85th Congress, H. R. 11424 July 11, 1958 AN ACT 72 Stat. 357. To extend the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to extend special livestock loans, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 (c) Livestock of the Act of April 6, 1949, as amended (12 U. S. C. 1148a-2 (c)), loans. is further amended by striking out in the second sentence thereof 69 Stat. 366. "1959" and inserting in lieu thereof "1961". Approved July 11, 1958. 85th Congress, H. R. 12161 AN ACT 72 Stat. 438. To provide for the establishment of townsites, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That areas of not to Agriculture. exceed six hundred and forty acres for any one application may be Townsites. set aside and designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as a townsite from any national forest land or land administered by the Secretary 1013. of Agriculture under title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, upon application and, after public notice, satisfactory showing 50 Stat. 525. of need therefor by any county, city, or other local governmental sub- 7 USC 1010division. Areas so designated may be divided into townlots and offered for sale by the Secretary of Agriculture at public sale to the highest bidder for not less than the appraised value thereof: Provided, That any of such lots as may be offered for sale at a public sale and for which there is no satisfactory bid may be disposed of by the Secretary of Agriculture at private sale for not less than the appraised value thereof: Provided further, That any person now occupying any of such lands on which improvements have been constructed by him or his predecessor pursuant to a permit or other authorization from the Federal Government shall be given the opportunity of purchasing such lands at the appraised value: And provided further, That no more than three such townlots may be sold at either public or private sale to any person or private corporation, firm, or agency. Approved July 31, 1958. 85th Congress, S. 3076 AN ACT 72 Stat. 454. To amend section 12 of the Act of May 29, 1884. relating to research on foot-and-mouth disease and other animal diseases. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That section 12 of the Act of May 29, 1884, as amended (62 Stat. 198, as amended; 21 U.S. C. 113a), is hereby further amended by inserting after the word "tunnel" in the proviso in the first sentence of the section the following clause: ", and except that the Secretary of Agriculture may transport said virus in the original package across the mainland under adequate safeguards". 66 Approved July 31, 1958. Animal disease research. Public Law 85-574 85th Congress, S. 3478 AN ACT 72 Stat. 454. To insure the maintenance of an adequate supply of anti-hog-cholera serum and hog-cholera virus. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That section 58 (b) of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 Ü. S. C. 853 (b)), is amended to read as follows: (b) Terms and conditions requiring each manufacturer to have in inventory in his own possession on April 1 of each year a reserve supply of completed serum equivalent to not less than 40 per centum of his previous year's sales of all serum, except that any marketing agreement may provide that upon written application by a manufacturer filed before September 1 of the preceding year, the Secretary may fix another date between January 1 and May 1 on which such manufacturer shall have such inventory if the Secretary finds that such action will tend to effectuate the purposes of this Act. The Secretary may impose such terms and conditions upon granting any such application as he finds necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act. Serum used in computing the required reserve supply of any manufacturer shall not again be used in computing the required reserve supply of any other manufacturer." Approved July 31, 1958. Anti-cholera serum. 49 Stat. 781. 85th Congress, S. 1939 August 1, 1958 AN ACT 72 Stat. 476. To amend the Federal Seed Act of August 9, 1939 (53 Stat. 1275), as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 101 (a) (7) (A) of the Federal Seed Act of August 9, 1939 (53 Stat. 1275), as amended (7 U. S. C. 1561 (a) (7) (A)) is amended by deleting from the list of agricultural seeds the phrase "Beta vulgaris L.-Field beet, excluding sugar beet." and substituting therefor the phrase "Beta vulgaris L.-Field beet." SEC. 2. Section 101 (a) of said Act (7 U. S. C. 1561 (a)) is further amended by adding at the end thereof a new paragraph (24) to read as follows: **(24) The term 'treated' means given an application of a substance or subjected to a process designed to reduce, control, or repel disease organisms, insects or other pests which attack seeds or seedlings growing therefrom." SEC. 3. Section 101 (a) of said Act (7 U. S. C. 1561 (a)) is further amended by adding at the end thereof, after new paragraph (24), a new paragraph (25) to read as follows: (25) The term 'seed certifying agency' means (A) an agency authorized under the laws of a State, Territory, or possession, to officially certify seed, or (B) an agency of a foreign country determined by the Secretary of Agriculture to adhere to procedure and standards for seed certification comparable to those adhered to generally by seed certifying agencies under (A).“ SEC. 4. Title I of said Act (7 U. S. C. 1561) is amended by adding at the end thereof a new section 102 to read as follows: "SEC. 102. Any labeling, advertisement, or other representation subject to this Act which represents that any seed is certified or registered seed shall be deemed to be false in this respect unless (a) it has been determined by a seed certifying agency that such seed was produced, processed, and packaged, and conformed to standards of purity as to kind or variety, in compliance with the rules and regulations of such agency pertaining to such seed; and (b) the seed bears an official label issued for such seed by a seed certifying agency stating that the seed is certified or registered." SEC. 5. Section 201 (a) (8) of said Act (7 U. S. C. 1571 (a) (8)) is amended to read as follows: "(8) For each agricultural seed, in excess of 5 per centum of the whole, stated in accordance with paragraph (a) (1) of this section, and each kind or variety or type of agricultural seed shown in the labeling to be present in a proportion of 5 per centum or less of the whole, (A) percentage of germination, exclusive of hard seed, (B) percentage of hard seed, if present, and (C) the calendar month and year the test was completed to determine such percentages;" SEC. 6. Section 201 (b) (1) of said Act (7 U. S. C. 1571 (b) (1)) is amended to read as follows: "(1) Name of each kind and variety of seed and if two or more kinds or varieties are present, the percentage of each;" SEC. 7. That part of section 201 (b) (2) o said Act (7 U. S. C. 1571 (b) (2)) which precedes clause (i) is amended to read as follows: "(2) For each variety of vegetable seed which germinates less than the standard last established by the Secretary of Agriculture, as provided under section 403 (c) of this Act—” SEC. 8. Section 201 of said Act (7 U. S. C. 1571) is further amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection (i) to read as follows: Federal Seed Act, amendments. 53 Stat. 1275. Certified seed label. 53 Stat. 1279. Interstate commerce. Prohibitions. Treated seed. 7 USC 1572. Records. 53 Stat. 1281. Exemptions. 72 Stat. 477. "(i) Any agricultural seeds or any mixture thereof or any vegetable seeds or any mixture thereof, for seeding purposes, that have been treated, unless each container thereof bears a label giving the following information and statements in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed under section 402 of this Act: "(1) A word or statement indicating that the seeds have been treated; "(2) The commonly accepted coined, chemical (generic), or abbreviated chemical name of any substance used in such treatment; "(3) If the substance used in such treatment in the amount remaining with the seeds is harmful to humans or other vertebrate animals, an appropriate caution statement approved by the Secretary of Agriculture as adequate for the protection of the public, such as 'Do not use for food or feed or oil purposes: Provided, That the caution statement for mecurials and similarly toxic substances, as defined in said rules and regulations, shall be a representation of a skull and crossbones and a statement such as "This seed has been treated with POISON', in red letters on a background of distinctly contrasting color; and "(4) A description of any process used in such treatment, approved by the Secretary of Agriculture as adequate for the protection of the public." SEC. 9. Section 202 of said Act (7 U. S. C. 1572) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 202. All persons transporting, or delivering for transportation, in interstate commerce, agricultural seeds shall keep for a period of three years a complete record of origin, germination, and purity of each lot of such agricultural seeds, and all persons transporting, or delivering for transportation, in interstate commerce, vegetable seeds shall keep for a period of three years a complete record of germination and variety of such vegetable seeds. The Secretary of Agriculture, or his duly authorized agents, shall have the right to inspect such records for the purpose of the effective administration of this Act." SEC. 10. (a) That part of section 203 (b) of said Act (7 U. S. C. 1573 (b)) which precedes clause (1) is amended to read as follows: "(b) The provisions of section 201 (a), (b), or (i) shall not apply" (b) Clause (2) of such section 203 (b) is amended to read as follows: "(2) to seed intended for seeding purposes when transported or offered for transportation in interstate commerce— “(A) if in bulk, in which case, however, the invoice or other records accompanying and pertaining to such seed shall bear the various statements required for the respective seeds under sections 201 (a), (b), and (i); or "(B) if in containers and in quantities of twenty thousand pounds or more: Provided, That (i) the omission from each container of the information required under sections 201 (a), (b), and (i) is with the knowledge and consent of the consignee prior to the transportation or delivery for transportation of such seed in interstate commerce, (ii) each container shall have stenciled upon it or bear a label containing a lot designation, and (iii) the invoice or other records accompanying and pertaining to such seed shall bear the various statements required for the respective seeds under sections 201 (a), (b), and (i); or |