[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: 7CFR984.67]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
      Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 984_WALNUTS GROWN IN CALIFORNIA--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart_Order Regulating Handling
 
Sec. 984.67  Exemptions.

    (a) Exemption from volume regulation. Reserve percentages shall not 
apply to lots of merchantable inshell walnuts which are of mammoth size 
or larger as defined in the then effective United States Standards for 
Walnuts in the Shell, or to such quantities as the Board may, with the 
approval of the Secretary, prescribe.
    (b) Exemptions from assessments, quality, and volume regulations--
(1) Sales by growers direct to consumers. Any walnut grower may handle 
walnuts of his own production free of the regulatory and assessement 
provisions of this part if he sells such walnuts in the area of 
production directly to consumers under the following types of 
exemptions.
    (i) At roadside stands and farmers' markets;
    (ii) In quantities not exceeding an aggregate of 500 pounds of 
inshell walnuts or 200 pounds of shelled walnuts during any marketing 
year (at locations other than those specified in (b)(i) of this 
section); and
    (iii) If shipped by parcel post or express in quantities not 
exceeding 10 pounds of inshell walnuts or 4 pounds of shelled walnuts to 
any one consumer in any one calendar day.
    (2) Green walnuts. Walnuts which are green and which are so immature 
that they cannot be used for drying and sale as dried walnuts may be 
handled without regard to the provisions of this part.
    (3) Noncompetitive outlets. Any person may handle walnuts, free of 
the provisions of this part, for use by charitable institutions, relief 
agencies, governmental agencies for school lunch programs, and diversion 
to animal feed or oil manufacture pursuant to an authorized governmental 
diversion program.
    (c) Rules and modifications. The Board may establish, with the 
approval of the Secretary, such rules, regulations and safeguards and 
such modifications as will promote the objectives of this subpart.

[27 FR 9094, Sept. 13, 1962, as amended at 41 FR 31544, July 29, 1976]

                        Expenses and Assessments