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# 7 U.S.C. § 1585 - Certain seeds not adapted for general agricultural use
## Text
Whenever the Secretary of Agriculture, after a public hearing, determines that seed of alfalfa or red clover from any foreign country is not adapted for general agricultural use in the United States, the Secretary shall publish the determination and the reasons for the determination.
(Aug. 9, 1939, ch. 615, title III, § 303, as added Pub. L. 103465, title IV, § 441(3), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4973.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 1585, act Aug. 9, 1939, ch. 615, title III, § 303, formerly § 305, 53 Stat. 1284; renumbered § 303, Jan. 8, 1983, Pub. L. 97439, § 5(b)(4), 96 Stat. 2288, related to requirement that certain seeds containing alfalfa and/or red clover be stained, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103465, title IV, § 441(3), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4973.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DateSection effective on the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement with respect to the United States (Jan. 1, 1995), except as otherwise provided, see section 451 of Pub. L. 103465, set out as a note under section 3601 of Title 19, Customs Duties.
Transfer of Functions For transfer of functions of the Secretary of Agriculture relating to agricultural import and entry inspection activities under this subchapter to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 231, 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.