Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 7 : Section 420


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/03/05
Section 420. Power to administer oaths, examine witnesses, or require production of books, etc.

      In the performance of the duties required of the Bureau of
    Agricultural Economics in the administration or enforcement of
    provisions of Acts (United States Cotton Futures Act, Thirty-ninth
    Statutes at Large, page 476; United States Grain Standards Act,
    Thirty-ninth Statutes at Large, page 482 [7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.],
    United States Warehouse Act, Thirty-ninth Statutes at Large, page
    486 [7 U.S.C. 241 et seq.]; Standard Container Act, Thirty-ninth
    Statutes at Large, page 673; and the Acts making annual
    appropriations for the Department of Agriculture) relating to the
    Department of Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture, or any
    representative specifically authorized in writing by him for the
    purpose, shall have power to administer oaths, examine witnesses,
    and call for the production of books and papers.



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