7 U.S.C. § 2357
Unauthorized practice
United States · Title 7 — AGRICULTURE · Status: effective
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- 7 U.S.C. § 2357, Unauthorized practice, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/430354
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Anyone who in the United States engages in direct or indirect practice before the Office of Plant Variety Protection while suspended or excluded under section 2356 of this title, or without being admitted to practice before the Office, shall be liable in a civil action for the return of all money received, and for compensation for damage done by such person and also may be enjoined from such practice. However, there shall be no liability for damage if such person establishes that the work was done competently and without negligence. This section does not apply to anyone who, without a claim of self-sufficiency, works under the supervision of another who stands admitted and is the responsible party; or to anyone who establishes that the person acted only on behalf of any employer by whom the person was regularly employed.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Plant Variety Protection Act Amendments of 1994House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally