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§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

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Plant Variety Protection Office employees cannot apply for plant variety protection or gain related rights while employed, except by inheritance or bequest; non‑employee Board members are excluded.

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Title 7, §2324

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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 7Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60