[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 7, Volume 4]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 7CFR247.28]



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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE

 

    CHAPTER II--FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 

PART 247_COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 247.28  Storage and inventory of commodities.



    (a) What are the requirements for storage of commodities? State and 

local agencies must provide for storage of commodities that protects 

them from theft, spoilage, damage or destruction, or other loss. State 

and local agencies may contract with commercial facilities to store and 

distribute commodities. The required standards for warehousing and 

distribution systems, and for contracts with storage facilities, are 

included under Sec. 250.14 of this chapter.

    (b) What are the requirements for the inventory of commodities? A 

physical inventory of all USDA commodities must be conducted annually at 

each storage and distribution site where these commodities are stored. 

Results of the physical inventory must be reconciled with inventory 

records and maintained on file by the State or local agency.



(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 

0584-0293)