[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: 7CFR948.40]

[Page 392]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
      Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 948_IRISH POTATOES GROWN IN COLORADO--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart_Order Regulating Handling
 
Sec. 948.40  Inspection and certification.

    (a) During any period in which the handling of potatoes is regulated 
pursuant to Sec. 948.20 through Sec. 948.24, inclusive, no handler 
shall handle potatoes unless such potatoes are inspected by an 
authorized representative of the Federal or a Federal-State Inspection 
Service and are covered by a valid inspection certificate, except when 
relieved of such requirements by Sec. 948.22(b), Sec. 948.23, or Sec. 
948.40(b).
    (b) Rules may be issued by the Secretary, upon recommendation of the 
Colorado Potato Committee requiring inspection on regraded, resorted or 
repacked lots, or providing for special inspection requirements or 
relief therefrom. Such rules may provide distinctions, insofar as 
practical, between handling at shipping point and handling in receiving 
markets within the production area.
    (c) Upon recommendation of an area committee and approval by the 
Secretary, any or all potatoes so inspected and certified shall be 
identified by appropriate seals, stamps, or tags to be affixed to the 
containers by the handler under the direction and supervision of a 
Federal or Federal-State Inspector or the committee. Master containers 
may bear the identification instead of the individual containers within 
said master container.
    (d) Insofar as the requirements of this section are concerned, the 
length of time for which an inspection certificate is valid may be 
established by the committee with the approval of the Secretary.
    (e) When potatoes are inspected in accordance with the requirements 
of this section, a copy of each inspection certificate issued shall be 
made available to the committee by the inspection service.
    (f) Area committees with the approval of the Colorado Potato 
Committee may recommend and the Secretary may require that no handler 
shall transport or cause the transportation of potatoes by motor vehicle 
or by other means unless such shipment is accompanied by a copy of the 
inspection certificate issued thereon, or other document authorized by 
the committee to indicate that such inspection has been performed. Such 
certificate or document shall be surrendered to such authority as may be 
designated.

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