Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§62 Definitions
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 2— - COTTON STANDARDS › § 62
Summary
Sets meanings for three words. Person: singular or plural; includes individuals, partnerships, corporations, or joint-interest groups. Commerce: trade or movement involving States, District of Columbia, or outside places. Cotton: any variety grown in continental United States, including linters.
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Title 7, §62
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Wherever used in this chapter, (a) the word “person” imports the plural or the singular, as the case demands, and includes an individual, a partnership, a corporation, or two or more persons having a joint or common interest; (b) the word “commerce” means commerce between any State or the District of Columbia and any place outside thereof, or between points within the same State or the District of Columbia but through any place outside thereof, or within the District of Columbia; and (c) the word “cotton” means cotton of any variety produced within the continental United States, including linters.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section is composed of the first sentence of section 11 of act Mar. 4, 1923. The remainder of section 11 is contained in section 63 of this title.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 62
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73