[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: 7CFR915.110]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
      Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 915_AVOCADOS GROWN IN SOUTH FLORIDA--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart_Rules and Regulations
 
Sec.  915.110  Exemption certificates.


    Exemption certificates under Sec.  915.53 shall be issued by the 
Avocado Administrative Committee pursuant to the following rules and 
regulations:
    (a) The grower must make application for exemption on a form 
supplied by the committee. A separate application must be made for each 
variety or classification of avocados and shall contain the following:
    (1) Name and address of the applicant, and date of application;
    (2) District in which the applicant's grove is located;
    (3) Regulation from which exemption is requested;
    (4) Variety for which exemption is requested;
    (5) Location (by county, highway, rural route, distance from nearest 
town, etc.) of grove from which avocados are to be shipped pursuant to 
the requested exemption certificate;
    (6) Information as to the average size of such avocados and the 
reasons why applicant believes he is entitled to an exemption 
certificate; and
    (7) Name of the person who will handle any exempted fruit if 
different than the applicant.
    (b) Upon receipt of an application for exemption certificate, the 
Avocado Administrative Committee shall check all information furnished 
by the applicant and shall conduct such investigations concerning the 
maturity of the applicant's avocados as may be necessary to

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determine whether the application shall be approved or denied.
    (c) Approval of the application shall be evidenced by the issuance 
to the applicant, by the Manager of the Avocado Administrative Committee 
on its behalf, of one or more exemption certificates which shall 
authorize the handling of the quantity of the applicant's avocados which 
the committee has determined is mature.
    (d) If the application is denied, the applicant shall be informed of 
such denial by written notice stating the reasons therefor.

[19 FR 5439, Aug. 26, 1954. Redesignated at 26 FR 12751, Dec. 30, 1961]