What US Grain Standards Act (7 USC ch 3): Official Grain Standards, Inspection and Weighing requires
The United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. ch. 3, sections 71 to 87k) establishes official United States standards for grain and provides for the official inspection and weighing of grain, administered by the Secretary of Agriculture through the Federal Grain Inspection Service of the Agricultural Marketing Service. Section 71 sets the short title. Section 74 sets out the congressional findings and declaration of policy, declaring it to be the policy of Congress, for the promotion and protection of commerce in grain in the interests of producers, merchandisers, warehousemen, processors, and consumers, to provide for the establishment of official standards and for uniform official inspection. Section 75 defines the terms, and section 76 provides for the establishment, amendment, and revocation of official grain standards. Section 77 sets the official inspection and weighing requirements, including that grain exported from the United States must be officially inspected and weighed, and section 79 governs official inspection while section 84 provides for the licensing of inspectors. Section 86 provides for the refusal of inspection and weighing services and for civil penalties. Section 87b sets out the prohibited acts, and section 87c sets the criminal penalties, providing that a person who knowingly violates a provision prohibited by section 87b shall on conviction be subject to imprisonment for not more than five years, or a fine of not more than 20,000 dollars, or both. The Act is the federal grain quality and inspection regime.
Pillar: Agriculture & Agritech · Authority: US Congress / Department of Agriculture (Federal Grain Inspection Service) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2022-title7/html/USCODE-2022-title7-chap3.htm
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- United States Grain Standards Act, 7 U.S.C. 71 - short title.
- United States Grain Standards Act, 7 U.S.C. 74 - congressional findings and declaration of policy.
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