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  1. Title 7 —Agriculture
  2. Subtitle B —Regulations of the Department of Agriculture
  3. Chapter VIII —Agricultural Marketing Service (Federal Grain Inspection Service, Fair Trade Practices Program), Department of Agriculture
  4. Subchapter A —Federal Grain Inspection
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Title 7AgriculturePart / Section
Subtitle BRegulations of the Department of Agriculture27 – 5099
Chapter VIIIAgricultural Marketing Service (Federal Grain Inspection Service, Fair Trade Practices Program), Department of Agriculture800 – 899
Subchapter AFederal Grain Inspection800 – 868
Part 800General Regulations800.0 – 800.219
Definitions800.0
§ 800.0Meaning of terms.
Administration800.1 – 800.8
§ 800.1Mission.
§ 800.2Administrator.
§ 800.3Nondiscrimination—policy and provisions.
§ 800.4Procedures for establishing regulations, official standards, and official criteria.
§ 800.5Complaints and reports of alleged violations.
§ 800.6Provisions for hearings.
§ 800.7Information about the Service, Act, and regulations.
§ 800.8Public information.
Official Inspection and Class X or Class Y Weighing Requirements800.15 – 800.18
§ 800.15Services.
§ 800.16Certification requirements for export grain.
§ 800.17Special inspection and weighing requirements for sacked export grain.
§ 800.18Waivers of the official inspection and Class X weighing requirements.
Recordkeeping and Access to Facilities800.25 – 800.26
§ 800.25Required elevator and merchandising records.
§ 800.26Access to records and facilities.
Registration800.30 – 800.39
§ 800.30Foreign commerce grain business.
§ 800.31Who must register.
§ 800.32When to register.
§ 800.33How to register.
§ 800.34Registration fee.
§ 800.35Review of applications.
§ 800.36Certificates of registration.
§ 800.37Notice of change in information.
§ 800.38Termination and renewal of registration.
§ 800.39Suspension or revocation of registration for cause.
Conditions For Obtaining Or Withholding Official Services800.45 – 800.52
§ 800.45Availability of official services.
§ 800.46Requirements for obtaining official services.
§ 800.47Withdrawal of request for official services.
§ 800.48Dismissal of request for official services.
§ 800.49Conditional withholding of official services.
§ 800.50Refusal of official services and civil penalties.
§ 800.51Expenses of agency, field office, or Board of Appeals and Review.
§ 800.52Official services not to be denied.
Descriptions800.55 – 800.56
§ 800.55Descriptions by grade.
§ 800.56Requirements on descriptions.
Grain Handling Practices800.60 – 800.61
§ 800.60Deceptive actions and practices.
§ 800.61Prohibited grain handling practices.
Fees800.70 – 800.73
§ 800.70Fees for official services performed by agencies.
§ 800.71Fees assessed by the Service.
§ 800.72Explanation of additional service fees for services performed in the United States only.
§ 800.73Computation and payment of service fees; general fee information.
Kinds of Official Services800.75 – 800.76
§ 800.75Kinds of official inspection and weighing services.
§ 800.76Prohibited services; restricted services.
Inspection Methods and Procedures800.80 – 800.88
§ 800.80Methods and order of performing official inspection services.
§ 800.81Sample requirements; general.
§ 800.82Sampling provisions by level of service.
§ 800.83Sampling provisions by kind of movement.
§ 800.84Inspection of grain in land carriers, containers, and barges in single lots.
§ 800.85Inspection of grain in combined lots.
§ 800.86Inspection of shiplot, unit train, and lash barge grain in single lots.
§ 800.87New inspections.
§ 800.88Loss of identity.
Weighing Provisions and Procedures800.95 – 800.99
§ 800.95Methods and order of performing weighing services.
§ 800.96Weighing procedures.
§ 800.97Weighing grain in containers, land carriers, barges, and shiplots.
§ 800.98Weighing grain in combined lots.
§ 800.99Checkweighing sacked grain.
Original Services800.115 – 800.118
§ 800.115Who may request original services.
§ 800.116How to request original services.
§ 800.117Who shall perform original services.
§ 800.118Certification.
Official Reinspection Services and Review of Weighing Services800.125 – 800.129
§ 800.125Who may request reinspection services or review of weighing services.
§ 800.126How to request reinspection or review of weighing services.
§ 800.127Who shall perform reinspection or review of weighing services.
§ 800.128Conflicts of interest..
§ 800.129Certificating reinspection and review of weighing results.
Appeal Inspection Services800.135 – 800.139
§ 800.135Who may request appeal inspection services.
§ 800.136How to request appeal inspection services.
§ 800.137Who shall perform appeal inspection services.
§ 800.138Conflict of interest.
§ 800.139Certificating appeal inspections.
Official Records and Forms (General)800.145 – 800.159
§ 800.145Maintenance and retention of records—general requirements.
§ 800.146Maintenance and retention of records issued by the Service under the Act.
§ 800.147Maintenance and retention of records on delegations, designations, contracts, and approval of scale testing organizations.
§ 800.148Maintenance and retention of records on organization, staffing, and budget.
§ 800.149Maintenance and retention of records on licenses and approvals.
§ 800.150Maintenance and retention of records on fee schedules.
§ 800.151Maintenance and retention of records on space and equipment.
§ 800.152Maintenance and retention of file samples.
§ 800.153Maintenance and retention of records on official inspection, Class X or Class Y weighing, and equipment testing service.
§ 800.154Availability of official records.
§ 800.155Detailed work records—general requirements.
§ 800.156Official inspection records.
§ 800.157Official weighing records.
§ 800.158Equipment testing work records.
§ 800.159Related official records.
Official Certificates800.160 – 800.166
§ 800.160Official certificates; issuance and distribution.
§ 800.161Official certificate requirements.
§ 800.162Certification of grade; special requirements.
§ 800.163Divided-lot certificates.
§ 800.164Duplicate certificates.
§ 800.165Corrected certificates.
§ 800.166Reproducing certificates.
Licenses and Authorizations (For Individuals Only)800.170 – 800.180
§ 800.170When a license or authorization or approval is required.
§ 800.171Who may be licensed or authorized.
§ 800.172Applications for licenses.
§ 800.173Examinations and reexaminations.
§ 800.174Issuance and possession of licenses and authorizations.
§ 800.175Termination of licenses.
§ 800.176Voluntary cancellation or suspension of licenses.
§ 800.177Automatic suspension of license by change in employment.
§ 800.178Summary revocation of licenses.
§ 800.179Refusal of renewal, suspension, or revocation of licenses for cause.
§ 800.180Summary cancellation of licenses.
Duties and Conduct of Licensed and Authorized Personnel800.185 – 800.189
§ 800.185Duties of official personnel and warehouse samplers.
§ 800.186Standards of conduct.
§ 800.187Conflicts of interest
§ 800.188Crop year, variety, and origin statements.
§ 800.189Corrective actions for violations.
Delegations, Designations, Approvals, Contracts, and Conflicts of Interest800.195 – 800.199
§ 800.195Delegations.
§ 800.196Designations.
§ 800.197Approval as a scale testing and certification organization.
§ 800.198Contracts.
§ 800.199Conflict-of-interest provisions.
Supervision, Monitoring, and Equipment Testing800.215 – 800.219
§ 800.215Activities that shall be supervised.
§ 800.216Activities that shall be monitored.
§ 800.217Equipment that shall be tested.
§ 800.218Review of rejection or disapproval of equipment.
§ 800.219Conditional approval on use of equipment.
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