§ 511a. — Declaration of purpose.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC511a]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 21A--TOBACCO INSPECTION
Sec. 511a. Declaration of purpose
Transactions in tobacco involving the sale thereof at auction as
commonly conducted at auction markets are affected with a public
interest; such transactions are carried on by tobacco producers
generally and by persons engaged in the business of buying and selling
tobacco in commerce; the classification of tobacco according to type,
grade, and other characteristics affect the prices received therefor by
producers; without uniform standards of classification and inspection
the evaluation of tobacco is susceptible to speculation, manipulation,
and control, and unreasonable fluctuations in prices and quality
determinations occur which are detrimental to producers and persons
handling tobacco in commerce; such fluctuations constitute a burden upon
commerce and make the use of uniform standards of classification and
inspection imperative for the protection of producers and others engaged
in commerce and the public interest therein.
(Aug. 23, 1935, ch. 623, Sec. 2, 49 Stat. 731.)
