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PXBLIC LAW 86-682-AUG. 1, 1958

SEC. 14. Section 302 of said Act (7 U.S.C. 1582) is further amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection (d) to read as follows: " (d) The provisions of this title prohibiting the importation of seed that is adulterated or unfit for seeding purposes shall not apply— "(1) when seed grown in the United States is returned from a foreign country without having been admitted into the commerce of any foreign country: Provided, That there is satisfactory proof as provided for in the joint rules and regulations prescribed under section 402 of this Act, that the seed was grown in the United States and was not admitted into the commerce of a foreign country and was not commingled with other seed, or "(2) when seed is imported for sowing for experimental or breeding purposes and not for sale: Provided, That declarations are filed, and importations are limited in quantity, as provided for in the rules and regulations prescribed under section 402 of this Act, to assure that the importations are for experimental or breeding purposes." SEC. 15. Section 306 of said Act (7 U.S.C. 1586) is amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection (c) to read as follows: "(c) To make any false or misleading representation with respect to any seed subject to this title being imported into the United States or offered for import: Provided, That this subsection shall not be deemed violated by any person if the false or misleading representation is the name of a variety indistinguishable in appearance from the seed being imported or offered for import and the records and other pertinent facts reveal that such person relied in good faith upon representations with respect to the name of the indistinguishable variety made by the shipper of the seed." SEC. 16. This Act, and the amendments made hereby, shall take effect upon the date of enactment. Approved August 1, 1958.

53 Stat. 1283.

Nonappli c a b i 1ity.

53 Stat. 1285. Unlawful, a c t.

Effective date.

Public Law 85-582 AN ACT To authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to undertake continuing studies of the effects of insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and other pesticides, upon fish and wildlife for the purpose of preventing losses of those invaluable natural resources following application of these materials and to provide basic data on the various chemical controls so that forests, croplands, wetlands, rangelands and other lands can be sprayed with minimum losses of fish and wildlife.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to undertake comprehensive continuing studies on the effects of insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and pesticides, upon the fish and wildlife resources of the United States, for the purpose of determining the amounts, percentages, and formulations of such chemicals that are lethal to or injurious to fish and wildlife and the amounts, percentages, mixtures, or formulations that can be used safely, and thereby prevent losses of fish and wildlife from such spraying, dusting, or other treatment. SEC. 2. The sum of $280,000 per annum is hereby authorized to be appropriated to carry out the objectives of this Act. Approved August 1, 1958. 98395-59-PT. 1-31

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F i s h and wildlife. I n s e c t i c ides, etc., studies.

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