7 U.S.C. § 2353 — Testimony in Plant Variety Protection Office cases
U.S.C. Title 7 - AGRICULTURE 7 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 7 - AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 57 - PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION SUBCHAPTER I - PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION OFFICE Part B - Legal Provisions as to the Plant Variety Protection Office Sec. 2353 - Testimony in Plant Variety Protection Office cases From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§2353. Testimony in Plant Variety Protection Office cases
The Secretary may establish regulations for taking affidavits, depositions, and other evidence required in cases before the Plant Variety Protection Office. Any officer authorized by law to take depositions to be used in the courts of the United States, or of the State where the officer resides, may take such affidavits and depositions, and swear the witnesses. If any person acts as a hearing officer by authority of the Secretary, the person shall have like power.
(Pub. L. 91–577, title I, §23, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1544; Pub. L. 103–349, §13(c), Oct. 6, 1994, 108 Stat. 3143.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments 1994—Pub. L. 103–349 substituted "the officer" for "he" in second sentence and "the person" for "he" in third sentence.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1994 Amendment Amendment by Pub. L. 103–349 effective 180 days after Oct. 6, 1994, see section 15 of Pub. L. 103–349, set out as a note under section 2401 of this title.