7 USC § 1626 - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s1626"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 1626 - Definitions"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "1626"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 38
chapter_name: "DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, § 207, 60 Stat. 1091; Pub. L. 92–318, title V, § 506(f), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 351.)"
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# 1 Definitions

See References in Text note below.

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When used in this chapter, the term “agricultural products” includes agricultural, horticultural, viticultural, and dairy products, livestock and poultry, bees, forest products, fish and shellfish, and any products thereof, including processed and manufactured products, and any and all products raised or produced on farms and any processed or manufactured product thereof, and the term “State” when used in this chapter  shall include the Virgin Islands and Guam.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 14, 1946, ch. 966, title II, § 207, 60 Stat. 1091; Pub. L. 92–318, title V, § 506(f), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 351.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text inserted by , probably means title II of act , which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Amendments

1972— inserted “, and the term ‘State’ when used in this chapter shall include the Virgin Islands and Guam” before period at end.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1972 Amendment

Amendment by  effective after , see , set out as a note under .