[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: 7CFR979.16] [Page 492] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 979_MELONS GROWN IN SOUTH TEXAS--Table of Contents Subpart_Order Regulating Handling Sec. 979.16 Export. Export means shipment of melons to any destination which is not within the 48 contiguous States, or the District of Columbia, of the United States.