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U.S. Code as of:
01/03/05
Section 591. Standards of export; establishment; shipping without certificate forbidden; hearings
It shall be unlawful for any person to ship or offer for shipment
or for any carrier, or any steamship company, or any person to
transport or receive for transportation to any foreign destination,
except as provided in this chapter, any grapes or plums of any
variety in packages which are not accompanied by a certificate
issued under authority of the Secretary showing that such grapes or
plums are of a Federal or State grade which meets the minimum of
quality established for such variety and destination by the
Secretary for shipment in export to such destination. The Secretary
is authorized to prescribe, by regulations, the requirements, other
than those of grades, which the fruit must meet before certificates
are issued. The Secretary shall provide opportunity, by public
hearing or otherwise for interested persons to examine and make
recommendation with respect to any standard of export proposed to
be established or designated, or regulation prescribed, by the
Secretary for the purposes of this chapter.
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