7 USC § 1334b - Designation of States outside commercial wheat-producing areas

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title: "7 USC § 1334b - Designation of States outside commercial wheat-producing areas"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "1334b"
section_name: "Designation of States outside commercial wheat-producing areas"
chapter_number: 35
chapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "LOANS, PARITY PAYMENTS, CONSUMER SAFEGUARDS, MARKETING QUOTAS, AND MARKETING CERTIFICATES"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Marketing Quotas"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title III, § 334a, as added Pub. L. 87–703, title III, § 314, Sept. 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 620.)"
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# § 1334b. Designation of States outside commercial wheat-producing areas

7 U.S.C. 1421

If the acreage allotment for any State for any crop of wheat is twenty-five thousand acres or less, the Secretary, in order to promote efficient administration of this chapter and the Agricultural Act of 1949 [ et seq.], may designate such State as outside the commercial wheat-producing area for the marketing year for such crop. If such State is so designated, acreage allotments for such crop and marketing quotas for the marketing year therefor shall not be applicable to any farm in such State. Acreage allotments in any State shall not be increased by reason of such designation.

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**Source Credit**: (Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title III, § 334a, as added Pub. L. 87–703, title III, § 314, Sept. 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 620.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Agricultural Act of 1949, referred to in text, is , , which is classified principally to chapter 35A (§ 1421 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective only with respect to programs applicable to crops planted for harvest in calendar year 1964 or any subsequent year and marketing years beginning in calendar year 1964, or any subsequent year, see , set out as an Effective Date of 1962 Amendment note under .

### Inapplicability of Section

Section inapplicable to 2014 through 2018 crops of covered commodities, cotton, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning , through , see .

Section inapplicable to 2008 through 2012 crops of covered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning , through , see .

Section inapplicable to 2002 through 2007 crops of covered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning , through , see .

Section inapplicable to 1996 through 2001 crops of loan commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning , and ending , see .

Section inapplicable to 1991 through 1995 crops of wheat, see , set out as a note under .