7 U.S.C. § 511b
Official standards for classification; tentative standards; modification
The Secretary is authorized to investigate the sorting, handling, conditioning, inspection, and marketing of tobacco from time to time, and to establish standards for tobacco by which its type, grade, size, condition, or other characteristics may be determined, which standards shall be the official standards of the United States, and shall become effective immediately or upon a date specified by the Secretary: Provided, That the Secretary may issue tentative standards for tobacco prior to the establishment of official standards therefor, and he may modify any standards established under authority of this chapter whenever, in his judgment, such action is advisable.
Notes of Decisions
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cases, 1957–1970 · leading case: Campbell v. Hussey, 368 U.S. 297 (1962).
Campbell v. Hussey, 368 U.S. 297 (1962). “" § 3, 7 U. S. C. § 511b. The regulations are precise and unequivocal in saying what those "official standards" are.”
Hussey v. Campbell, 189 F. Supp. 54 (S.D. Ga. 1960). “Such fluctuations constitute a burden upon commerce and make the use of uniform standards of classification and inspection imperative * * *7-U.S.C.A. § 511a. The Secretary of Agriculture, upon investigation, is authorized “to establish standards for tobacco by which its type,…”
Lazar v. Benson, 156 F. Supp. 259 (E.D.S.C. 1957). “” 7 U.S. C.A. § 511b. (Italics added.) The Secretary has never established standards for tobacco on the basis of varieties as he might be entitled to do under that provision of the above quoted portion of the Tobacco Inspection Act, which permits the Secretary to establish…”
Tom Lewis, Complainant-Appellant v. Phil Campbell, Comm'r of Agric., State of Georgia, 425 F.2d 77 (5th Cir. 1970). “’ § 3, 7 U.S.C. § 511b. The regulations are precise and unequivocal in saying what those ‘official standards’ are.”
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