[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]

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                          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.  987.39  The establishment of minimum standards.

    In order to effectuate the declared policy of the act, all dates 
handled as marketable dates shall meet the requirements of U.S. Grade C, 
or if for further processing, U.S. Grade C (Dry) of the effective U.S. 
Standards for Grades of Dates, 7 CFR 52.1001: Provided, That the 
Secretary, may upon recommendation of the Committee, prescribe other 
minimum standards of grades and sizes for marketable dates of any 
variety to be handled in any designated outlet. To aid the Secretary in 
prescribing such other minimum standards, the Committee shall furnish to 
the Secretary the data upon which it acted in recommending such 
standards. The provisions hereof relating to minimum standards of grades 
and sizes for marketable dates and inspection requirements, within the 
meaning of section 2(3) of the act, and any other provisions relating to 
the administration and enforcement thereof shall continue in effect 
irrespective of whether the season average price to producers for dates 
is or is not in excess of the parity level specified in section 2(1) of 
the act. Notice of the minimum standard regulation shall be sent by the 
Committee to all handlers of record. On and after the effective date of 
such regulations no handler shall handle dates except in accordance with 
such minimum standard.

[32 FR 12596, Aug. 31, 1967, as amended at 43 FR 4252, Feb. 1, 1978]