Sugar in the United States

Introduction to Sugar Act: (1764)

In the context of the legal history: Provided for strong enforcement of the duties on refined sugar and molasses imported into the colonies from non-British Caribbean sources to reduce smuggling. It granted a monopoly on the American market to the West Indies sugar planters.

Finding the law: Sugar in the U.S. Code

A collection of general and permanent laws relating to sugar, passed by the United States Congress, are organized by subject matter arrangements in the United States Code (U.S.C.; this label examines sugar topics), to make them easy to use (usually, organized by legal areas into Titles, Chapters and Sections). The platform provides introductory material to the U.S. Code, and cross references to case law. View the U.S. Code’s table of contents here.

Sugar

In Legislation

Sugar in the U.S. Code: Title 7, Chapter 100, Subchapter IV, Part B

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating sugar are compiled in the United States Code under Title 7, Chapter 100, Subchapter IV, Part B. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Agriculture (including sugar) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Agricultural Market Transition and Sugar of the US Code, including sugar) by chapter and subchapter.

Sugar

In Legislation

Sugar in the U.S. Code: Title 7, Chapter 106, Subchapter IV

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating sugar are compiled in the United States Code under Title 7, Chapter 106, Subchapter IV. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Agriculture (including sugar) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Commodity Programs and Sugar of the US Code, including sugar) by chapter and subchapter.

Resources

In the context of the legal history:

See Also

• International Treaties
• Multilateral Treaties