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§1585 Certain seeds not adapted for general agricultural use

Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 37— - SEEDS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - FOREIGN COMMERCE › § 1585

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Title 7, §1585

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Whenever the Secretary of Agriculture, after a public hearing, determines that seed of alfalfa or red clover from any foreign country is not adapted for general agricultural use in the United States, the Secretary shall publish the determination and the reasons for the determination.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 1585, act Aug. 9, 1939, ch. 615, title III, § 303, formerly § 305, 53 Stat. 1284; renumbered § 303, Jan. 8, 1983, Pub. L. 97–439, § 5(b)(4), 96 Stat. 2288, related to requirement that certain seeds containing alfalfa and/or red clover be stained, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–465, title IV, § 441(3), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4973.

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Effective Date

Section effective on the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement with respect to the United States (Jan. 1, 1995), except as otherwise provided, see section 451 of Pub. L. 103–465, set out as a note under section 3601 of Title 19, Customs Duties.

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of the Secretary of Agriculture relating to agricultural import and entry inspection activities under this subchapter to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see section 231, 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.

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7 U.S.C. § 1585

Title 7Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73