Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§244 Quality and Value Standards
Title 7 › CHAPTER 10 — WAREHOUSES › § 244
Summary
The Secretary can create rules to judge an agricultural product’s quality or value when no other federal law already does, under this chapter.
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Title 7, §244
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If standards for the evaluation or determination of the quality or value of an agricultural product are not established under another Federal law, the Secretary may establish standards for the evaluation or determination of the quality or value of the agricultural product under this chapter.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 244, acts Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, § 4, 39 Stat. 486; Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 366, § 1, 46 Stat. 1463, authorized licensing of warehousemen, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 106–472. See section 242 of this title. A prior section 5 of act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, was classified to section 245 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 106–472.
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7 U.S.C. § 244
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102