7 USC § 2372 - Payment of plant variety protection fees; return of excess amounts

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s2372"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "7 USC § 2372 - Payment of plant variety protection fees; return of excess amounts"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "2372"
section_name: "Payment of plant variety protection fees; return of excess amounts"
chapter_number: 57
chapter_name: "PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION OFFICE"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "Plant Variety Protection Fees"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–577, title I, § 32, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1545.)"
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# § 2372. Payment of plant variety protection fees; return of excess amounts

All fees shall be paid to the Secretary, and the Secretary may refund any sum paid by mistake or in excess of the fee required.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–577, title I, § 32, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1545.)