[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: 7CFR979.60]

[Page 498-499]
 
                          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. 979.60  Inspection and certification.

    (a) Whenever the handling of melons is regulated pursuant to Sec. 
979.52 or at other times when recommended by the committee and approved 
by the Secretary, no handler shall handle melons

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unless they are inspected by an authorized representative of the 
Federal-State Inspection Service and are covered by a valid inspection 
certificate, except when relieved from such requirements pursuant to 
Sec. 979.52(c), or Sec. 979.54, or paragraph (b) of this section. The 
cost of such inspection shall be borne by the applicant.
    (b) Regrading, resorting, repacking any lot of melons, or breaking 
any lot (without continuing identification of applicable inspection or 
subcertification thereof) shall invalidate any applicable inspection 
certificate insofar as the requirements of this section are concerned. 
No handler shall handle melons after a lot has been broken, regraded, 
repacked, or resorted, or in any other way additionally prepared for 
market, unless such melons are inspected by an authorized representative 
of the Federal or Federal-State Inspection Service. Such inspection 
requirements on regraded, resorted, repacked, or broken lots of melons 
may be modified, suspended or terminated upon recommendation by the 
committee, and approval of the Secretary.
    (c) 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.
    (d) When melons 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.
    (e) The committee may recommend and the Secretary may require that 
no handler shall transport or cause the transportation of melons by 
motor vehicle or by other means unless such shipment is accompanied by a 
copy of the inspection certificate issued thereon, or such other 
documents as may be required by the committee. Such certificates or 
documents shall be surrendered to proper authorities at such time and in 
such manner as may be designated by the committee, with the approval of 
the Secretary.

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