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  1. Title 7 —Agriculture
  2. Subtitle B —Regulations of the Department of Agriculture
  3. Chapter I —Agricultural Marketing Service (Standards, Inspections, Marketing Practices), Department of Agriculture
  4. Subchapter A —Commodity Standards and Container Requirements
  5. Part 27 —Cotton Classification Under Cotton Futures Legislation
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Title 7AgriculturePart / Section
Subtitle BRegulations of the Department of Agriculture27 – 5099
Chapter IAgricultural Marketing Service (Standards, Inspections, Marketing Practices), Department of Agriculture27 – 209
Subchapter ACommodity Standards and Container Requirements27 – 45
Part 27Cotton Classification Under Cotton Futures Legislation27.1 – 27.100
Subpart ARequirements27.1 – 27.100
Definitions27.1 – 27.2
§ 27.1Meaning of words.
§ 27.2Terms defined.
General27.3 – 27.5
§ 27.3Requirements of subsection 15b(f) of the Act.
§ 27.4Obligations and rights under Act: not affected by regulations.
§ 27.5Effect of amendments.
Administration27.8 – 27.11
§ 27.8Director.
§ 27.9Classing Offices; Quality Assurance Division.
§ 27.10Supervision of cotton inspection, weighing, sampling; and other duties.
§ 27.11Area Director, Marketing Services Office; responsibility.
Classification Requests27.12 – 27.15
§ 27.12Classification request for each lot of cotton.
§ 27.13Micronaire determination request incidental to classification request.
§ 27.14Filing of classification requests.
§ 27.15Withdrawal or rejection of classification or Micronaire determination requests.
Inspection and Samples27.16 – 27.28
§ 27.16Inspection; weighing; samples; supervision.
§ 27.18Persons not to be employed for inspection or sampling.
§ 27.20Drawing and handling of samples of cotton; inspection of bales.
§ 27.21 [Reserved]
§ 27.22Wrapping and marking of samples of cotton.
§ 27.23Duplicate sets of samples of cotton.
§ 27.24Delivery of samples of cotton.
§ 27.25Additional samples of cotton; drawing.
§ 27.28Disposition of samples.
Classification and Micronaire Determinations27.31 – 27.38
§ 27.31Classification of cotton.
§ 27.32Order of classification.
§ 27.33Exposing of samples for classification.
§ 27.34Classification procedure.
§ 27.35Lower class of two samples to prevail.
§ 27.36Classification determinations based on official standards.
§ 27.37Cotton reduced in grade.
§ 27.38Terms defined for purposes of classification.
Cotton Class Certificates27.39 – 27.47
§ 27.39Issuance of classification records.
§ 27.40New certificates; conditions of issuance.
§ 27.41Lost certificate; duplicate.
§ 27.42Surrender of certificate.
§ 27.43Validity of cotton class certificates.
§ 27.44Invalidity of cotton class certificates.
§ 27.45No storage of cotton for classification at disapproved place.
§ 27.46Cotton withdrawn from storage.
§ 27.47Tender or delivery of cotton; conditions.
Delayed Certification27.52 – 27.55
§ 27.52Delivery without certification.
§ 27.53Notice for delayed certification; requirements.
§ 27.54Inspection and sampling for delayed certification.
§ 27.55Requirements in lieu of cotton class certificates on delivery day.
Postponed Classification27.57 – 27.73
§ 27.57Request for postponement.
§ 27.58Postponed classification; must be within 30 days.
§ 27.59Postponed classification; interference.
§ 27.60When original request deemed withdrawn.
§§ 27.61-27.72 [Reserved]
§ 27.73Supervision of transfers of cotton.
Costs of Classification and Micronaire27.80 – 27.92
§ 27.80Fees; review classification, futures classification and supervision.
§ 27.81Fees; certificates.
§ 27.83No fees for certain certificates.
§ 27.85Fees; withdrawn requests or applications.
§ 27.87Fees; classification and Micronaire determination information.
§ 27.89Expenses; inspection; sampling.
§ 27.90Bills for payment of fees and expenses.
§ 27.91Advance deposit may be required.
§ 27.92Method of payment; advance deposit.
Spot Markets27.93 – 27.94
§ 27.93Bona fide spot markets.
§ 27.94Spot markets for contract settlement purposes.
Price Quotations and Differences27.95 – 27.100
§ 27.95Spot markets to conform to Act and regulations.
§ 27.96Quotations in bona fide spot markets.
§ 27.97Ascertaining the accuracy of price quotations.
§ 27.98Value of grade where no sale; determination.
§ 27.99Values; expression.
§ 27.100Administration.
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