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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 25 — Export Standards for Apples

§ 584. Exemptions

Statutory text

(a)

In general

Apples in less than carload lots as defined by the Secretary may, in his discretion, be shipped to any foreign country without complying with the provisions of this chapter.

(b)

Bulk containers

Apples may be shipped to Canada in bulk containers without complying with the provisions of this chapter.

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. Pub. L. 73–59 § 4 · 48 Stat. 123

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 584

    June 10, 1933, ch. 59, § 4, 48 Stat. 124

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    June 10, 1933, ch. 59, § 4, 48 Stat. 124

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 4. Apples or pears in less than carload lots as defined by the Secretary may, in his discretion, be shipped to any foreign country without complying with the provisions of this Act.

  2. Pub. L. 106–96 § 1(c)(2) · 113 Stat. 1321

    Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 584

    Pub. L. 106–96 struck out “or pears” after “Apples”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 106–96 struck out “or pears” after “Apples”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) by striking “or pears” each place it appears in the first section and sections 2, 3, and 4. 7 USC 581–584.

  3. Agricultural Act of 2014

    Pub. L. 113–79 title X § 10009(a) · 128 Stat. 649

    1. Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 584

      Pub. L. 113–79 inserted section catchline

    2. Amended · 7 U.S.C. § 584

      Pub. L. 113–79 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

    3. Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 584

      Pub. L. 113–79 inserted heading

    4. Added · 7 U.S.C. § 584

      Pub. L. 113–79 added subsec. (b)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 113–79 inserted section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Bulk Shipment of Apples to Canada.— Section 4 of the Export Apple Act (7 U.S.C. 584) is amended— (1) by striking “Sec. 4. Apples in” and inserting the following: “SEC. 4. EXEMPTIONS. “(a) In General.— Apples in” ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(b) Bulk Containers.— Apples may be shipped to Canada in bulk containers without complying with the provisions of this Act.” .

6 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments1999–2014 · 2 rounds

2014

Pub. L. 113–79 inserted section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

1999

Pub. L. 106–96 struck out “or pears” after “Apples”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Regulations

Pub. L. 113–79, title X, § 10009(c), , 128 Stat. 949, provided that: “Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act [], the Secretary [of Agriculture] shall issue regulations to carry out the amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 589 of this title].”

Credits

1933–2014 · 3 acts
  1. 1933June 10, 1933, ch. 59, § 4, 48 Stat. 124
  2. 1999Pub. L. 106–96, § 1(c)(2), , 113 Stat. 1321
  3. 2014Pub. L. 113–79, title X, § 10009(a), , 128 Stat. 949.
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(June 10, 1933, ch. 59, § 4, 48 Stat. 124; Pub. L. 106–96, § 1(c)(2), , 113 Stat. 1321; Pub. L. 113–79, title X, § 10009(a), , 128 Stat. 949.)

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