Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73not60
§2353 Testimony in Plant Variety Protection Office Cases
Title 7 › Chapter 57— PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION › Subchapter I— PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION OFFICE › Part B— Legal Provisions as to the Plant Variety Protection Office › § 2353
Summary
The Secretary can make rules for collecting sworn statements, depositions, and other evidence for cases at the Plant Variety Protection Office. Officers who are allowed to take depositions for U.S. or state courts can take those statements and swear witnesses, and any hearing officer the Secretary appoints has the same power.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §2353
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The Secretary may establish regulations for taking affidavits, depositions, and other evidence required in cases before the Plant Variety Protection Office. Any officer authorized by law to take depositions to be used in the courts of the United States, or of the State where the officer resides, may take such affidavits and depositions, and swear the witnesses. If any person acts as a hearing officer by authority of the Secretary, the person shall have like power.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–349 substituted “the officer” for “he” in second sentence and “the person” for “he” in third sentence.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1994 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–349 effective 180 days after Oct. 6, 1994, see section 15 of Pub. L. 103–349, set out as a note under section 2401 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 2353
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60