7 USC 2204g - Authority of Secretary of Agriculture to conduct census of agriculture

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 2204g.

Authority of Secretary of Agriculture to conduct census of agriculture

(a)

Census of agriculture required

(1)

In general

(2)

Inclusion of specialty crops

(b)

Methods

(c)

Year of information

(d)

Enforcement

(1)

Fraud

(2)

Refusal or neglect to answer questions

(3)

Social Security number

(4)

Religious information

(e)

Geographic coverage

A census under this section shall include—

(1)

each of the several States of the United States;

(2)

as determined appropriate by the Secretary, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, and Guam; and

(3)

with the concurrence of the Secretary and the Secretary of State, any other possession or area over which the United States exercises jurisdiction, control, or sovereignty.

(f)

Cooperation with Secretary of Commerce

(1)

Information provided to Secretary of Agriculture

(2)

Information provided to Secretary of Commerce

(3)

Confidentiality

(g)

Regulations

A regulation necessary to carry out this section may be promulgated by—

(1)

the Secretary of Agriculture, to the extent that a matter under the jurisdiction of the Secretary is involved; and

(2)

the Secretary of Commerce, to the extent that a matter under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Commerce is involved.

(Pub. L. 105–113, § 2, Nov. 21, 1997, 111 Stat. 2274; Pub. L. 110–234, title X, § 10103, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1336; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title X, § 10103, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2097.)

cite as: 7 USC 2204g