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.
PL 86-688 (S.2669), enacted 09/02/1960

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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 pro-
visions 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 ex-
penditures for rent outside the District of Columbia, printing, bind-
mg, 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, deal-
ing 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 re-
mainder 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, corpora-
tions, 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, Euro-
pean 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 Italian-
type prunes, nor damson-type plums. 
Approved September 2, 1960. 
Admini str ation. 
Definitions. 
Public Law 86-688 
AN ACT 
To extend the period of exemption from inspection under the provisions of sec-
tion 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 hy 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!^^^ mspec-
as amended, with respect to certain small vessels operated by cooper-
atives or associations in transporting merchandise of members on a 
nonprofit basis to or from places within the inland waters of south-
eastern 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), 
is amended by striking out "March 15, 1960" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "December 31, 1962". 
Approved September 2, 1960. 
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