[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 7]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR868.30]

[Page 631]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER VIII--GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARD ADMINISTRATION 
      (FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 868--GENERAL REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart A--Regulations
 
Sec. 868.30  Methods and order of performing inspection service.

    (a) Methods. (1) General. All sampling and inspection services 
performed by official personnel shall be made in accordance with the 
regulations, standards, and the instructions.
    (2) Lot inspection service. A lot inspection service shall be based 
on official personnel obtaining representative samples, examining the 
commodity in the entire lot, and making an accurate analysis of the 
commodity on the basis of the samples.
    (3) Submitted sample inspection service. A submitted sample 
inspection service shall be based on a submitted sample of sufficient 
size to enable official personnel to perform an accurate, complete 
analysis. The sample size will be prescribed in the instructions. If a 
complete analysis cannot be performed because of an inadequate sample 
size or other conditions, the request shall be dismissed or a factor 
only inspection may be performed upon request.
    (b) Order of service. Inspection services shall be performed, to the 
extent practicable, in the order in which requests for service are 
received.
    (c) Recording receipt of documents. Each document submitted by or on 
behalf of an applicant for inspection service shall be promptly stamped 
or similarly marked by official personnel to show the date of receipt.
    (d) Conflicts of interest. (1) Official personnel shall not perform 
or participate in performing an inspection service on a commodity or a 
carrier or container in which the official personnel have a direct or 
indirect financial interest.
    (2) Official personnel shall not perform, participate in performing, 
or issue a certificate if the official personnel participated in a 
previous inspection or certification of the lot unless there is only one 
authorized person available at the time and place of the requested 
inspection service.