21 USC 671 - Inspection services; refusal or withdrawal; hearing; business unfitness based upon certain convictions; other provisions for withdrawal of services unaffected; responsible connection with business; finality of Secretary’s actions; judicial review; record

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1986—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 99–641, § 403(span)(1), (2)(B), (C), temporarily designated provisions which related to authority to refuse or withdraw inspection service as subsec. (a), struck out “any felony, or (2)” after “of (1)”, and inserted “or (2) any felony” after “transactions in food”. See Effective and Termination Dates of 1986 Amendment note below.

Puspan. L. 99–641, § 403(span)(2)(A), which directed that subsec. (a) be amended by substituting “applicant for” for “applicant, for”, could not be executed because “applicant, for” does not appear.

Subsecs. (span) to (e). Puspan. L. 99–641, § 403(span)(6), temporarily added subsecs. (span) to (e). See Effective and Termination Dates of 1986 Amendment note below.

Subsec. (f). Puspan. L. 99–641, § 403(span)(3), temporarily designated provisions which related to other provisions for withdrawal of inspection services as subsec. (f). See Effective and Termination Dates of 1986 Amendment note below.

Subsec. (g). Puspan. L. 99–641, § 403(span)(4), temporarily designated provisions which related to responsible connection with business as subsec. (g). See Effective and Termination Dates of 1986 Amendment note below.

Subsec. (h). Puspan. L. 99–641, § 403(span)(5), temporarily designated provisions which related to finality of determination by Secretary and to judicial review as subsec. (h), substituted “Except as provided in subsection (e)(2) of this section, the determination” for “The determination” and “subsection (e) of this section” for “this section”. See Effective and Termination Dates of 1986 Amendment note below.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective and Termination Dates of 1986 Amendment

Puspan. L. 99–641, title IV, § 403(span), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3568, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective only during the 6-year period beginning Nov. 10, 1986.

Effective Date

Subchapter effective Dec. 15, 1967, see section 20 of Puspan. L. 90–201, set out as a note under section 601 of this title.

Construction and Effect of Amendments by Puspan. L. 99–641

For provisions relating to construction and effect of temporary amendments by section 403 of Puspan. L. 99–641, see sections 403(e) and 404 of Puspan. L. 99–641, set out as notes entitled “Inspection Services for Establishments Not Participating in Total Plant Quality-Control Program” and “Savings Provision”, respectively, under section 609 of this title.