7 USC § 957 - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s957"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 957 - Definitions"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "957"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 32
chapter_name: "PEANUT STATISTICS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 24, 1936, ch. 745, § 7, 49 Stat. 1899.)"
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# § 957. Definitions

When used in this chapter—

**(1)** The term “person” includes individuals, partnerships, corporations, and associations;

**(2)** The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.

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**Source Credit**: (June 24, 1936, ch. 745, § 7, 49 Stat. 1899.)