[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: 7CFR996.30]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
      Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 996_MINIMUM QUALITY AND HANDLING STANDARDS FOR DOMESTIC AND 
IMPORTED PEANUTS MARKETED IN THE UNITED STATES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 996.30  Incoming quality standards.

    (a) All farmers stock peanuts received or acquired by a handler 
shall be officially inspected by the Inspection Service, and certified 
as to segregation, moisture content, and foreign material.
    (b) Moisture. No handler or importer shall receive or acquire 
farmers stock peanuts for subsequent disposition to human consumption 
outlets containing

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more than 10.49 percent moisture: Provided, That peanuts of a higher 
moisture content may be received and dried to not more than 10.49 
percent moisture prior to storing or milling; and Provided further, That 
Virginia-type peanuts used for seed may be received or acquired 
containing up to 11.49 percent moisture.
    (c) Foreign material. No handler or importer shall receive or 
acquire farmers stock peanuts for subsequent disposition to human 
consumption outlets containing more than 10.49 percent foreign material, 
except that peanuts having a higher foreign material content may be 
received or acquired if they are held separately until milled, or moved 
over a sand-screen before storage, or shipped directly to a plant for 
prompt shelling. The term sand-screen means any type of farmers stock 
cleaner which removes sand and dirt.
    (d) A handler may receive or acquire any peanuts from other persons 
for edible and non-edible use: Provided, That such peanuts intended for 
human consumption are inspected and certified pursuant to Sec. 996.31 
prior to such disposition. Non-edible uses may include, but are not 
limited to, seed, oilstock, animal feed, bird seed, or for export.

[67 FR 57140, Sept. 9, 2002, as amended at 68 FR 1157, Jan. 9, 2003]