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CHAPTER 32 - PEANUT STATISTICS

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951. Collection and publication; facts required; submission of

report.

952. Repealed.

953. Reports; by whom made; penalties.

954. Grades and standards for classification.

955. Limitation on use of statistical information.

956. Rules and regulations; cooperation with departments, etc.;

officers and employees; expenses of administration; authorization

of appropriations.

957. Definitions.

958. Repealed.

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Sec. 951. Collection and publication; facts required; submission of

report

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The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to

collect and publish statistics of raw peanuts, shelled, unshelled,

and crushed, and peanut oil, in the United States, received,

processed, shipped, and owned by or in the possession of

warehousemen, brokers, cleaners, shellers, dealers, growers'

cooperative associations, crushers, salters, manufacturers of

peanut products, and owners other than the original producers of

peanuts: Provided, That the Secretary may, in his discretion, omit

for any period of time to collect such statistics from any or all

salters of peanuts or manufacturers of peanut products who used,

during the calendar year preceding that for which statistics are

being collected, less than thirty thousand pounds of shelled and

unshelled peanuts. Such statistics shall show the quality of

peanuts in such details as to kinds - Virginias, Runners, Spanish,

and imported varieties - as the Secretary shall deem necessary for

the purposes of this chapter. All reports shall be submitted

monthly in each year, except as otherwise prescribed by the

Secretary.

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(June 24, 1936, ch. 745, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 1898; May 12, 1938, ch.

199, Sec. 1, 52 Stat. 348; Pub. L. 85-105, Sec. 1, July 17, 1957,

71 Stat. 306.)

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AMENDMENTS

1957 - Pub. L. 85-105 struck out ''except those required from

persons owning or operating peanut picking or threshing machines''

after ''All reports'' in last sentence and inserted ''except as

otherwise prescribed by the Secretary''.

1938 - Act May 12, 1938, among other changes, inserted proviso.

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 2276 of this title.

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Sec. 952. Repealed. Pub. L. 85-105, Sec. 2, July 17, 1957, 71 Stat.

306

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Section, acts June 24, 1936, ch. 745, Sec. 2, 49 Stat. 1899; May

12, 1938, ch. 199, Sec. 2, 52 Stat. 349, related to collection and

publication of statistics as to quantity of peanuts picked or

threshed by any person owning or operating peanut picking or

threshing machines.

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Sec. 953. Reports; by whom made; penalties

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It shall be the duty of each warehouseman, broker, cleaner,

sheller, dealer, growers' cooperative association, crusher, salter,

manufacturer of peanut products, and owner other than the original

producer of peanuts to furnish reports, complete and correct to the

best of his knowledge, on the quantity of peanuts and peanut oil

received, processed, shipped, and owned by him or in his

possession. Such reports, when and as requested by the Secretary,

shall be furnished within the time prescribed and in accordance

with forms provided by him for the purpose. Any person required by

this chapter, or the regulations promulgated thereunder, to furnish

reports or information, and any officer, agent, or employee

thereof, who shall refuse to give such reports or information or

shall willfully give answers that are false and misleading, shall

be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be

fined not less than $300 nor more than $1,000, or imprisoned not

more than one year, or be subject to both such fine and

imprisonment.

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(June 24, 1936, ch. 745, Sec. 3, 49 Stat. 1899; May 12, 1938, ch.

199, Sec. 3, 52 Stat. 349; Pub. L. 85-105, Sec. 3, July 17, 1957,

71 Stat. 306.)

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1957 - Pub. L. 85-105 amended section generally, and, among other

changes, divided first sentence into two sentences, substituting

''owner other than the original producer of peanuts'' for ''owner

or operator of peanut picking or threshing machines,'' and inserted

''to give such reports or information'' in last sentence.

1938 - Act May 12, 1938, among other changes, inserted ''crusher,

salter, manufacturer of peanut products'' after ''cooperative

association''.

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Sec. 954. Grades and standards for classification

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The Secretary is authorized to establish and promulgate grades

and standards for the classification of peanuts, whenever in his

discretion he may see fit.

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(June 24, 1936, ch. 745, Sec. 4, 49 Stat. 1899.)

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Sec. 955. Limitation on use of statistical information

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The information furnished under the provisions of this chapter

shall be used only for the statistical purposes for which it is

supplied. No publication shall be made by the Secretary whereby

the data furnished by any person can be identified nor shall the

Secretary permit anyone other than the sworn employees of the

Department of Agriculture to examine the individual reports.

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(June 24, 1936, ch. 745, Sec. 5, 49 Stat. 1899.)

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Sec. 956. Rules and regulations; cooperation with departments,

etc.; officers and employees; expenses of administration;

authorization of appropriations

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The Secretary may make rules and regulations as may be necessary

in the administration of this chapter and may cooperate with any

department or agency of the Government, any State, Territory,

District, or possession, or department, agency, or political

subdivision thereof, or any person; and shall have the power to

appoint, remove, and fix the compensation of such officers and

employees not in conflict with existing law, and make such

expenditures for rent outside the District of Columbia, printing,

binding, telegrams, telephones, law books, books of reference,

publications, furniture, stationery, office equipment, travel, and

other supplies and expenses, including reporting services, as shall

be necessary to the administration of this chapter in the District

of Columbia and elsewhere, and as may be appropriated for by

Congress; and there is authorized to be appropriated, out of any

money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may

be necessary for such purpose.

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(June 24, 1936, ch. 745, Sec. 6, 49 Stat. 1899.)

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Sec. 957. Definitions

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When used in this chapter -

(1) The term ''person'' includes individuals, partnerships,

corporations, and associations;

(2) The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary of Agriculture.

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(June 24, 1936, ch. 745, Sec. 7, 49 Stat. 1899.)

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Sec. 958. Repealed. Pub. L. 104-66, title I, Sec. 1011(d), Dec. 21,

1995, 109 Stat. 709

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Section, Pub. L. 101-624, title XV, Sec. 1558, Nov. 28, 1990, 104

Stat. 3699, directed Secretary of Agriculture to collect

information contained on peanut export documentation, including

country of origin, and submit reports to Congress annually

notwithstanding certain confidentiality provisions.

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