§ 511e. — Sampling and weighing; cost; disposition of moneys received; expenses; 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: 7USC511e]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 21A--TOBACCO INSPECTION
Sec. 511e. Sampling and weighing; cost; disposition of moneys
received; expenses; purpose
The Secretary, independently or in cooperation with other branches
of the Government, State agencies, or persons whether operating in one
or more jurisdictions, is authorized to employ and/or license competent
persons as samplers to take official samples of tobacco, or as weighers
to weigh and certify the weight of tobacco, or as inspectors of tobacco
to determine and certify, upon the request of the owner or other
financially interested person, the type, grade, weight, condition, and/
or such other facts as the Secretary may deem necessary.
The Secretary shall fix and collect such fees or charges in the
administration of this section as will cover, as nearly as practicable,
the costs of the services provided, including administrative and
supervisory costs. Such fees and charges shall be credited to the
account referred to in section 511d of this title. Fees or charges
collected under an agreement with a State, municipality, or person, or
by an individual licensed to inspect or weight or sample tobacco under
this chapter, may be disposed of in accordance with the terms of such
agreement or license. Charges for expenses for travel and subsistence
incurred by inspectors or weighers or samplers employed by the Secretary
when required to be paid by the applicant for service, may be credited
to the appropriation, or any other funds authorized in this chapter from
which they were paid.
This section is intended merely to provide for the furnishing of
services upon request of the owner or other person financially
interested in tobacco to be sampled, inspected, or weighed and shall not
be construed otherwise.
(Aug. 23, 1935, ch. 623, Sec. 6, 49 Stat. 732; Pub. L. 97-35, title I,
Sec. 157(a)(2), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 375.)
Amendments
1981--Pub. L. 97-35 substituted provisions requiring the Secretary
to fix and collect fees and charges to cover cost of services, for
provisions authorizing the Secretary to fix and collect fees and charges
as he deems reasonable and provisions respecting fees or charges
collected under an agreement with a State, etc.
Effective Date of 1981 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97-35 effective Oct. 1, 1981, see section
157(b) of Pub. L. 97-35, set out as a note under section 511d of this
title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 511d of this title.
