7 U.S.C. § 2217 : US Code - Section 2217: Oaths, affirmations, and affidavits taken by officers, agents, or employees of Department; use and effect

Search 7 U.S.C. § 2217 : US Code - Section 2217: Oaths, affirmations, and affidavits taken by officers, agents, or employees of Department; use and effect

Such officers, agents, or employees of the Department of
Agriculture of the United States as are designated by the Secretary
of Agriculture for the purpose are authorized and empowered to
administer to or take from any person an oath, affirmation, or
affidavit whenever such oath, affirmation, or affidavit is for use
in any prosecution or proceeding under or in the enforcement of any
law committed to or which may be committed to the Secretary of
Agriculture or the Department of Agriculture or any bureau or
subdivision thereof for administration. Any such oath, affirmation,
or affidavit administered or taken by or before such officer,
agent, or employee when certified under his hand and authenticated
by the seal of the Department of Agriculture may be offered or used
in any court of the United States and shall have like force and
effect as if administered or taken before a clerk of such court
without further proof of the identity or authority of such officer,
agent, or employee.