Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§2324 Restrictions on Employees as to Interest in Plant Variety Protection
Title 7 › CHAPTER 57 — PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION › SUBCHAPTER I — PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION OFFICE › Part A — Organization and Publications › § 2324
Summary
Plant Variety Protection Office employees cannot apply for plant variety protection or obtain related interests while they are employed, except by inheritance; nonemployee Plant Variety Protection Board members are excluded.
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Title 7, §2324
Agriculture, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Employees of the Plant Variety Protection Office shall be ineligible during the periods of their employment, to apply for plant variety protection and to acquire directly or indirectly, except by inheritance or bequest, any right or interest in any matters before that office. This section shall not apply to members of the Plant Variety Protection Board who are not otherwise employees of the Plant Variety Protection Office.
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7 U.S.C. § 2324
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102