§ 361f. — Publications of experiment stations; free mailing.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC361f]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 14--AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 361f. Publications of experiment stations; free mailing
Bulletins, reports, periodicals, reprints of articles, and other
publications necessary for the dissemination of results of the
researches and experiments, including lists of publications available
for distribution by the experiment stations, shall be transmitted in the
mails of the United States under penalty indicia: Provided, however,
That each publication shall bear such indicia as are prescribed by the
United States Postal Service and shall be mailed under such regulations
as the United States Postal Service may from time to time prescribe.
Such publications may be mailed from the principal place of business of
the station or from an established subunit of said station.
(Mar. 2, 1887, ch. 314, Sec. 6, 24 Stat. 441; Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 790,
Sec. 1, 69 Stat. 673; Pub. L. 91-375, Sec. 4(a), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat.
773.)
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 377 of this title. See
section 361g of this title.
Amendments
1955--Act Aug. 11, 1955, amended section generally to authorize free
mailing of publications by the agricultural experiment stations. For
provisions which related to the unexpended balance of annual
appropriation, see section 361g of this title.
Transfer of Functions
``United States Postal Service'' substituted in text for
``Postmaster General'' pursuant to Pub. L. 91-375, Sec. 4(a), Aug. 12,
1970, 84 Stat. 773, set out as a note under section 201 of Title 39,
Postal Service, which abolished office of Postmaster General of Post
Office Department and transferred its functions to United States Postal
Service.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 361g of this title.
