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7 U.S.C. 1594: Prohibition against alterationsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 7-AGRICULTURECHAPTER 37-SEEDS
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§1594. Prohibition against alterations

No person shall detach, alter, deface, or destroy any label provided for in this chapter or the rules and regulations made and promulgated thereunder by the Secretary of Agriculture, or alter or substitute seed in a manner that may defeat the purpose of this chapter.

( Aug. 9, 1939, ch. 615 , title IV, § 404, 53 Stat. 1286 .)

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See section 1610 of this title.