Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§595 Fees for Inspection and Certification; Certificates as Prima Facie Evidence
Title 7 › CHAPTER 25A — EXPORT STANDARDS FOR GRAPES AND PLUMS › § 595
Summary
The Secretary of Agriculture must charge a reasonable fee to inspect and certify the grade, quality, or condition of grapes or plums. The fee should, as nearly as possible, cover the cost. If the Secretary cannot make satisfactory cooperative arrangements, those fees may be kept until spent to pay the service, and limits on buying or maintaining passenger vehicles do not apply. Certificates from authorized USDA agents must be accepted in all federal courts as initial proof that the statements in them are true.
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Title 7, §595
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For inspecting and certifying the grade, quality, or condition of grapes or plums 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.
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7 U.S.C. § 595
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102