The Secretary of Agriculture may, upon presentation of satisfactory evidence of competency, issue to any person a license to grade or otherwise classify cotton and to certificate the grade or other class thereof in accordance with the official cotton standards of the United States. Any such license may be suspended or revoked by the Secretary of Agriculture whenever he is satisfied, after reasonable opportunity afforded to the licensee for a hearing, that such licensee is incompetent or has knowingly or carelessly classified 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. Pending investigation the Secretary of Agriculture, whenever he deems necessary, may suspend a license temporarily without a hearing.
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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