7 U.S.C. § 61
Section 61 · General regulations, investigations, tests, etc., by Secretary
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. British American Commodity Options Corp. (1977)
Most recently applied in Loginovskaya v. Batratchenko (September 2014)
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For the purposes of this chapter the Secretary of Agriculture shall cause to be promulgated such regulations, may cause such investigations, tests, demonstrations, and publications to be made, including the investigation and determination of some practical method whereby repeated and unnecessary sampling and classification of cotton may be avoided, 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, as he shall find to be necessary.