Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§585 Fees for Inspection and Certification; Certificates as Prima Facie Evidence
Title 7 › CHAPTER 25 — EXPORT STANDARDS FOR APPLES › § 585
Summary
The Secretary must charge a reasonable fee for inspecting and certifying the grade, quality, or condition of apples. The fee should, as closely as possible, cover the cost of the service; if acceptable cooperative arrangements cannot be made, the fees collected in those cases may be kept until spent to pay for the service, and limits on spending for passenger vehicles do not apply. Certificates issued by authorized USDA agents must be accepted in U.S. courts as initial evidence that the statements in them are true.
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Title 7, §585
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For inspecting and certifying the grade, quality, and/or condition of apples, the Secretary shall cause to be collected a reasonable fee which shall as nearly as may be cover the cost of the service rendered: Provided, That when cooperative arrangements satisfactory to the Secretary, or his designated representative, for carrying out the purposes of this chapter cannot be made the fees collected hereunder in such cases shall be available until expended to defray the cost of the service rendered, and in such cases the limitations on the amounts expended for the purchase and maintenance of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles shall not be applicable: Provided further, That certificates issued by the authorized agents of the United States Department of Agriculture shall be received in all courts of the United States as prima facie evidence of the truth of the statements therein contained.
Legislative History
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Amendments
1999—Pub. L. 106–96 struck out “and/or pears” after “of apples”.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
Functions of all officers, agencies, and employees of Department of Agriculture transferred, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.
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7 U.S.C. § 585
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102