Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§2331 Copies for Public Libraries
Title 7 › CHAPTER 57 — PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION › SUBCHAPTER I — PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION OFFICE › Part A — Organization and Publications › § 2331
Summary
The Secretary can give public libraries in the United States printed descriptions, drawings, and photos of protected plant varieties, and those libraries must keep them available for people to use.
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Title 7, §2331
Agriculture, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Secretary may supply printed copies of descriptions, drawings, and photographs of protected plant varieties to public libraries in the United States which shall maintain such copies for the use of the public.
Legislative History
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Amendments
1980—Pub. L. 96–574 substituted “descriptions” for “specifications”.
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7 U.S.C. § 2331
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102