[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 7, Parts 700 to 899]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR800.25]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER VIII--GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARD ADMINISTRATION 
      (FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 800--GENERAL REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 800.25  Required elevator and merchandising records.

    (a) Elevator and merchandiser recordkeeping. Every person and every 
State or political subdivision of a State that owns or operates an 
elevator and every merchandiser that has obtained or obtains official 
inspection or official weighing services other than (1) submitted sample 
inspection service, or (2)

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official sampling service, or (3) official stowage examination service 
shall keep such accounts, records, and memoranda that fully and 
correctly disclose all transactions concerning the lots of grain for 
which the elevator or merchandiser received official services, except as 
provided under Sec. 800.18.
    (b) Retention period. Records specified in this section may be 
disposed of after a period of 3 years from the date of the official 
service; provided, the 3-year period may be extended if the elevator 
owner or operator, or merchandiser is notified in writing by the 
Administrator that specific records should be retained for a longer 
period for effective administration and enforcement of the Act. This 
requirement does not restrict or modify the requirements of any other 
Federal, State, or local statute concerning recordkeeping.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
0580-0011)

[51 FR 1768, Jan. 15, 1986]