7 U.S.C. § 1461
Section 1461 · 1461 to 1469. Omitted
Amended 3 times on record
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 9 Cal. App. 3d 588 - Diaz v. Kay-Dix Ranch (1970)
Most recently applied in 9 Cal. App. 3d 588 - Diaz v. Kay-Dix Ranch (July 1970)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
The purpose of this subchapter is to prescribe a system for establishing crop acreage bases and program payment yields for the wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, and rice programs under this Act that is efficient, equitable, flexible, and predictable.
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References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is act Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 792, 63 Stat. 1051, as amended, known as the Agricultural Act of 1949, which is classified principally to this chapter (§1421 et seq.). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1421 of this title and Tables.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 1461, act Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 792, title V, §501, as added July 12, 1951, ch. 223, 65 Stat. 119; amended Mar. 16, 1954, ch. 98, 68 Stat. 28, provided for powers, duties, and guaranties of Secretary of Labor as part of a program for recruiting agricultural workers from Mexico for employment up to December 31, 1964.
Amendments
1990—Pub. L. 101–624 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “The purpose of this subchapter is to prescribe a system for establishing farm and crop acreage bases and program yields for the wheat, feed grain, upland cotton, and rice programs under this Act that is efficient, equitable, flexible, and predictable.”
Effective Date of 1990 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 101–624 effective beginning with 1991 crop of an agricultural commodity, with provision for prior crops, see section 1171 of Pub. L. 101–624, set out as a note under section 1421 of this title.
Effective and Termination Dates
Section 1031 of Pub. L. 99–198 provided that this subchapter is effective for 1986 through 1990 crops of wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, and rice.