[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: 7CFR987.6] [Page 608] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 987_DOMESTIC DATES PRODUCED OR PACKED IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA--Table of Contents Subpart_Order Regulating Handling Sec. 987.6 Crop year. Crop year means the 12-month period beginning October 1 of each year and ending September 30 of the following year. [43 FR 4250, Feb. 1, 1978]