Title 7 — Agriculture

Title 7 — Agriculture is a title of the United States Code. It contains 2926 sections organized into 130 chapters. This title has been enacted into positive law, meaning its text constitutes legal evidence of the law.

Agricultural subsidies, crop insurance, food stamps (SNAP), soil conservation, animal and plant health inspection, rural development, and agricultural trade. One of the largest and most complex titles.

Chapter Index

ChapterSectionsDescription
001COMMODITY EXCHANGES86 sections
002COTTON STANDARDS20 sections
003GRAIN STANDARDS33 sections
004NAVAL STORES9 sections
005IMPORTATION OF ADULTERATED SEEDS1 sections
006INSECTICIDES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL40 sections
007INSECT PESTS GENERALLY9 sections
008NURSERY STOCK AND OTHER PLANTS AND PLANT PRODUCTS9 sections
009PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS57 sections
010WAREHOUSES16 sections
011HONEYBEES6 sections
012ASSOCIATIONS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS PRODUCERS2 sections
013AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGES35 sections
014AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS38 sections
015BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY10 sections
016BUREAU OF DAIRY INDUSTRY4 sections
017MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS85 sections
018COOPERATIVE MARKETING7 sections
019COTTON STATISTICS AND ESTIMATES13 sections
020DUMPING OR DESTRUCTION OF INTERSTATE PRODUCE7 sections
021TOBACCO STATISTICS9 sections
022AGRICULTURAL MARKETING1 sections
023FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE1 sections
024PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES1 sections
025EXPORT STANDARDS FOR APPLES11 sections
026AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT48 sections
027COTTON MARKETING4 sections
028TOBACCO INDUSTRY1 sections
029POTATO ACT OF 19351 sections
030ANTI-HOG-CHOLERA SERUM AND HOG-CHOLERA VIRUS5 sections
031RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELEPHONE SERVICE75 sections
032PEANUT STATISTICS8 sections
033FARM TENANCY30 sections
034SUGAR PRODUCTION AND CONTROL8 sections
035AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1938127 sections
036CROP INSURANCE31 sections
037SEEDS35 sections
038DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS63 sections
039STABILIZATION OF INTERNATIONAL WHEAT MARKET2 sections
040HALOGETON GLOMERATUS CONTROL1 sections
041FOOD FOR PEACE89 sections
042AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY SET-ASIDE9 sections
043FOREIGN MARKET DEVELOPMENT22 sections
044WOOL PROGRAM2 sections
045SOIL BANK PROGRAM6 sections
046SURPLUS DISPOSAL OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES10 sections
047INTERCHANGE OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND STATE EMPLOYEES1 sections
048HUMANE METHODS OF LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER7 sections
049CONSULTATION ON AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS3 sections
050AGRICULTURAL CREDIT185 sections
051SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM34 sections
052FARM LABOR CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION1 sections
053COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION22 sections
054‘TRANSPORTATION, SALE, AND HANDLING OF CERTAIN ANIMALS’31 sections
055DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE163 sections
056UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES AFFECTING PRODUCERS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS6 sections
057PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION66 sections
058POTATO RESEARCH AND PROMOTION17 sections
059‘RURAL FIRE PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT, AND SMALL FARM RESEARCH AND EDUCATION’14 sections
060EGG RESEARCH AND CONSUMER INFORMATION18 sections
061NOXIOUS WEEDS2 sections
062BEEF RESEARCH AND INFORMATION12 sections
063FARMER–TO–CONSUMER DIRECT MARKETING6 sections
064‘AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING’124 sections
065WHEAT AND WHEAT FOODS RESEARCH AND NUTRITION EDUCATION17 sections
066AGRICULTURAL FOREIGN INVESTMENT DISCLOSURE8 sections
067‘IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL SUGAR AGREEMENT, 1977’6 sections
068AGRICULTURAL SUBTERMINAL FACILITIES3 sections
069SWINE HEALTH PROTECTION13 sections
070ANIMAL CANCER RESEARCH4 sections
071AGRICULTURAL TRADE SUSPENSION ADJUSTMENT6 sections
072NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL COST OF PRODUCTION STANDARDS REVIEW BOARD1 sections
073FARMLAND PROTECTION POLICY9 sections
074FLORAL RESEARCH AND CONSUMER INFORMATION19 sections
075INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF PERISHABLE FOODSTUFFS6 sections
076DAIRY RESEARCH AND PROMOTION25 sections
077‘HONEY RESEARCH, PROMOTION, AND CONSUMER INFORMATION’14 sections
078AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY RESEARCH1 sections
079‘PORK PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND CONSUMER INFORMATION’19 sections
080WATERMELON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION16 sections
081NATIONAL COMMISSION ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY1 sections
082STATE AGRICULTURAL LOAN MEDIATION PROGRAMS6 sections
083AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS AND TRADE10 sections
084NATIONAL NUTRITION MONITORING AND RELATED RESEARCH13 sections
085ADMINISTRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS5 sections
086‘WATER QUALITY RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND COORDINATION’2 sections
087EXPORT PROMOTION42 sections
088RESEARCH53 sections
089PECAN PROMOTION AND RESEARCH13 sections
090‘MUSHROOM PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND CONSUMER INFORMATION’12 sections
091‘LIME PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND CONSUMER INFORMATION’12 sections
092‘SOYBEAN PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND CONSUMER INFORMATION’11 sections
093PROCESSOR-FUNDED MILK PROMOTION PROGRAM17 sections
094ORGANIC CERTIFICATION25 sections
095RURAL REVITALIZATION THROUGH FORESTRY8 sections
096GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE12 sections
097FRESH CUT FLOWERS AND FRESH CUT GREENS PROMOTION AND INFORMATION14 sections
098DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION66 sections
099‘SHEEP PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION’11 sections
100AGRICULTURAL MARKET TRANSITION50 sections
101AGRICULTURAL PROMOTION53 sections
102EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE19 sections
103‘AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION REFORM’36 sections
104PLANT PROTECTION39 sections
105‘HASS AVOCADO PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION’13 sections
106COMMODITY PROGRAMS45 sections
107RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT16 sections
108TREE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM5 sections
109ANIMAL HEALTH PROTECTION23 sections
110ENHANCING CONTROLS ON DANGEROUS BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AND TOXINS2 sections
111BROWN TREE SNAKE CONTROL AND ERADICATION7 sections
112BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT1 sections
113AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY SUPPORT PROGRAMS45 sections
114AGRICULTURAL SECURITY7 sections
115AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY POLICY AND PROGRAMS40 sections
116NATIONAL BIO AND AGRO-DEFENSE FACILITY6 sections

Scope and Organization

Title 7 covers the subject area of agriculture. The title is organized into 130 chapters, each addressing a specific aspect of the subject. The title contains 2926 individual sections of codified law.

This title has been enacted into positive law, meaning its text constitutes legal evidence of the law. The Office of the Law Revision Counsel maintains the official text of the United States Code.

Source

View the official text: Title 7 on uscode.house.gov