[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.  987.40  Additional grade or size regulations.

    Whenever the Committee deems it advisable to establish grade or size 
requirements for any variety of dates, in addition to the minimum 
standard provided pursuant to Sec.  987.39, to govern dates of such 
variety to be handled in any designated outlet or to be withheld to meet 
withholding obligation, or both, it shall recommend to the Secretary 
requirements as to grade based on the effective United States Standards 
for Grades of Dates or any modification thereof, and such size 
requirements as it may deem appropriate. If the Secretary finds, upon 
the basis of such recommendation or other information available to him, 
that such additional grade or size regulation, or both such regulations, 
will tend to effectuate the declared policy of the act, he shall 
establish such regulations. Notice thereof, showing the effective date, 
shall be sent by the Committee to all handlers of record. On and after 
the effective date no handler shall handle dates of such variety in any 
designated outlet or withhold such dates to meet withholding obligation 
except in accordance with such regulations.

[27 FR 6818, July 19, 1962, as amended at 43 FR 4252, Feb. 1, 1978]