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Title 7AgriculturePart / Section
Subtitle BRegulations of the Department of Agriculture27 – 5099
Chapter IXAgricultural Marketing Service (Marketing Agreements and Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), Department of Agriculture900 – 999
Part 981Almonds Grown in California981.1 – 981.481
Subpart AOrder Regulating Handling981.1 – 981.92
Definitions981.1 – 981.23
§ 981.1Secretary.
§ 981.2Act.
§ 981.3Person.
§ 981.4Almonds and almond biomass.
§ 981.5Unshelled almonds.
§ 981.6Shelled almonds.
§ 981.7Edible kernel.
§ 981.8Inedible kernel.
§ 981.9Kernel weight.
§ 981.10Almonds received for his own account.
§ 981.11Area of production.
§ 981.12Grower.
§ 981.13Handler.
§ 981.14Cooperative handler.
§ 981.15Almond product.
§ 981.16To handle.
§ 981.17Inspection agency.
§ 981.18Settlement weight.
§ 981.19Crop year.
§ 981.20Handler carryover.
§ 981.21Trade demand.
§ 981.21aSalable almonds.
§ 981.21bReserve almonds.
§ 981.22Board.
§ 981.23Part and subpart.
Almond Board of California981.30 – 981.40
§ 981.30Establishment.
§ 981.31Membership representation.
§ 981.32Nominations.
§ 981.33Selection and term of office.
§ 981.34Qualification and acceptance.
§ 981.35Alternates.
§ 981.36Vacancy.
§ 981.37Expenses.
§ 981.38Powers.
§ 981.39Duties.
§ 981.40Procedure.
Research981.41
§ 981.41Research and development.
Quality Control981.42 – 981.43
§ 981.42Quality control.
§ 981.43Marking or labeling of containers.
Volume Regulation981.45 – 981.61
§ 981.45General.
§ 981.46Withholding reserve.
§ 981.47Method of establishing salable and reserve percentages.
§ 981.48Increase of salable percentage.
§ 981.49Board estimates and recommendations.
§ 981.50Reserve obligation.
§ 981.51Requirements for reserve.
§ 981.52Holding requirement and delivery.
§ 981.54Payment to handlers for services rendered.
§ 981.55Interhandler transfers.
§ 981.56Assistance of Board in accounting for reserve.
§ 981.57Application of salable and reserve percentages after end of crop year.
§ 981.59Adjustment upon increase of salable percentage.
§ 981.60Determination of kernel weight.
§ 981.61Redetermination of kernel weight.
Disposition of Reserve981.65 – 981.67
§ 981.65Prohibition on the use or disposition of reserve almonds.
§ 981.66Conditions governing disposition of reserve.
§ 981.67Disposition by handler.
Records and Reports981.70 – 981.76
§ 981.70Records and verification.
§ 981.71Record of receipts.
§ 981.72Reports of receipts.
§ 981.73Periodic reports.
§ 981.74Other reports.
§ 981.75Confidential nature of records and reports.
§ 981.76Handler list of growers.
Expenses and Assessments981.80 – 981.81
§ 981.80Expenses.
§ 981.81Assessment.
Miscellaneous Provisions981.85 – 981.92
§ 981.85Personal liability.
§ 981.86Separability.
§ 981.87Derogation.
§ 981.88Duration of immunities.
§ 981.89Agents.
§ 981.90Effective time, suspension, or termination.
§ 981.91Effect of termination or amendment.
§ 981.92Amendments.