7 USC 608 - Marketing agreements; exemption from anti-trust laws; inspection requirements for handlers not subject to agreements

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of this title, for the marketing year for the crop with respect to which such violation occurs.

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 1445c–3 of this title, referred to in subsec. (span)(2), was repealed by Puspan. L. 104–127, title I, § 171(span)(2)(E), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 938.

Codification

The provisions appearing in subsec. (a) of this section except the first sentence, were originally enacted as part of section 8(2) of act May 12, 1933, and formerly appeared as section 608(2) of this title.

Amendments

1993—Subsec. (span)(1)(C). Puspan. L. 103–66 added subpar. (C).

1991—Subsec. (span)(2). Puspan. L. 102–237 made technical amendment to reference to section 1445c–3 of this title involving corresponding provisions of original Act.

1989—Puspan. L. 101–220 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (span).

1947—Act June 30, 1947, repealed provisions providing for loans from Reconstruction Finance Corporation.

1935—Act Aug. 24, 1935, designated subsection 2 of section 8 of act May 12, 1933, as section 8span and amended first sentence generally.

1934—Act Apr. 7, 1934, empowered Secretary of Agriculture to enter into marketing agreements with individual producers.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1989 Amendment

Puspan. L. 101–220, § 4(c), Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1878, provided that:

“The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall be effective with respect to the 1990 and subsequent crops of peanuts.”

Validity of Section Affirmed

Act June 3, 1937, affirmed and validated, and reenacted without change the provisions of this section. See note set out under section 601 of this title.