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Title 21 — Food and DrugsRelease 119-73

§1053 Inspection and administration costs

Title 21 › Chapter CHAPTER 15— - EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION › § 1053

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The United States pays for inspections and most other administration costs under this chapter. Official plants must pay for overtime and holiday inspection work at rates the Secretary sets. Money the Secretary gets from official plants for these charges can be used to carry out the chapter and does not expire at the end of a fiscal year. For charging or repaying inspection costs under this chapter and under the Wholesome Poultry Products Act (21 U.S.C. 467a et seq.) and the Wholesome Meat Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), "holiday" means the legal public holidays listed by Congress in section 6103(a) of title 5.

Full Legal Text

Title 21, §1053

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(a)The cost of inspection rendered under the requirements of this chapter, and other costs of administration of this chapter, shall be borne by the United States, except that the cost of overtime and holiday work performed in official plants subject to the provisions of this chapter at such rates as the Secretary may determine shall be borne by such official plants. Sums received by the Secretary from official plants under this section shall be available without fiscal year limitation to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(b)The term “holiday” for the purposes of assessment or reimbursement of the cost of inspection performed under this chapter, the Wholesome Poultry Products Act [21 U.S.C. 467a et seq.] and the Wholesome Meat Act [21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.] shall mean the legal public holidays specified by the Congress in section 6103(a) of title 5.

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References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 91–597, Dec. 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 1620, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 1031 of this title and Tables. The Wholesome Poultry Products Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 90–492, Aug. 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 791, which enacted sections 467a to 467f and 470 of this title, amended sections 451 to 461, 463 to 465, and 467 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 451 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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of 1968 Amendment note set out under section 451 of this title and Tables. The Wholesome Meat Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 90–201, Dec. 15, 1967, 81 Stat. 584, which enacted section 601, 602, 624, 641 to 645, 661, 671 to 680, and 691 of this title, amended sections 603 to 623 of this title, repealed section 96 of this title and section 1306(b) of Title 19, Customs Duties, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 601 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 601 of this title and Tables.

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of this section, see section 29 of Pub. L. 91–597, set out as a note under section 1031 of this title.

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21 U.S.C. § 1053

Title 21 — Food and Drugs

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73