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. § 2140 — Recordkeeping by dealers, exhibitors, research facilities, intermediate handlers, and carriers
• 7 U.S.C. § 2141 — Marking and identification of animals
• 7 U.S.C. § 2142 — Humane standards and recordkeeping requirements at auction sales
• 7 U.S.C. § 2143 — Standards and certification process for humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of animals
• 7 U.S.C. § 2144 — Humane standards for animals by United States Government facilities
• 7 U.S.C. § 2145 — Consultation and cooperation with Federal, State, and local governmental bodies by Secretary of Agriculture
• 7 U.S.C. § 2146 — Administration and enforcement by Secretary
• 7 U.S.C. § 2146a — Searchable database requirements
• 7 U.S.C. § 2147 — Inspection by legally constituted law enforcement agencies
• 7 U.S.C. § 2148 — Importation of live dogs
• 7 U.S.C. § 2149 — Violations by licensees
• 7 U.S.C. § 2150 — Repealed. Pub. L. 94–279, § 14, Apr. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 421
• 7 U.S.C. § 2151 — Rules and regulations
• 7 U.S.C. § 2152 — Separability
• 7 U.S.C. § 2153 — Fees and authorization of appropriations
• 7 U.S.C. § 2154 — Effective dates
• 7 U.S.C. § 2155 — Omitted
• 7 U.S.C. § 2156 — Animal fighting venture prohibition
• 7 U.S.C. § 2157 — Release of trade secrets
• 7 U.S.C. § 2158 — Protection of pets
• 7 U.S.C. § 2159 — Authority to apply for injunctions
• 7 U.S.C. § 2160 — Prohibition on slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption
• 7 U.S.C. § 2201 — Establishment of Department
• 7 U.S.C. § 2202 — Executive Department; Secretary
• 7 U.S.C. § 2203 — Seal
• 7 U.S.C. § 2204 — General duties of Secretary; advisory functions; research and development
• 7 U.S.C. § 2204a — Rural development; utilization of non-Federal offices; location of field units; interchange of personnel and facilities
• 7 U.S.C. § 2204b — Rural development policy
• 7 U.S.C. § 2204b–1 — Rural development
• 7 U.S.C. § 2204b–2 — Temporary prioritization of rural health assistance
• 7 U.S.C. § 2204b–3 — Council on Rural Community Innovation and Economic Development
• 7 U.S.C. § 2204b–4 — Institute for Rural Partnerships
• 7 U.S.C. § 2204c — Water management for rural areas
• 7 U.S.C. § 2204d — Encouragement of private contracting
• 7 U.S.C. § 2204e — Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis
• 7 U.S.C. § 2204f — Repealed. Pub. L. 107–171, title VI, § 6403(a), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 429
• 7 U.S.C. § 2204g — Authority of Secretary of Agriculture to conduct census of agriculture
• 7 U.S.C. § 2204h — Local food production and program evaluation
• 7 U.S.C. § 2204i — Reports on land access and farmland ownership data collection
• 7 U.S.C. § 2204j — National agriculture imagery program
• 7 U.S.C. § 2204–1 — Delegation of regulatory functions of Secretary of Agriculture; definitions
• 7 U.S.C. § 2204–2 — Delegation of regulatory functions to designated employees; status of employees; number; revocation of delegation
• 7 U.S.C. § 2204–3 — Authority of designated employees; retroactive revocation of delegation
• 7 U.S.C. § 2204–4 — Delegation of functions under other laws as unaffected
• 7 U.S.C. § 2204–5 — Authorization of appropriations for cooperative research projects
• 7 U.S.C. § 2205 — Duties of former Commissioner of Agriculture transferred to Secretary
• 7 U.S.C. § 2206 — Custody of property and records
• 7 U.S.C. § 2206a — Conveyance of excess Federal personal property
• 7 U.S.C. § 2206b — Availability of excess and surplus computers in rural areas
• 7 U.S.C. § 2207 — Reports
• 7 U.S.C. § 2207a — Reports to Congress on obligation and expenditure
• 7 U.S.C. § 2207b — Program metrics
• 7 U.S.C. § 2207c — Annual report on work of agricultural experiment stations and of college extension work; publication and distribution
• 7 U.S.C. § 2207d — Reports on disbursement of funds for agricultural research and extension at 1862 and 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University
• 7 U.S.C. § 2208 — Expenditure of appropriations; accounting
• 7 U.S.C. § 2208a — Loan levels provided to Department of Agriculture
• 7 U.S.C. § 2209 — Additional statement of expenditures
• 7 U.S.C. § 2209a — Advances to chiefs of field parties
• 7 U.S.C. § 2209b — Availability of appropriations
• 7 U.S.C. § 2209c — Use of funds for one-year contracts to be performed in two fiscal years
• 7 U.S.C. § 2209d — Statement of percentage and dollar amount of Federal funding
• 7 U.S.C. § 2209e — Prohibition on payments to parties involved with prohibited drug-producing plants
• 7 U.S.C. § 2209f — Restriction on commodity purchase program payments
• 7 U.S.C. § 2209g — Availability of funds for uniforms or allowances
• 7 U.S.C. § 2209h — Reimbursement of Office of the General Counsel
• 7 U.S.C. § 2209i — Funding for preparation of final agency decisions regarding discrimination complaints
• 7 U.S.C. § 2209j — Permanent debarment from participation in Department of Agriculture programs for fraud
• 7 U.S.C. § 2209k — Prohibition on payments to fossil fuel refiners and importers
• 7 U.S.C. § 2210 — Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; appointment
• 7 U.S.C. § 2211 — Powers and duties of Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
• 7 U.S.C. § 2211a — Omitted
• 7 U.S.C. § 2211b...2212c — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–354, title II, §§ 218(e)(2)–(6), 231(f)(1), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3213, 3219
• 7 U.S.C. § 2211b_to_2212c — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–354, title II, §§218(e)(2)–(6), 231(f)(1), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3213, 3219
• 7 U.S.C. § 2213 — Omitted
• 7 U.S.C. § 2214 — General Counsel; appointment
• 7 U.S.C. § 2215 — Chief clerk
• 7 U.S.C. § 2216 — Repealed. Pub. L. 92–310, title II, § 221(a), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 205
• 7 U.S.C. § 2217 — Oaths, affirmations, and affidavits taken by officers, agents, or employees of Department; use and effect
• 7 U.S.C. § 2217a — Power to administer oaths, examine witnesses, or require production of books, etc.
• 7 U.S.C. § 2218 — Fee for administering or taking oaths, affirmations, and affidavits
• 7 U.S.C. § 2219 — Salaries; how paid
• 7 U.S.C. § 2219a — Overtime and holiday pay
• 7 U.S.C. § 2220 — Certain officials and employees of Department and others not subject to restriction on payment of compensation to Government officials and employees
• 7 U.S.C. § 2221 — Details of persons from or to office of Secretary
• 7 U.S.C. § 2222 — Details of law clerks
• 7 U.S.C. § 2223 — Details of employees from and to library and bureaus and offices
• 7 U.S.C. § 2224 — Details of employees from and to Division of Accounts and Disbursements and bureaus and offices; traveling expenses
• 7 U.S.C. § 2224a — Utilization of employees of agencies for part-time and intermittent assistance to other agencies; exclusion of overtime resulting from natural disasters from staff year ceilings
• 7 U.S.C. § 2225 — Employment of temporary personnel
• 7 U.S.C. § 2225a — Contracts for consulting services
• 7 U.S.C. § 2225b — Personal service contracts for veterinarians
• 7 U.S.C. § 2225c — Employment contracts for services abroad
• 7 U.S.C. § 2225d — Availability of Department of Agriculture funds for temporary employment
• 7 U.S.C. § 2226 — Employment of persons for forest fire fighting, pest control, and handling of animals
• 7 U.S.C. § 2227 — Traveling expenses
• 7 U.S.C. § 2228 — Emergency subsistence for employees
• 7 U.S.C. § 2229 — Travel and per diem expenses of temporary or seasonal employees
• 7 U.S.C. § 2230 — Employees in Alaska; subsistence, equipment, and supplies
• 7 U.S.C. § 2231 — Official expenses of employees stationed abroad
• 7 U.S.C. § 2231a — Reimbursement of employees for costs of State licenses and certification fees
• 7 U.S.C. § 2231b — First amendment rights of employees of the United States Department of Agriculture
• 7 U.S.C. § 2232 — Stenographic reporting service
• 7 U.S.C. § 2233 — Funds available for expenses of advisory committees
• 7 U.S.C. § 2234 — Purchases for bureaus from appropriations for contingent expenses
• 7 U.S.C. § 2235 — Working capital fund established; use of central services by bureaus, etc., of the Department
• 7 U.S.C. § 2235a — Deposit and retention of credit card refunds or rebates
• 7 U.S.C. § 2236 — Working capital fund for Agricultural Research Center; establishment
• 7 U.S.C. § 2237 — Use of field work funds for employment of men with equipment, etc.
• 7 U.S.C. § 2238 — Use of field work funds for purchase of arms and ammunition
• 7 U.S.C. § 2239 — Funds for printing, binding, and scientific and technical article reprint purchases
• 7 U.S.C. § 2240 — Reimbursement of appropriation for salaries and compensation of employees in mechanical shops
• 7 U.S.C. § 2241 — Sale or exchange of animals or animal products
• 7 U.S.C. § 2241a — Exchange or sale authority
• 7 U.S.C. § 2241b — Purchase of seeds and plants for distribution
• 7 U.S.C. § 2242 — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI, § 1606(b)(1), (2), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3715
• 7 U.S.C. § 2242a — User fees for reports, publications, and software
• 7 U.S.C. § 2242b — Translation of publications into foreign languages
• 7 U.S.C. § 2243 — Sale of photographic prints and maps
• 7 U.S.C. § 2244 — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI, § 1606(b)(3), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3715
• 7 U.S.C. § 2245 — Sale of prints and lantern slides
• 7 U.S.C. § 2246 — Loan, rental, or sale of films
• 7 U.S.C. § 2247 — Sale of samples of pure sugars
• 7 U.S.C. § 2247a — Farm or food products; sale of samples, practical forms, etc.
• 7 U.S.C. § 2248 — Statistics relating to turpentine and rosin
• 7 U.S.C. § 2249 — Amount and character of cooperation
• 7 U.S.C. § 2250 — Construction and repair of buildings and public improvements
• 7 U.S.C. § 2250a — Erection of buildings and other structures on non-Federal lands; duration of use of such lands; removal of structures after termination of use; availability of funds for expenses of acquiring long-term leases or other agreements
• 7 U.S.C. § 2250b — Nonrecurring expenses fund
• 7 U.S.C. § 2251 — Reimbursement of Production and Marketing Administration appropriations for expenses of maintaining registers of indebtedness and making set-offs
• 7 U.S.C. § 2252 — Reimbursement of Production and Marketing Administration appropriations for costs of procuring agricultural commodities for nongovernmental agencies or foreign governments
• 7 U.S.C. § 2253 — Adjustment by Secretary of titles to lands acquired by Government and subject to his control
• 7 U.S.C. § 2254 — Operation, maintenance and purchase of aircraft by Agricultural Research Service; construction and repair of buildings
• 7 U.S.C. § 2254a — Availability of funds appropriated for Agricultural Research Service for research related to tobacco or tobacco products
• 7 U.S.C. § 2254b — Availability of funds appropriated for Agricultural Research Service for research related to tobacco or tobacco products; exception
• 7 U.S.C. § 2254c — Research
• 7 U.S.C. § 2255 — Membership in International Wheat Advisory Committee, International Sugar Council, etc.
• 7 U.S.C. § 2255a — Financial assistance to national and international conferences
• 7 U.S.C. § 2255b — Department of Agriculture conference transparency
• 7 U.S.C. § 2256 — Inspections, analyses, and tests for other Government departments and agencies; reimbursement
• 7 U.S.C. § 2257 — Interchangeability of funds for miscellaneous expenses and general expenses
• 7 U.S.C. § 2258 — Purchase of newspapers
• 7 U.S.C. § 2259 — Market-inspection certificates as prima facie evidence
• 7 U.S.C. § 2260,_2260a — Repealed. Pub. L. 107–171, title X, §10418(a)(3), (4), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 507
• 7 U.S.C. § 2261 — Credit of donations and proceeds from exhibitions to appropriations concerned with foreign market development programs
• 7 U.S.C. § 2262 — Employee liability insurance on motor vehicles in foreign countries
• 7 U.S.C. § 2262a — Overseas tort claims
• 7 U.S.C. § 2263 — Transfer of funds
• 7 U.S.C. § 2264 — National Agricultural Library; acceptance of gifts, bequests, or devises; conditional gifts
• 7 U.S.C. § 2265 — Deposit of money accepted for benefit of National Agricultural Library; disbursement
• 7 U.S.C. § 2266 — Congressional reaffirmation of policy to foster and encourage family farms
• 7 U.S.C. § 2266a — Century Farms program
• 7 U.S.C. § 2266b — Eligibility for operators on heirs property land to obtain a farm number
• 7 U.S.C. § 2267 — Repealed. Pub. L. 100–387, title I, § 101(b)(1), Aug. 11, 1988, 102 Stat. 931
• 7 U.S.C. § 2268 — Public lands; relinquishment
• 7 U.S.C. § 2268a — Acquisition of land; options
• 7 U.S.C. § 2269 — Gifts of property; acceptance and administration by Secretary of Agriculture; Federal tax law consideration; separate fund in Treasury; regulations
• 7 U.S.C. § 2270 — Authority of Office of Inspector General
• 7 U.S.C. § 2270a — Office of Inspector General; transfer of forfeiture funds for law enforcement activities
• 7 U.S.C. § 2270b — Department of Agriculture Inspector General investigation of Forest Service firefighter deaths
• 7 U.S.C. § 2270c — Submission of results
• 7 U.S.C. § 2271 — Marketing education programs for small and medium size family farm operations
• 7 U.S.C. § 2271a — Advanced marketing training for farmers and ranchers
• 7 U.S.C. § 2272 — Volunteers for Department of Agriculture programs
• 7 U.S.C. § 2272a — Funds for incidental expenses and promotional items relating to volunteers
• 7 U.S.C. § 2273 — Local search and rescue operations
• 7 U.S.C. § 2274 — Firearm authority of employees engaged in animal quarantine enforcement
• 7 U.S.C. § 2274a — Firearm authority of employees conducting field work in remote locations
• 7 U.S.C. § 2275 — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1572(3), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3702
• 7 U.S.C. § 2276 — Confidentiality of information
• 7 U.S.C. § 2277 — Contracts by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for services to be performed abroad
• 7 U.S.C. § 2278 — Consistency with international obligations of United States
• 7 U.S.C. § 2279 — Farming opportunities training and outreach
• 7 U.S.C. § 2279a — Fair and equitable treatment of socially disadvantaged producers
• 7 U.S.C. § 2279b — Department of Agriculture educational, training, and professional development activities
• 7 U.S.C. § 2279c — Student internship programs
• 7 U.S.C. § 2279d — Compensatory damages in claims under Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• 7 U.S.C. § 2279e — Civil penalty
• 7 U.S.C. § 2279f — Subpoena authority
• 7 U.S.C. § 2279g — Marketing services; cooperative agreements
• 7 U.S.C. § 2279h — Cross-servicing activities of National Finance Center
• 7 U.S.C. § 2279i — Cooperation with State and other agencies; expenditures
• 7 U.S.C. § 2279j — Conversion authority
• 7 U.S.C. § 2279k — Authorization of protection operations for the Secretary of Agriculture and others
• 7 U.S.C. § 2279l — National Detector Dog Training Center
• 7 U.S.C. § 2279–1 — Transparency and accountability for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers
• 7 U.S.C. § 2279–2 — Report of civil rights complaints, resolutions, and actions
• 7 U.S.C. § 2281 — Congressional declaration of purpose
• 7 U.S.C. § 2282 — Definitions
• 7 U.S.C. § 2283 — Membership on advisory committees
• 7 U.S.C. § 2284 — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–362, title I, § 101(c), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3281
• 7 U.S.C. § 2285 — Budget prohibitions
• 7 U.S.C. § 2286 — Termination of committees
• 7 U.S.C. § 2287...2289 — Omitted
• 7 U.S.C. § 2301 — Congressional findings and declaration of policy
• 7 U.S.C. § 2302 — Definitions
• 7 U.S.C. § 2303 — Prohibited practices
• 7 U.S.C. § 2304 — Disclaimer of intention to prohibit normal dealing
• 7 U.S.C. § 2305 — Enforcement provisions
• 7 U.S.C. § 2306 — Separability
• 7 U.S.C. § 2321 — Establishment