Title 7 — Agriculture

Every section of Title 7 of the United States Code, agriculture — 2,982 sections, full text, with the cases that cite each one.

• 7 U.S.C. § 1 — Short title
• 7 U.S.C. § 1a — Definitions
• 7 U.S.C. § 1b — Requirements of Secretary of the Treasury regarding exemption of foreign exchange swaps and foreign exchange forwards from definition of the term “swap”
• 7 U.S.C. § 2 — Jurisdiction of Commission; liability of principal for act of agent; Commodity Futures Trading Commission; transaction in interstate commerce
• 7 U.S.C. § 2a...4a — Transferred
• 7 U.S.C. § 2a_to_4a — Transferred
• 7 U.S.C. § 5 — Findings and purpose
• 7 U.S.C. § 6 — Regulation of futures trading and foreign transactions
• 7 U.S.C. § 6a — Excessive speculation
• 7 U.S.C. § 6b — Contracts designed to defraud or mislead
• 7 U.S.C. § 6b–1 — Enforcement authority
• 7 U.S.C. § 6c — Prohibited transactions
• 7 U.S.C. § 6d — Dealing by unregistered futures commission merchants or introducing brokers prohibited; duties in handling customer receipts; conflict-of-interest systems and procedures; Chief Compliance Officer; rules to avoid duplicative regulations; swap requirements; portfolio margining accounts
• 7 U.S.C. § 6e — Dealings by unregistered floor trader or broker prohibited
• 7 U.S.C. § 6f — Registration and financial requirements; risk assessment
• 7 U.S.C. § 6g — Reporting and recordkeeping
• 7 U.S.C. § 6h — False self-representation as registered entity member prohibited
• 7 U.S.C. § 6i — Reports of deals equal to or in excess of trading limits; books and records; cash and controlled transactions
• 7 U.S.C. § 6j — Restrictions on dual trading in security futures products on designated contract markets and registered derivatives transaction execution facilities
• 7 U.S.C. § 6k — Registration of associates of futures commission merchants, commodity pool operators, and commodity trading advisors; required disclosure of disqualifications; exemptions for associated persons
• 7 U.S.C. § 6l — Commodity trading advisors and commodity pool operators; Congressional finding
• 7 U.S.C. § 6m — Use of mails or other means or instrumentalities of interstate commerce by commodity trading advisors and commodity pool operators; relation to other law
• 7 U.S.C. § 6n — Registration of commodity trading advisors and commodity pool operators; application; expiration and renewal; record keeping and reports; disclosure; statements of account
• 7 U.S.C. § 6o — Fraud and misrepresentation by commodity trading advisors, commodity pool operators, and associated persons
• 7 U.S.C. § 6o–1 — Transferred
• 7 U.S.C. § 6p — Standards and examinations
• 7 U.S.C. § 6q — Special procedures to encourage and facilitate bona fide hedging by agricultural producers
• 7 U.S.C. § 6r — Reporting and recordkeeping for uncleared swaps
• 7 U.S.C. § 6s — Registration and regulation of swap dealers and major swap participants
• 7 U.S.C. § 6t — Large swap trader reporting
• 7 U.S.C. § 7 — Designation of boards of trade as contract markets
• 7 U.S.C. § 7a — Repealed. Pub. L. 111–203, title VII, § 734(a), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1718
• 7 U.S.C. § 7a–1 — Derivatives clearing organizations
• 7 U.S.C. § 7a–2 — Common provisions applicable to registered entities
• 7 U.S.C. § 7a–3 — Repealed. Pub. L. 111–203, title VII, § 734(a), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1718
• 7 U.S.C. § 7b — Suspension or revocation of designation as registered entity
• 7 U.S.C. § 7b–1 — Designation of securities exchanges and associations as contract markets
• 7 U.S.C. § 7b–2 — Privacy
• 7 U.S.C. § 7b–3 — Swap execution facilities
• 7 U.S.C. § 8 — Application for designation as contract market or derivatives transaction execution facility; time; suspension or revocation of designation; hearing; review by court of appeals
• 7 U.S.C. § 9 — Prohibition regarding manipulation and false information
• 7 U.S.C. § 9a — Assessment of money penalties
• 7 U.S.C. § 9b — Rules prohibiting deceptive and other abusive telemarketing acts or practices
• 7 U.S.C. § 9c — Notice of investigations and enforcement actions
• 7 U.S.C. § 10 — Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39, 62 Stat. 992, eff. Sept. 1, 1948
• 7 U.S.C. § 10a — Cooperative associations and corporations, exclusion from board of trade; rules of board inapplicable to payment of compensation by association
• 7 U.S.C. § 11 — Vacation on request of designation or registration as “registered entity”; redesignation or reregistration
• 7 U.S.C. § 12 — Public disclosure
• 7 U.S.C. § 12a — Registration of commodity dealers and associated persons; regulation of registered entities
• 7 U.S.C. § 12b — Trading ban violations; prohibition
• 7 U.S.C. § 12c — Disciplinary actions
• 7 U.S.C. § 12d — Commission action for noncompliance with export sales reporting requirements
• 7 U.S.C. § 12e — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(5) [title I, § 123(a)(21)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–410
• 7 U.S.C. § 12–1...12–3 — Omitted
• 7 U.S.C. § 13 — Violations generally; punishment; costs of prosecution
• 7 U.S.C. § 13a — Nonenforcement of rules of government or other violations; cease and desist orders; fines and penalties; imprisonment; misdemeanor; separate offenses
• 7 U.S.C. § 13a–1 — Enjoining or restraining violations
• 7 U.S.C. § 13a–2 — Jurisdiction of States
• 7 U.S.C. § 13b — Manipulations or other violations; cease and desist orders against persons other than registered entities; punishment
• 7 U.S.C. § 13c — Responsibility as principal; minor violations
• 7 U.S.C. § 13–1 — Violations, prohibition against dealings in motion picture box office receipts or onion futures; punishment
• 7 U.S.C. § 14 — Repealed. Pub. L. 99–641, title I, § 110(5), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3561
• 7 U.S.C. § 15 — Omitted
• 7 U.S.C. § 15a — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–405, § 24, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 877
• 7 U.S.C. § 15b — Cotton futures contracts
• 7 U.S.C. § 16 — Commission operations
• 7 U.S.C. § 16a — Service fees and National Futures Association study
• 7 U.S.C. § 17 — Separability
• 7 U.S.C. § 17a — Separability of 1936 amendment
• 7 U.S.C. § 17b — Separability of 1968 amendment
• 7 U.S.C. § 18 — Complaints against registered persons
• 7 U.S.C. § 19 — Consideration of costs and benefits and antitrust laws
• 7 U.S.C. § 20 — Market reports
• 7 U.S.C. § 21 — Registered futures associations
• 7 U.S.C. § 22 — Research and information programs; reports to Congress
• 7 U.S.C. § 23 — Standardized contracts for certain commodities
• 7 U.S.C. § 24 — Customer property with respect to commodity broker debtors; definitions
• 7 U.S.C. § 24a — Swap data repositories
• 7 U.S.C. § 25 — Private rights of action
• 7 U.S.C. § 26 — Commodity whistleblower incentives and protection
• 7 U.S.C. § 27 — Definitions
• 7 U.S.C. § 27a — Exclusion of identified banking product
• 7 U.S.C. § 27b — Repealed. Pub. L. 111–203, title VII, § 725(g)(1)(A), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1694
• 7 U.S.C. § 27c — Exclusion of certain other identified banking products
• 7 U.S.C. § 27d — Administration of the predominance test
• 7 U.S.C. § 27e — Repealed. Pub. L. 111–203, title VII, § 725(g)(1)(A), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1694
• 7 U.S.C. § 27f — Contract enforcement
• 7 U.S.C. § 51 — Short title
• 7 U.S.C. § 51a — Extension of classification facilities to cotton growers
• 7 U.S.C. § 51a–1 — Contracts with cooperatives furnishing classers; amount and type of payment
• 7 U.S.C. § 51b — Licensing samplers; revocation and suspension of license
• 7 U.S.C. § 52 — Use of nonofficial standards prohibited; sales by sample excepted
• 7 U.S.C. § 53 — Licensing classifiers; revocation and suspension of license
• 7 U.S.C. § 54 — Classification by Department of Agriculture; certification thereof; effect of certificate; regulations for classification
• 7 U.S.C. § 55 — Fees and charges for cotton classing and related services; criteria; disposition of moneys and samples
• 7 U.S.C. § 56 — Establishment of cotton standards; furnishing copies of established standards sold
• 7 U.S.C. § 57 — Disposition of proceeds of sale of cotton and of copies of standards
• 7 U.S.C. § 57a — Agreements with cotton associations, etc., in foreign countries to establish cotton standards
• 7 U.S.C. § 58 — General inspection and sampling of cotton
• 7 U.S.C. § 59 — Offenses in relation to cotton standards
• 7 U.S.C. § 60 — Penalties for violations
• 7 U.S.C. § 61 — General regulations, investigations, tests, etc., by Secretary
• 7 U.S.C. § 61a — Annual review meetings with cotton industry representatives; purposes, etc.
• 7 U.S.C. § 62 — Definitions
• 7 U.S.C. § 63 — Liability of principal for act of agent
• 7 U.S.C. § 64 — Appropriation for expenses; appointment by Secretary of officers and agents; compensation
• 7 U.S.C. § 65 — Separability
• 7 U.S.C. § 71 — Short title
• 7 U.S.C. § 74 — Congressional findings and declaration of policy
• 7 U.S.C. § 75 — Definitions
• 7 U.S.C. § 75a — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 293(a)(2), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3237
• 7 U.S.C. § 75b — Omitted
• 7 U.S.C. § 76 — Standards and procedures; establishment, amendment, and revocation
• 7 U.S.C. § 77 — Official inspection and weighing requirements; waiver; supervision by representatives of Secretary
• 7 U.S.C. § 78 — Use of official grade designations required; false or misleading grade designations for grain shipped out of the United States
• 7 U.S.C. § 79 — Official inspection
• 7 U.S.C. § 79a — Weighing authority
• 7 U.S.C. § 79b — Testing of equipment
• 7 U.S.C. § 79c — Omitted
• 7 U.S.C. § 79d — Limitation on administrative and supervisory costs
• 7 U.S.C. § 80...83 — Omitted
• 7 U.S.C. § 84 — Licensing of inspectors
• 7 U.S.C. § 85 — Suspension, revocation, and refusal to renew licenses; hearing; grounds; temporary suspension
• 7 U.S.C. § 86 — Refusal of inspection and weighing services; civil penalties
• 7 U.S.C. § 87 — Conflicts of interest
• 7 U.S.C. § 87a — Records
• 7 U.S.C. § 87b — Prohibited acts
• 7 U.S.C. § 87c — Criminal penalties
• 7 U.S.C. § 87d — Responsibility for acts of others
• 7 U.S.C. § 87e — General authorities
• 7 U.S.C. § 87e–1 — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–472, title I, § 110(b), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2061
• 7 U.S.C. § 87f — Enforcement provisions
• 7 U.S.C. § 87f–1 — Registration requirements
• 7 U.S.C. § 87f–2 — Reporting requirements
• 7 U.S.C. § 87g — Relation to State and local laws; separability
• 7 U.S.C. § 87h — Funding
• 7 U.S.C. § 87i — Omitted
• 7 U.S.C. § 87j — Advisory committee
• 7 U.S.C. § 87k — Standardizing commercial inspections
• 7 U.S.C. § 91 — Short title
• 7 U.S.C. § 92 — Definitions
• 7 U.S.C. § 93 — Establishment of official naval stores standards
• 7 U.S.C. § 94 — Supplying duplicates of standards; examination, etc., of naval stores and certification thereof
• 7 U.S.C. § 95 — Prohibition of acts deemed injurious to commerce in naval stores
• 7 U.S.C. § 96 — Punishment for violation of prohibition
• 7 U.S.C. § 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.
• 7 U.S.C. § 98 — Fees and charges for naval stores inspection and related services; establishment, collection, etc.; authorization of appropriations; administrative expenses
• 7 U.S.C. § 99 — Separability
• 7 U.S.C. § 111...116 — Repealed. Aug. 9, 1939, ch. 615, § 419, 53 Stat. 1290
• 7 U.S.C. § 111_to_116 — Repealed. Aug. 9, 1939, ch. 615, §419, 53 Stat. 1290
• 7 U.S.C. § 121...134 — Repealed. June 25, 1947, ch. 125, § 16, 61 Stat. 172
• 7 U.S.C. § 121_to_134 — Repealed. June 25, 1947, ch. 125, §16, 61 Stat. 172
• 7 U.S.C. § 135...135k — Omitted
• 7 U.S.C. § 136 — Definitions
• 7 U.S.C. § 136a — Registration of pesticides
• 7 U.S.C. § 136a–1 — Reregistration of registered pesticides
• 7 U.S.C. § 136b — Transferred
• 7 U.S.C. § 136c — Experimental use permits
• 7 U.S.C. § 136d — Administrative review; suspension
• 7 U.S.C. § 136e — Registration of establishments
• 7 U.S.C. § 136f — Books and records
• 7 U.S.C. § 136g — Inspection of establishments, etc.
• 7 U.S.C. § 136h — Protection of trade secrets and other information
• 7 U.S.C. § 136i — Use of restricted use pesticides; applicators
• 7 U.S.C. § 136i–1 — Pesticide recordkeeping
• 7 U.S.C. § 136i–2 — Collection of pesticide use information
• 7 U.S.C. § 136j — Unlawful acts
• 7 U.S.C. § 136k — Stop sale, use, removal, and seizure
• 7 U.S.C. § 136l — Penalties
• 7 U.S.C. § 136m — Indemnities
• 7 U.S.C. § 136n — Administrative procedure; judicial review
• 7 U.S.C. § 136o — Imports and exports
• 7 U.S.C. § 136p — Exemption of Federal and State agencies
• 7 U.S.C. § 136q — Storage, disposal, transportation, and recall
• 7 U.S.C. § 136r — Research and monitoring
• 7 U.S.C. § 136r–1 — Integrated Pest Management
• 7 U.S.C. § 136s — Solicitation of comments; notice of public hearings
• 7 U.S.C. § 136t — Delegation and cooperation
• 7 U.S.C. § 136u — State cooperation, aid, and training
• 7 U.S.C. § 136v — Authority of States
• 7 U.S.C. § 136w — Authority of Administrator
• 7 U.S.C. § 136w–1 — State primary enforcement responsibility
• 7 U.S.C. § 136w–2 — Failure by the State to assure enforcement of State pesticide use regulations
• 7 U.S.C. § 136w–3 — Identification of pests; cooperation with Department of Agriculture’s program
• 7 U.S.C. § 136w–4 — Omitted
• 7 U.S.C. § 136w–5 — Minimum requirements for training of maintenance applicators and service technicians
• 7 U.S.C. § 136w–6 — Environmental Protection Agency minor use program
• 7 U.S.C. § 136w–7 — Department of Agriculture minor use program
• 7 U.S.C. § 136w–8 — Pesticide registration service fees
• 7 U.S.C. § 136x — Severability
• 7 U.S.C. § 136y — Authorization of appropriations
• 7 U.S.C. § 138 — Definitions
• 7 U.S.C. § 138a — National Laboratory Accreditation Program
• 7 U.S.C. § 138b — Accreditation
• 7 U.S.C. § 138c — Samples
• 7 U.S.C. § 138d — Application
• 7 U.S.C. § 138e — Reporting
• 7 U.S.C. § 138f — Fees
• 7 U.S.C. § 138g — Public disclosure
• 7 U.S.C. § 138h — Regulations