[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 8]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR924.54]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
      Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 924_FRESH PRUNES GROWN IN DESIGNATED COUNTIES IN WASHINGTON AND 
IN UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart_Order Regulating Handling
 
Sec. 924.54  Special purpose shipments.

    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any person may, 
without regard to the provisions of Sec. Sec. 924.41, 924.52, 924.53, 
and 924.55, and the regulations issued thereunder, handle prunes (1) for 
consumption by charitable institutions; (2) for distribution by relief 
agencies; or (3) for commercial processing into products.
    (b) Upon the basis of recommendations and information submitted by 
the committee, or from other available information, the Secretary may 
relieve from any or all requirements, under or established pursuant to 
Sec. 924.41, Sec. 924.52, Sec. 924.53, or Sec. 924.55, the handling 
of prunes in such minimum quantities, or types of shipments, or for such 
specified purposes (including shipments to facilitate the conduct of 
marketing research and development projects established pursuant to 
Sec. 924.45) as the committee, with approval of the Secretary, may 
prescribe.
    (c) The committee shall, with the approval of the Secretary, 
prescribe such rules, regulations, and safeguards as it may deem 
necessary to prevent prunes handled under the provisions of this section 
from entering the channels of trade for other than the specific purposes 
authorized by this section. Such rules, regulations, and safeguards may 
include the requirements that handlers shall file applications and 
receive approval from the committee for authorization to handle prunes 
pursuant to this section, and that such applications be accompanied by a 
certification by the intended purchaser or receiver that the prunes will 
not be used for any purpose not authorized by this section.