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U.S. Code as of:
01/03/05
Section 54. Classification by Department of Agriculture; certification thereof; effect of certificate; regulations for classification
Any person who has custody of or a financial interest in any
cotton may submit the same or samples thereof, drawn in accordance
with the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture, to such
officer or officers of the Department of Agriculture, as may be
designated for the purpose pursuant to the regulations of the
Secretary of Agriculture for a determination of the true
classification of such cotton or samples, including the comparison
thereof, if requested, with types or other samples submitted for
the purpose. The final certificate of the Department of Agriculture
showing such determination shall be binding on officers of the
United States and shall be accepted in the courts of the United
States as prima facie evidence of the true classification or
comparison of such cotton or samples when involved in any
transaction or shipment in commerce. The Secretary of Agriculture
shall fix rules and regulations for submitting samples of cotton
for classification providing that all samples shall be numbered so
that no one interested in the transaction involved shall be known
by any classifier engaged in the classification of such cotton
samples.
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