Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-110
§1827 Utilization of Personnel of Department of Agriculture and Officers and Employees of Consenting States; Technical and Other Nonfinancial Assistance to State
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Summary
The Secretary must use the Department of Agriculture’s current staff and facilities as much as possible and may also use a State’s officers or employees if the State agrees, with or without paying them. At a State’s request, the Secretary can give technical and other nonfinancial help — including loaning equipment on terms the Secretary sets — to help the State run and enforce laws that ban the conduct described in section 1824.
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Title 15, §1827
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(a)Assistance from Department of Agriculture and States
The Secretary, in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, shall utilize, to the maximum extent practicable, the existing personnel and facilities of the Department of Agriculture. The Secretary is further authorized to utilize the officers and employees of any State, with its consent, and with or without reimbursement, to assist him in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
(b)Assistance to States
The Secretary may, upon request, provide technical and other nonfinancial assistance (including the lending of equipment on such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines is appropriate) to any State to assist it in administering and enforcing any law of such State designed to prohibit conduct described in section 1824 of this title.
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Amendments
1976—Pub. L. 94–360 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
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15 U.S.C. § 1827
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110