168; Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, § 503, as added Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 532, 49 Stat. 649.) CROSS REFERENCE Application to certain licensees, see section 218c of this title. § 224. Attorney General to institute court proceedings for enforcement. The Secretary may report any violation of this chapter to the Attorney General of the United States, who shall cause appropriate proceedings to be commenced and prosecuted in the proper courts of the United States without delay. (Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, § 404, 42 Stat. 168; Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, § 503, as amended Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 532, 49 Stat. 649.) CROSS REFERENCE Application to certain licensees, see section 218c of this title. 1935 AMENDMENT Act August 14, 1935, cited to text, purported to amend this section by inserting a phrase after word "packer" but word "packer" does not occur in this section. § 225. Other laws unaffected.-Nothing contained in this chapter, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be construed (a) To prevent or interfere with the enforcement of, or the procedure under, the provisions of sections 1-27, 61-65 of Title 15, or the provisions of chapter 1, Title 49, or (b) To alter, modify, or repeal such sections or any part or parts thereof, or (c) To prevent or interfere with any investigation, proceeding, or prosecution begun and pending on August 15, 1921. Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, § 405, 42 Stat. 168.) § 226. Powers of Interstate Commerce Commission unaffected. -Nothing in this chapter shall affect the power or jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission, nor confer upon the Secretary concurrent power or jurisdiction over any matter within the power or jurisdiction of such commission. (Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, § 406, 42 Stat. 169.) § 227. Powers of Federal Trade Commission restricted. So long as this chapter remains in effect, the Federal Trade Commission shall have no power or jurisdiction so far as relating to any matter which by this chapter is made subject to the jurisdiction of the Secretary except when the Secretary of Agriculture, in the exercise of his duties hereunder, shall request of the said Federal Trade Commission that it make investigations and report in any case. (Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, § 406, 42 Stat. 169.) § 228. General authority of Secretary as to rules, regulations, and expenditures.-The Secretary may make such rules, regulations, and orders as may be necessary to carry out the provisions 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, telegrams, telephones, law books, books of reference, periodicals, furniture, stationery, office equipment, travel, and other supplies and expenses 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 hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary for such purpose. (Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, § 407, 42 Stat. 169.) § 228a. Inspection of livestock, hides, animal products, etc.; place; charges; disposal of funds.-The Secretary of Agriculture upon application of any exporter, importer, packer, or owner of, or the agent thereof, or dealer in, livestock, hides, skins, meat, or other animal products may, in his discretion, cause to be made inspections and examinations at places other than the headquarters of inspectors for the convenience of said applicants, who may be charged for the expenses of travel and subsistence incurred for such inspections and examinations, the funds derived from such charges to be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the appropriation from which the expenses are paid. (Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title I, § 101 (c), 58 Stat. 734.) CODIFICATION This section was enacted as a part of the Department of Agriculture, Organic Act of 1944. APPROPRIATIONS Section 101 (g) of Act Sept. 21, 1944, cited to text, provided that Congress may appropriate such funds as are necessary to accomplish the purpose of this section. § 229. Effect of partial invalidity.-If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person of circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the chapter and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby. (Aug. 15, 1921, ch. 64, § 408, 42 Stat. 169.). CHARGE FOR INSPECTION § 231. Fee for inspection of brands appearing upon livestock. CODIFICATION Section has been eliminated from the Code. It was from provisions of the Agricultural Appropriation Acts cited and repeated in act July 1, 1941, ch. 267, § 1, 55 Stat. 432; act July 22, 1942, ch. 516, § 1, 56 Stat. 689. Permanent provisions on this subject are now contained in section 217a of this title. Chapter 10.-WAREHOUSES § 241. Short title of chapter.-This chapter shall be known by the short title of "United States Warehouse Act." (Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, part C, § 1, 39 Stat. 486.) § 242. Terms defined; "warehouse", "person", "warehouseman", "receipt."-The term "warehouse" as used in this chapter shall be deemed to mean every building, structure, or other protected enclosure in which any agricultural product is or may be stored for interstate or foreign commerce, or, if located within any place under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, in which any agricultural product is or may be stored. As used in this chapter, "person" includes a corporation or partnership or two or more persons having a joint or common interest; “warehouseman" means a person lawfully engaged in the business of storing agricultural products; and "receipt" means a warehouse receipt. (Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, part C, § 2, 39 Stat. 486; Feb. 23, 1923, ch. 106, 42 Stat. 1282.) § 243. Investigation of warehousing, weighing, classifying, and certification of agricultural products; inspection of warehouses; prescribing duties of warehousemen.-The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to investigate the storage, warehousing, classifying according to grade and otherwise, weighing, and certification of agricultural products; upon application to him by any person applying for license to conduct a warehouse under this chapter, to inspect such warehouse or cause it to be inspected; at any time, with or without application to him, to inspect or cause to be inspected all warehouses licensed under this chapter; to determine whether warehouses for which licenses are applied for or have been issued under this chapter are suitable for the proper storage of any agricultural product or products; to classify warehouses licensed or applying for a license in accordance with their ownership, location, surroundings, capacity, conditions, and other qualities, and as to the kinds of licenses issued or that may be issued for them pursuant to this chapter; and to prescribe, within the limitations of this chapter, the duties of the warehousemen conducting warehouses licensed under this chapter with respect to their care of and responsibility for agricultural products stored therein. (Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, part C, § 3, 39 Stat. 486.) § 244. License to warehouseman generally.-The Secretary of Agriculture, or his designated representative, is authorized, upon application to him, to issue to any warehouseman a license for the conduct of a warehouse or warehouses in accordance with this chapter and such rules and regulations as may be made hereunder: Provided, That each such warehouse be found suitable for the proper storage of the particular agricultural product or products for which a license is applied for, and that such warehouseman agree, as a condition to the granting of the license, to comply with and abide by all terms of this chapter and the rules and regulations prescribed hereunder. (Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, part C, § 4, 39 Stat. 486; Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 366, § 1, 46 Stat. 1463.) § 245. Term of license; renewal.-Each license issued under sections 244 and 248 of this title shall terminate as therein provided, or in accordance with the terms of this chapter and the regulations thereunder, and may from time to time be modified or extended by written instrument. (Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, part C, § 5, 39 Stat. 486; Feb. 23, 1923, ch. 106, 42 Stat. 1282.) § 246. Suspension and revocation of license of warehouseman generally.--The Secretary of Agriculture, or his designated representative, may, after opportunity for hearing has been afforded to the licensee concerned, suspend or revoke any license to any warehouseman conducting a warehouse under this chapter, for any violation of or failure to comply with any provision of this chapter or of the rules and regulations made hereunder, or upon the ground that unreasonable or exorbitant charges have been made for services rendered. Pending investigation, the Secretary of Agriculture, or his designated representative, whenever he deems necessary, may suspend a license temporarily without hearing. (Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, part C, § 25, 39 Stat. 490; Mar. 2, 1931 ch. 366, § 8, 46 Stat. 1465.) § 247. Bond of applicant for warehouse license; additional bond. Each warehouseman applying for a license to conduct a warehouse in accordance with this chapter shall, as a condition to the granting thereof, execute and file with the Secretary of Agriculture a good and sufficient bond to the United States to secure the faithful performance of his obligations as a warehouseman under the terms of this chapter and the rules and regulations prescribed hereunder, and of such additional obligations as a warehouseman as may be assumed by him under contracts with the respective depositors of agricultural products in such warehouse. Said bond shall be in such form and amount, shall have such surety or sureties, subject to service of process in suits on the bond within the State, District, or Territory in which the warehouse is located, and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe to carry out the purposes of this chapter, and may, in the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, include the requirements of fire and/or other insurance. Whenever the Secretary of Agriculture, or his designated representative, shall determine that a previously approved bond is, or for any cause has become, insufficient, he may require an additional bond or bonds to be given by the warehouseman concerned, conforming with the requirements of this section, and unless the same be given within the time fixed by a written demand therefor the license of such warehouseman may be suspended or revoked. (Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, part C, § 6, 39 Stat. 486; July 24, 1919; ch. 26, 41 Stat. 266; Feb. 23, 1923, ch. 106, 42 Stat. 1283; Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 366, § 2, 46 Stat. 1463.) § 248. License to person not warehouseman; bond; general duties of persons so licensed.-The Secretary of Agriculture, or his designated representative, may, under such rules and regulations as he shall prescribe, issue a license to any person not a warehouseman to accept the custody of agricultural products and to store the same in a warehouse or warehouses owned, operated, or leased by any State, upon condition that such person agree to comply with and abide by the terms of this chapter and the rules and regulations prescribed hereunder. Each person so licensed shall issue receipts for the agricultural products placed in his custody, and shall give bond, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and the rules and regulations hereunder affecting warehousemen licensed under this chapter, and shall otherwise be subject to this chapter, and such rules and regulations, to the same extent as is provided for warehousemen licensed hereunder. (Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, part C, § 9, 39 Stat. 487; Mar. 22, 1931, ch. 366, § 4, 46 Stat. 1464.) § 249. Action on bond by person injured.-Any person injured by the breach of any obligation to secure which a bond is given, under the provisions of section 247 or 248 of this title, shall be entitled to sue on the bond in his own name in any court of competent jurisdiction to recover the damages he may have sustained by such breach. (Aug. 1, 1916, ch. 313, part C, § 7, 39 Stat. 487.) § 250. Designation as bonded warehouse.-Upon the filing with and approval by the Secretary of Agriculture, or his designated representative, of a bond, in compliance with this chapter, for the conduct of a warehouse, such warehouse may be designated as bonded hereunder; but no warehouse shall be designated as bonded under this chapter, and no name or description conveying the impression that it is so bonded, shall be used, until a bond, such as provided for in section 247 of this title, has been filed with and approved by the Secretary of Agriculture, or his designated representative, nor unless the license issued under this chapter for the conduct of such warehouse remains unsuspended and unrevoked. (Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, part C, § 8, 39, Stat. 487; Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 366, § 3, 46 Stat. 1463.) § 251. Fee for inspection of warehouse or for license; disposition of moneys.--The Secretary of Agriculture, or his designated representative, may charge, assess, and cause to be collected a reasonable fee for every examination or inspection of a warehouse under this chapter when such examination or inspection is made upon application of a warehouseman, and for each license issued to a warehouseman or to any person to classify, inspect, grade, sample, and/or weigh agricultural products stored or to be stored under the provisions of this chapter, the Secretary of Agriculture, or his designated representative, may charge, assess, and cause to be collected a reasonable fee. All such fees shall be deposited and covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. (Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, part C, § 10, 39 Stat. 487; Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 366, 5, 46 Stat. 1464.) § 252. License to classify, grade, or weight agricultural products.-The Secretary of Agriculture, or his designated representative, may upon presentation of satisfactory proof of competency, issue to any person a license to inspect, sample, or classify any agricultural product or products, stored or to be stored in a warehouse licensed under this chapter, according to condition, grade, or otherwise and to certificate the condition, garde, or other class thereof, or to weigh the same and certificate the weight thereof, or both to inspect, sample, or classify and weigh the same and to certificate the condition, grade, or other class and the weight thereof, upon condition that such person agree to comply with and abide by the terms of this chapter and of the rules and regulations prescribed hereunder so far as the same relate to him. (Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, part C, § 11, 39 Stat. 487; Feb. 23, 1923, ch. 106, 42 Stat. 1283; Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 366, § 6, 46 Stat. 1464.) § 253. Suspension and revocation of license to classify, grade, or weigh. Any license issued to any person to inspect, sample, or classify, or to weigh any agricultural product or products under this chapter may be suspended or revoked by the Secretary of |