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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 868General Regulations and Standards for Certain Agricultural Commodities868.1 – 868.316
Subpart ARegulations868.1 – 868.92
Definitions868.1
§ 868.1Meaning of terms.
Administration868.5 – 868.13
§ 868.5Administrator.
§ 868.6Nondiscrimination—policy and provisions.
§ 868.7Procedures for establishing regulations and standards.
§ 868.8Complaints and reports of alleged violations.
§ 868.9Provisions for hearings.
§ 868.10Information about the Service, Act, and regulations.
§ 868.11Public information.
§ 868.12Identification.
§ 868.13Regulations not applicable for certain purposes.
Conditions for Obtaining or Withholding Service868.20 – 868.26
§ 868.20Availability of services.
§ 868.21Requirements for obtaining service.
§ 868.22Withdrawal of request for inspection service by applicant.
§ 868.23Dismissal of request for inspection service.
§ 868.24Conditional withholding of service.
§ 868.25Denial or withdrawal of service.
§ 868.26Expenses of the cooperator or the Service.
Inspection Methods and Procedures868.30 – 868.36
§ 868.30Methods and order of performing inspection service.
§ 868.31Kinds of inspection services.
§ 868.32Who shall inspect commodities.
§ 868.33Sample requirements; general.
§ 868.34Partial inspection.
§ 868.35Sampling provisions by level of service.
§ 868.36Loss of identity.
Original Inspection Service868.40 – 868.44
§ 868.40Who may request original inspection service.
§ 868.41Contract service.
§ 868.42How to request original inspection service.
§ 868.44New original inspection.
Retest Inspection Service868.50 – 868.52
§ 868.50Who may request retest inspection service.
§ 868.51How to request retest inspection service.
§ 868.52Certificating retest inspection results.
Appeal Inspection Service868.60 – 868.63
§ 868.60Who may request appeal inspection service.
§ 868.61How to request appeal inspection service.
§ 868.62Who shall perform appeal inspection service.
§ 868.63Certificating appeal inspection results.
Official Certificates868.70 – 868.75
§ 868.70Official certificates; issuance and distribution.
§ 868.71Official certificate requirements.
§ 868.72Certification of results.
§ 868.73Corrected certificates.
§ 868.74Divided-lot certificates.
§ 868.75Duplicate certificates.
Licensed Inspectors, Technicians, and Samplers868.80 – 868.84
§ 868.80Who may be licensed.
§ 868.81Licensing procedures.
§ 868.82Voluntary cancellation or suspension of license.
§ 868.83Automatic suspension of license by change in employment.
§ 868.84Suspension or revocation of license.
Fees868.90 – 868.92
§ 868.90Fees for certain Federal inspection services.
§ 868.91Fees for certain Federal rice inspection services.
§ 868.92Explanation of service fees and additional fees.