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7 U.S.C. § 2482

U.S. CodeFederal
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/us/usc/t7/s2482
Title
7 — Agriculture
Chapter
CH57
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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A certificate of plant variety protection shall be issued in the name of the United States of America under the seal of the Plant Variety Protection Office, and shall be signed by the Secretary or have the signature of the Secretary placed thereon, and shall be recorded in the Plant Variety Protection Office. (Pub. L. 91–577, title II, § 82, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1551; Pub. L. 103–349, § 13(l), Oct. 6, 1994, 108 Stat. 3143.) Editorial Notes Amendments1994—Pub. L. 103–349 substituted “the signature of the Secretary” for “his signature”. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date of 1994 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–349 effective 180 days after Oct. 6, 1994, see section 15 of Pub. L. 103–349, set out as a note under section 2401 of this title.

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