Further to carry out the purposes of this chapter the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to issue to any qualified person, upon presentation of satisfactory evidence of competency, a license to sample cotton. Any such license may be suspended or revoked by the Secretary of Agriculture whenever he is satisfied that such licensee is incompetent or has knowingly or carelessly sampled cotton improperly, or has violated any provision of this chapter or the regulations thereunder so far as the same may relate to him, or has used his license, or allowed it to be used, for any improper purpose. The Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe by regulation the conditions under which licenses may be issued hereunder, and may require any licensed sampler to give bond for the faithful performance of his duties and for the protection of persons affected thereby and may prescribe the conditions under which cotton shall be sampled by licensed samplers for the purpose of classification by officers of the Department of Agriculture, or by licensed cotton classifiers.
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§ 51a. Extension of classification facilities to cotton growers
§ 51a–1. Contracts with cooperatives furnishing classers; amount and type of payment
§ 51b. Licensing samplers; revocation and suspension of license
§ 52. Use of nonofficial standards prohibited; sales by sample excepted
§ 53. Licensing classifiers; revocation and suspension of license
§ 56. Establishment of cotton standards; furnishing copies of established standards sold
§ 57. Disposition of proceeds of sale of cotton and of copies of standards
§ 57a. Agreements with cotton associations, etc., in foreign countries to establish cotton standards
§ 58. General inspection and sampling of cotton
§ 59. Offenses in relation to cotton standards
§ 60. Penalties for violations
§ 61. General regulations, investigations, tests, etc., by Secretary
§ 61a. Annual review meetings with cotton industry representatives; purposes, etc.
§ 63. Liability of principal for act of agent
§ 64. Appropriation for expenses; appointment by Secretary of officers and agents; compensation