[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR247.28]

[Page 422]
 
                          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)