Federal
Title 7 — Agriculture
2,926 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.
- § 2357 — Unauthorized practice
- § 2371 — Plant variety protection fees
- § 2372 — Payment of plant variety protection fees; return of excess amounts
- § 24 — Customer property with respect to commodity broker debtors; definitions
- § 2401 — Definitions and rules of construction
- § 2402 — Right to plant variety protection; plant varieties protectable
- § 2403 — Reciprocity limits
- § 2404 — Public interest in wide usage
- § 241 — Definitions
- § 242 — Powers of Secretary
- § 2421 — Application for recognition of plant variety rights
- § 2422 — Content of application
- § 2423 — Joint breeders
- § 2424 — Death or incapacity of breeder
- § 2425 — Benefit of earlier filing date
- § 2426 — Confidential status of application
- § 2427 — Publication
- § 243 — Imposition and collection of fees
- § 244 — Quality and value standards
- § 2441 — Examination of application
- § 2442 — Notice of refusal; reconsideration
- § 2443 — Initial appeal
- § 245 — Bonding and other financial assurance requirements
- § 246 — Maintenance of records
- § 2461 — Appeals
- § 2462 — Civil action against Secretary
- § 2463 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–349, § 8(c)(2) , Oct. 6, 1994 , 108 Stat. 3141
- § 247 — Fair treatment in storage of agricultural products
- § 248 — Commingling of agricultural products
- § 2481 — Plant variety protection
- § 2482 — How issued
- § 2483 — Contents and term of plant variety protection
- § 2484 — Correction of Plant Variety Protection Office mistake
- § 2485 — Correction of applicant’s mistake
- § 2486 — Correction of named breeder
- § 249 — Transfer of stored agricultural products
- § 24a — Swap data repositories
- § 25 — Private rights of action
- § 250 — Warehouse receipts
- § 2501 — Reexamination after issue
- § 2502, 2503 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–349, § 8(a) , Oct. 6, 1994 , 108 Stat. 3140
- § 2504 — Interfering plant variety protection
- § 251 — Conditions for delivery of agricultural products
- § 252 — Suspension or revocation of licenses
- § 253 — Public information
- § 2531 — Ownership and assignment
- § 2532 — Ownership during testing
- § 254 — Penalties for noncompliance
- § 2541 — Infringement of plant variety protection
- § 2542 — Grandfather clause
- § 2543 — Right to save seed; crop exemption
- § 2544 — Research exemption
- § 2545 — Intermediary exemption
- § 255 — Jurisdiction and arbitration
- § 256 — Authorization of appropriations
- § 2561 — Remedy for infringement of plant variety protection
- § 2562 — Presumption of validity; defenses
- § 2563 — Injunction
- § 2564 — Damages
- § 2565 — Attorney fees
- § 2566 — Time limitation on damages
- § 2567 — Limitation of damages; marking and notice
- § 2568 — False marking; cease and desist orders
- § 2569 — Nonresident proprietors; service and notice
- § 2570 — Liability of States, instrumentalities of States, and State officials for infringement of plant variety protection
- § 2581 — Intent
- § 2582 — Severability
- § 2583 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–574, § 20 , Dec. 22, 1980 , 94 Stat. 3352
- § 26 — Commodity whistleblower incentives and protection
- § 2611 — Congressional findings and declaration of policy
- § 2612 — Definitions
- § 2613 — Authority for issuance and amendment of plan
- § 2614 — Notice and hearings
- § 2615 — Finding and issuance of plan
- § 2616 — Regulations
- § 2617 — Required terms and conditions of plans
- § 2618 — Permissive terms and conditions of plans
- § 2619 — Assessments
- § 2620 — Procedural rights of persons subject to plan
- § 2621 — Enforcement
- § 2622 — Investigations
- § 2623 — Referendum
- § 2624 — Suspension or termination of plans
- § 2625 — Amendment procedure
- § 2626 — Separability
- § 2627 — Authorization
- § 2651 to 2654 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–313, § 16(a)(6) , formerly § 13(a)(6), July 1, 1978 , 92 Stat. 374 ; renumbered § 16(a)(6), Pub. L. 101–624, title XII, § 1215(1) , Nov. 28, 1990 , 104 Stat. 3525
- § 2655 — Rural firefighters and emergency medical service assistance program
- § 2661 — Statement of purposes and goals
- § 2662 — Programs authorized
- § 2662a — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 706 , title VIII, § 867, Apr. 4, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1112 , 1174
- § 2663 — Funding
- § 2664 — Cooperating colleges and universities
- § 2665 — Withholding funds
- § 2666 — Definitions
- § 2667 — Regulations
- § 2668 — Omitted
- § 2669 — Pilot projects for production and marketing of industrial hydrocarbons and alcohols from agricultural commodities and forest products
- § 2670 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–98, title XIV, § 1444(b) , Dec. 22, 1981 , 95 Stat. 1326
- § 2671 — Establishment of technical assistance program
- § 27 — Definitions
- § 2701 — Congressional findings and declaration of policy
- § 2702 — Definitions
- § 2703 — Orders of Secretary to egg producers, etc.
- § 2704 — Notice and hearing upon proposed orders
- § 2705 — Findings and issuance of orders
- § 2706 — Permissive terms and conditions in orders
- § 2707 — Required terms and conditions in orders
- § 2708 — Referendum among egg producers
- § 2709 — Termination or suspension of orders
- § 2710 — Applicability of provisions to amendments to orders
- § 2711 — Exempted egg producers and breeding hen flocks; conditions and procedures
- § 2712 — Refund of assessment from Egg Board
- § 2713 — Administrative review of orders; petition; hearing; judicial review
- § 2714 — Civil enforcement proceedings
- § 2715 — Certification of organizations; required contents of report as criteria
- § 2716 — Regulations
- § 2717 — Investigations by Secretary; oaths and affirmations; subpenas; judicial enforcement; contempt proceedings; service of process
- § 2718 — Authorization of appropriations
- § 27a — Exclusion of identified banking product
- § 27b — Repealed. Pub. L. 111–203, title VII, § 725(g)(1)(A) , July 21, 2010 , 124 Stat. 1694
- § 27c — Exclusion of certain other identified banking products
- § 27d — Administration of the predominance test
- § 27e — Repealed. Pub. L. 111–203, title VII, § 725(g)(1)(A) , July 21, 2010 , 124 Stat. 1694
- § 27f — Contract enforcement
- § 2801 to 2813 — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–224, title IV, § 438(a)(4) , June 20, 2000 , 114 Stat. 454
- § 281 — Honeybee importation
- § 2814 — Management of undesirable plants on Federal lands
- § 282 — Punishment for unlawful importation
- § 283 — Propagation of stock and release of germ plasm
- § 284 — Eradication and control of undesirable species and subspecies
- § 285 — Uses of funds
- § 286 — Authorization of appropriations
- § 2901 — Congressional findings and declaration of policy
- § 2902 — Definitions
- § 2903 — Issuance of orders
- § 2904 — Required terms in orders
- § 2905 — Certification of organizations to nominate
- § 2906 — Requirement of referendum
- § 2907 — Refunds
- § 2908 — Enforcement
- § 2909 — Investigations by Secretary; oaths and affirmations; subpenas; judicial enforcement; contempt proceedings; service of process
- § 291 — Authorization of associations; powers
- § 2910 — Preemption of other Federal and State programs; applicability of provisions to amendments to orders
- § 2911 — Authorization of appropriations
- § 2912 to 2918 — Omitted
- § 292 — Monopolizing or restraining trade and unduly enhancing prices prohibited; remedy and procedure
- § 2a to 4a — Transferred
- § 3001 — Congressional statement of purpose
- § 3002 — Definitions
- § 3003 — Survey
- § 3004 — Direct marketing assistance within the States
- § 3005, 3006 — Repealed. Pub. L. 115–334, title X, § 10102(c)(5)(B) , Dec. 20, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4898
- § 3007 — Seniors farmers’ market nutrition program
- § 301 — Land grant aid of colleges
- § 302 — Method of apportionment and selection; issuance of land scrip
- § 303 — Management expenses paid by State
- § 304 — Investment of proceeds of sale of land or scrip
- § 305 — Conditions of grant
- § 306 — Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, § 1 , 46 Stat. 1028
- § 307 — Fees for locating land scrip
- § 308 — Reports by State governors of sale of scrip
- § 309 — Land grants in the State of North Dakota
- § 3101 — Purposes of agricultural research, extension, and education
- § 3102 — Additional purposes of agricultural research and extension
- § 3103 — Definitions
- § 3104 — Agriculture research; declaration of policy; duties of Secretary of Agriculture; use of existing facilities
- § 3105 — Agricultural research; authorization of additional appropriations; administrative expenses; availability of special research fund
- § 3121 — Responsibilities of Secretary and Department of Agriculture
- § 3122 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 852(a) , Apr. 4, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1171
- § 3123 — National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board
- § 3123a — Specialty crop committee
- § 3123b — Repealed. Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7105 , Dec. 20, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4783
- § 3124 — Existing research programs
- § 3124a — Federal-State partnership and coordination
- § 3125 — Annual report of Secretary of Agriculture to President and Congress
- § 3125a — National Agricultural Library
- § 3125a–1 — Agricultural and food law research, legal tools, and information
- § 3125b — National Rural Information Center Clearinghouse
- § 3125c — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 859(a) , Apr. 4, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1173
- § 3126 — Libraries and information network
- § 3127 — Support for Advisory Board
- § 3128 — General provisions
- § 3129 — Accountability
- § 3129a — Exemption from chapter 10 of title 5 for competitive research, extension, and education programs
- § 3130 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 858 , Apr. 4, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1173
- § 3151 — Grants to enhance research capacity in schools of veterinary medicine
- § 3151a — Veterinary medicine loan repayment
- § 3151b — Veterinary services grant program
- § 3152 — Grants and fellowships for food and agricultural sciences education
- § 3153 — National Agricultural Science Award
- § 3154 — Repealed. Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7110(a) , May 22, 2008 , 122 Stat. 1218 , and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a) , title VII, § 7110(a), June 18, 2008 , 122 Stat. 1664 , 1980
- § 3155 — Agricultural and food policy research centers
- § 3156 — Education grants to Alaska Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institutions
- § 3157 — Competitive, special, and facilities research grants
- § 3158 — Next generation agriculture technology challenge
- § 3159 — Land-grant designation
- § 3171 — Congressional findings and declaration of policy
- § 3172 — Duties of Secretary of Agriculture
- § 3173 — Research by Department of Agriculture