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PUBLIC LAW 86-688-SEPT. 2, 1960

any grapes or plums in foreign commerce in violation of any of the provisions of this Act. Any person or any common carrier or any transportation agency violating any of the provisions of this Act shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $10,000 by a court of competent jurisdiction. SEC. 7. The Secretary may make such rules, regulations, and orders, and require such reports, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, and may cooperate with any department or agency of the Government, any State, Territory, District, or possession, or department, agency, or political subdivision thereof, or any person, whether operating in one or more jurisdictions; and shall have the power to appoint, remove, and fix the compensation of such officers and employees not in conflict with existing law, and make such expenditures for rent outside the District of Columbia, printing, binding, telegrams, telephones, law books, books of reference, publications, furniture, stationery, office equipment, travel, and other supplies and expenses including reporting services, as shall be necessary to the administration of this Act in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and as may be appropriated for by Congress. This Act shall not abrogate nor nullify any other statute, whether State or Federal, dealing with the same subjects as this Act; but it is intended that all such statutes shall remain in full force and effect except insofar as they are inconsistent herewith or repugnant hereto. SEC. 8. If any provision of the Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby. SEC. 9. That when used in this Act— (1) The term "person" includes individuals, partnerships, corporations, and associations. (2) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture. (3) Except as provided herein, the term "foreign commerce" means commerce between any State, or the District of Columbia, and any place outside of the United States or its possessions. (4) The term "grapes" means vinifera species table grapes, European type, whether or not they have been in storage. (5) The term "plums" means both European and Japanese type, whether or not they have been in storage, but does not mean Italiantype prunes, nor damson-type plums. Approved September 2, 1960.

Administration.

Definitions.

Public Law 86-688 AN ACT To extend the period of exemption from inspection under the provisions of section 4426 of the Revised Statutes granted certain small vessels carrying freight to and from places on the inland waters of southeastern Alaska.

September 2, 196( [S. 2669]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of the Alaska. Act entitled "An Act to amend section 4426 of the Revised Statutes, tion!^^^ mspecas amended, with respect to certain small vessels operated by cooperatives or associations in transporting merchandise of members on a nonprofit basis to or from places within the inland waters of southeastern Alaska and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, or to or from places within said inland waters and places within the inland waters of the State of Washington", approved August 23, 1958 (72 Stat. 833), 46 USC 404 not* is amended by striking out "March 15, 1960" and inserting in lieu thereof "December 31, 1962". Approved September 2, 1960.

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