[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: 7CFR987] [Page 590] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 987_DOMESTIC DATES PRODUCED OR PACKED IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Subpart_Order Regulating Handling Sec. 987.1 Secretary. Source: 27 FR 6818, July 19, 1962, unless otherwise noted. Definitions Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, or any officer or employee of the Department to whom authority has heretofore been delegated, or to whom authority may hereafter be delegated, to act in his stead.