation in interstate commerce: Provided, That the records of the person charged with the duty under said section of labeling or invoicing the seeds, kept in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture, together with other pertinent facts, disclose that said person has taken reasonable precautions to insure the identity of the seeds to be that stated.

4. 1966

   Pub. L. 89–686 § 12(b) · 80 Stat. 975

   Added · 7 U.S.C. § 1573(e)

   Pub. L. 89–686, § 12(b), added subsec. (e)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 89–686, § 12(b), added subsec. (e).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Section 203 of said Act is amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection (e) reading as follows: “(e) The provisions of section 201 (i) relative to the labeling of agricultural and vegetable seeds with the name of any substance used in the treatment of seeds shall not be deemed violated if the substance or substances used in such treatment could not be or were not identified because of their “indistinguishability from the substance or substances intended to be used in the treatment of the seeds: Provided, That the records of the person charged with the duty under said section of labeling or invoicing the seeds, kept in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture, together with other pertinent facts, disclosed that said person has taken reasonable precautions to insure the identity of the substance or substances to be as stated.”

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