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U.S. Code as of:
01/03/05
Section 511e. Sampling and weighing; cost; disposition of moneys received; expenses; purpose
The Secretary, independently or in cooperation with other
branches of the Government, State agencies, or persons whether
operating in one or more jurisdictions, is authorized to employ
and/or license competent persons as samplers to take official
samples of tobacco, or as weighers to weigh and certify the weight
of tobacco, or as inspectors of tobacco to determine and certify,
upon the request of the owner or other financially interested
person, the type, grade, weight, condition, and/or such other facts
as the Secretary may deem necessary.
The Secretary shall fix and collect such fees or charges in the
administration of this section as will cover, as nearly as
practicable, the costs of the services provided, including
administrative and supervisory costs. Such fees and charges shall
be credited to the account referred to in section 511d of this
title. Fees or charges collected under an agreement with a State,
municipality, or person, or by an individual licensed to inspect or
weight or sample tobacco under this chapter, may be disposed of in
accordance with the terms of such agreement or license. Charges for
expenses for travel and subsistence incurred by inspectors or
weighers or samplers employed by the Secretary when required to be
paid by the applicant for service, may be credited to the
appropriation, or any other funds authorized in this chapter from
which they were paid.
This section is intended merely to provide for the furnishing of
services upon request of the owner or other person financially
interested in tobacco to be sampled, inspected, or weighed and
shall not be construed otherwise.
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