7 U.S.C. § 591: Standards of export…

Summary

It is illegal to send grapes or plums to another country unless each package has a certificate from the Secretary saying the fruit meets the federal or state grade and the minimum quality set for that variety and destination. The Secretary can set other rules the fruit must meet before getting a certificate and must let interested people review and comment on any proposed export standards or rules, by public hearing or other ways.

Title 7, §591

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It shall be unlawful for any person to ship or offer for shipment or for any carrier, or any steamship company, or any person to transport or receive for transportation to any foreign destination, except as provided in this chapter, any grapes or plums of any variety in packages which are not accompanied by a certificate issued under authority of the Secretary showing that such grapes or plums are of a Federal or State grade which meets the minimum of quality established for such variety and destination by the Secretary for shipment in export to such destination. The Secretary is authorized to prescribe, by regulations, the requirements, other than those of grades, which the fruit must meet before certificates are issued. The Secretary shall provide opportunity, by public hearing or otherwise for interested persons to examine and make recommendation with respect to any standard of export proposed to be established or designated, or regulation prescribed, by the Secretary for the purposes of this chapter.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1975—Pub. L. 93–606 inserted “and destination” and “to such destination” after “such variety” and “for shipment in export”, respectively. 1961—Pub. L. 87–105 inserted “of any variety” and “for such variety” after “any grapes or plums” and “minimum of quality established”, respectively.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Pub. L. 86–687, as amended, which is classified to this chapter, is popularly known as the “Export Grape and Plum Act”.

§591 Standards of Export; Establishment; Shipping Without Certificate Forbidden; Hearings