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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 986Pecans Grown in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas986.1 – 986.178
Subpart AOrder Regulating Handling of Pecans986.1 – 986.99
Definitions986.1 – 986.43
§ 986.1Accumulator.
§ 986.2Act.
§ 986.3Affiliation.
§ 986.4Blowouts.
§ 986.5To certify.
§ 986.6Confidential data or information.
§ 986.7Container.
§ 986.8Council.
§ 986.9Crack.
§ 986.10Cracks.
§ 986.11Custom harvester.
§ 986.12Department or USDA.
§ 986.13Disappearance.
§ 986.14Farm Service Agency.
§ 986.15Fiscal year.
§ 986.16Grade and size.
§ 986.17Grower.
§ 986.18Grower-cleaned production.
§ 986.19Handler.
§ 986.20To handle.
§ 986.21Handler inventory.
§ 986.22Handler-cleaned production.
§ 986.23Hican.
§ 986.24Inshell pecans.
§ 986.25Inspection Service.
§ 986.26Inter-handler transfer.
§ 986.27Merchantable pecans.
§ 986.28Pack.
§ 986.29Pecans.
§ 986.30Person.
§ 986.31Production area.
§ 986.32Proprietary capacity.
§ 986.33Regions.
§ 986.34Representative period.
§ 986.35Secretary.
§ 986.36Sheller.
§ 986.37Shelled pecans.
§ 986.38Stick-tights.
§ 986.39Trade supply.
§ 986.40Unassessed inventory.
§ 986.41Varieties.
§ 986.42Warehousing.
§ 986.43Weight.
Administrative Body986.45 – 986.58
§ 986.45American Pecan Council.
§ 986.46Council nominations and voting.
§ 986.47Alternate members.
§ 986.48Eligibility.
§ 986.49Acceptance.
§ 986.50Term of office.
§ 986.51Vacancy.
§ 986.52Council expenses.
§ 986.53Powers.
§ 986.54Duties.
§ 986.55Procedure.
§ 986.56Right of the Secretary.
§ 986.57Funds and other property.
§ 986.58Reapportionment and reestablishment of regions.
Expenses, Assessments, and Marketing Policy986.60 – 986.65
§ 986.60Budget.
§ 986.61Assessments.
§ 986.62Inter-handler transfers.
§ 986.63Contributions.
§ 986.64Accounting.
§ 986.65Marketing policy.
Authorities Relating to Research, Promotion, Data Gathering, Packaging, Grading, Compliance, and Reporting986.67 – 986.72
§ 986.67Recommendations for regulations.
§ 986.68Authority for research and promotion activities.
§ 986.69Authorities regulating handling.
§ 986.70Handling for special purposes.
§ 986.71Safeguards.
§ 986.72Notification of regulation.
Reports, Books, and Other Records986.75 – 986.82
§ 986.75Reports of handler inventory.
§ 986.76Reports of merchantable pecans handled.
§ 986.77Reports of pecans received by handlers.
§ 986.78Other handler reports.
§ 986.79Verification of reports.
§ 986.80Certification of reports.
§ 986.81Confidential information.
§ 986.82Books and other records.
Additional Provisions986.86 – 986.99
§ 986.86Exemptions.
§ 986.87Compliance.
§ 986.88Duration of immunities.
§ 986.89Separability.
§ 986.90Derogation.
§ 986.91Liability.
§ 986.92Agents.
§ 986.93Effective time.
§ 986.94Termination.
§ 986.95Proceedings after termination.
§ 986.96Amendments.
§ 986.97Counterparts.
§ 986.98Additional parties.
§ 986.99Order with marketing agreement.