Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§511f Reinspection and Appeal Inspection; Certificate as Evidence
Title 7 › CHAPTER 21A — TOBACCO INSPECTION › § 511f
Summary
The Secretary must provide reinspections or appeal inspections of tobacco when he thinks they are needed to confirm or change inspection certificates. Unless the Secretary’s rules cancel or replace a certificate, U.S. courts and government officers must accept an inspection certificate as proof that the statements on it are true.
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Title 7, §511f
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The Secretary shall provide for such reinspection or appeal inspection of tobacco as he may deem necessary for the confirmation or reversal of certificates issued under this chapter. Each inspection certificate issued under this chapter, unless invalidated or superseded in accordance with the regulations of the Secretary, shall be received in all courts and by all officers and employees of the United States as prima facie evidence of the truth of the statements therein contained.
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7 U.S.C. § 511f
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102