Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§97 Purchase and Analysis by Secretary of Samples of Spirits of Turpentine to Detect Violations; Reports to Department of Justice; Publication of Results of Analysis, Etc.
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Summary
The Secretary of Agriculture may buy samples of turpentine and products sold as turpentine on the open market to test, sort, or grade them and to find any rule violations. The Secretary must report violations to the Department of Justice and may publish the test and grading results.
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Title 7, §97
Agriculture, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to purchase from time to time in open market samples of spirits of turpentine and of anything offered for sale as such for the purpose of analysis, classification, or grading and of detecting any violation of this chapter. He shall report to the Department of Justice for appropriate action any violation of this chapter coming to his knowledge. He is also authorized to publish from time to time results of any analysis, classification, or grading of spirits of turpentine and of anything offered for sale as such made by him under any provision of this chapter.
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7 U.S.C. § 97
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102