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 PUBLIC LAWS--CS. 497, 500- -JULY 9, 1942 Payment to pro- ducers. Penalty for unau- thorized use. 65 Stat. 91. 7U.S.C., Supp.I, 1359 (d). "Peanuts" con- strued. 52 Stat. 41 . 7U.S.C. 1301(b) (13) (B). Normal yield for any county. 52 Stat. 202. 7U.. C.§1301(b) (13) (E). Normal yield for any farm. July 9, 1942 [1. 2S991 [Ptiblic Law 663] Use of public do- main for war purposes. Payments to hold- ers of grazing permits, etc. not less than those established for quota peanuts under any peanut diversion, peanut loan, or peanut purchase program; or (iii) for seed at prices established by the Secretary. For all peanuts so deliv- ered to a designated agency under this subsection, producers shall be paid for the portion of the lot constituting excess peanuts, the market value thereof for crushing for oil as of the date of such delivery less the estimated cost of storing, handling, and selling such peanuts but not less than prices established by the Secretary pursuant to author- ity contained in existing law. Any person who, pursuant to the pro- visions of this subsection, acquires peanuts for crushing for oil and who uses or disposes of such peanuts for any purpose other than that for which acquired shall pay a penalty of 3 cents per pound upon the peanuts so used or disposed of and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both, for each and every offense. Operations under this subsection shall be carried on under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, and the operations of any agency designated to receive and market peanuts may be separate from or combined with operations of other agencies." (3) Section 359 (d) is amended to read as follows: "The word 'peanuts' for the purposes of this Act shall mean all peanuts produced, excluding any peanuts which it is established by the producer or otherwise, in accordance with regulations of the Secretary, were not picked or threshed either before or after marketing from the farm." (4) Section 301 (b) (13) (B) is amended by inserting after the word "cotton" wherever it appears therein the words "or peanuts" and by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence "For 1942. the normal yield for any county, in the case of peanuts, shall be the average yield per acre for peanuts for the county, adjusted for abnormal conditions, during the years 1936-1940, inclusive, except that for any county in which the years 1935-1939, inclusive, are equally as representative, such period may be used in determining the normal yields for counties in the State." (5) Section 301 (b) (13) (E) is amended by deleting the word "or" after the word "wheat" and before the word "cotton" wherever it appears therein and by inserting after the word "cotton" wherever it appears therein the words "or peanuts" and by adding after the first sentence thereof the following new sentence: "For 1942, the normal yield for any farm, in the case of peanuts, shall be the average yield per acre of peanuts for the farm, adjusted for abnormal condi- tions, during the years 1936-1940, inclusive, except that for any county in which the years 1935-1939, inclusive, are equally as repre- sentative, such period may be used in determining normal yields for farms in the county." Approved, July 9, 1942. [CHAPTER 500] AN ACT Authorizing the head of the department or agency using the public domain for war purposes to compensate holders of grazing permits and licenses for losses sustained by reason of such use of public lands for war purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That whenever use for war purposes of the public domain or other property owned by or under the control of the United States prevents its use for grazing, persons holding grazing permits or licenses and persons whose graz- ing permits or licenses have been or will be canceled because of such 654 [56 STrT.

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