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Title 7 → Subtitle B → Chapter I → Subchapter C → Part 70

TITLE 7—Agriculture

Subtitle B—REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (CONTINUED)

CHAPTER I—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (CONTINUED)

SUBCHAPTER C—REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS UNDER THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT OF 1946 AND THE EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT (CONTINUED)

PART 70—VOLUNTARY GRADING OF POULTRY PRODUCTS AND RABBIT PRODUCTS

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Subpart A—GRADING OF POULTRY PRODUCTS AND RABBIT PRODUCTS

Definitions

§70.1
Definitions.
§70.2
Designation of official certificates, memoranda, marks, other identifications, and devices for purposes of the Agricultural Marketing Act.

General

§70.3
Administration.
§70.4
Services available.
§70.5
Nondiscrimination.
§70.6
OMB control number.
§70.8
Other applicable regulations.
§70.10
Basis of grading service.
§70.11
[Reserved]
§70.12
Supervision.
§70.13
Ready-to-cook poultry and rabbits and specified poultry food products.
§70.14
Squabs and domesticated game birds; eligibility.
§70.15
Equipment and facilities for graders.
§70.16
Prerequisites to grading.
§70.17
Accessibility of products.
§70.18
Schedule of operation of official plants.

Licensed and Authorized Graders

§70.20
Who may be licensed and authorized.
§70.21
Suspension of license; revocation.
§70.22
Surrender of license.
§70.23
Identification.
§70.24
Financial interest of graders.
§70.25
Political activity.
§70.26
Cancellation of license.

Application for Grading Service

§70.29
Who may obtain grading service.
§70.30
How application for service may be made; conditions of service.
§70.31
Filing of application.
§70.32
Authority of applicant.
§70.33
Application for grading service in official plants; approval.
§70.34
Rejection of application.
§70.35
Withdrawal of application.
§70.36
Order of service.
§70.37
Types of Service.
§70.38
Suspension or withdrawal of plant approval for correctable cause.
§70.39
Form of application.

Denial of Service

§70.40
Debarment.
§70.41
Misrepresentation, deceptive, or fraudulent act or practice.
§70.42
Use of facsimile forms.
§70.43
Willful violation of the regulations.
§70.44
Interfering with a grader or employee of Service.
§70.45
Misleading labeling.
§70.46
Miscellaneous.

Identifying and Marking Products

§70.50
Approval of official identification and wording on labels.
§70.51
Form of grademark and information required.
§70.52
Prerequisites to packaging ready-to-cook poultry or rabbits identified with consumer grademarks.
§70.54
Retention authorities.
§70.55
Check grading officially identified product.
§70.56
Grading requirements of poultry and rabbits identified with official identification.

Reports

§70.60
Report of grading work.
§70.61
Information to be furnished to graders.
§70.62
Report of violations.

Fees and Charges

§70.70
Payment of fees and charges.
§70.71
Charges for services on an unscheduled basis.
§70.72
Fees for appeal grading or review of a grader's decision.
§70.75
Travel expenses and other charges.
§70.76
[Reserved]
§70.77
Charges for services on a scheduled basis.
§70.78
Fees or charges for grading service performed under cooperative agreement.

Grading Certificates

§70.90
Forms.
§70.91
Issuance.
§70.92
Disposition.
§70.93
Advance information.

Appeal of a Grading or Decision

§70.100
Who may request an appeal grading or review of a grader's decision.
§70.101
Where to file an appeal.
§70.102
How to file an appeal.
§70.103
When an application for an appeal grading may be refused.
§70.104
Who shall perform the appeal.
§70.105
Procedures for appeal gradings.
§70.106
Appeal grading certificates.

Sanitary Requirements, Facilities, and Operating Procedures

§70.110
Requirements for sanitation, facilities, and operating procedures in official plants.
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Subparts B-C [Reserved]

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