Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§2259 Market-inspection Certificates as Prima Facie Evidence
Title 7 › CHAPTER 55 — DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › § 2259
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Federal courts must accept Department of Agriculture market‑inspection certificates as basic proof.
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Title 7, §2259
Agriculture, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Market-inspection certificates issued by authorized agents of the Department of Agriculture shall be received in all courts of the United States as prima facie evidence of the truth of the statements therein contained.
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Codification This section was enacted as part of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944. Section was formerly classified to section 575 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
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7 U.S.C. § 2259
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102