[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 8]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR906.40]

[Page 73]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
      Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 906_ORANGES AND GRAPEFRUIT GROWN IN LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY IN 
 
                    Subpart_Order Regulating Handling
 
Sec.  906.40  Issuance of regulations.

    The Secretary shall limit the handling of fruit whenever he finds 
from the recommendation and information submitted by the committee, or 
from other available information, that such rgulation would tend to 
effectuate the declared policy of the act. Such regulations may:
    (a) Limit the handling of particular grades, sizes, qualities, 
maturities, or packs of any or all varieties of fruit during a specified 
period or periods: Provided, That specific maturity requirements 
applicable to the handling of any variety may be prescribed under this 
section only in the event that appropriate maturity requirements for 
such variety are not in effect under State authority.
    (b) Limit the handling of particular grades, sizes, qualities, or 
packs of fruit differently for different varieties, for different 
containers, for different purposes specified in Sec.  906.42, or any 
combination of the foregoing, during any period.
    (c) Limit the handling of fruit by establishing, in terms of grades, 
sizes, or both, minimum standards of quality and maturity.
    (d) Fix the size, weight, capacity, dimensions, or pack of the 
container or containers which may be used in the packaging, 
transportation, sale, shipment, or other handling of fruit.
    (e) Prohibit the handling (1) of any fruit which does not have 
marked on each container the grade or the registered grade label of the 
fruit contained therein; (2) of any grapefruit which does not have 
marked on each fruit the word Texas or other words implying Texas 
origin, except that the committee may recommend and the Secretary 
establish a tolerance for grapefruit in any container or lot not so 
marked; and (3) of any container fruit which is misbranded as to 
variety.
    (f) No regulations may be issued under the provisions of this 
subpart which allots to individual handlers the quantity of fruit which 
each handler may ship during any regulation period.