[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 9, Volume 2]

[Revised as of January 1, 2007]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 9CFR592.5]



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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS

 

     CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 

                               AGRICULTURE

 

PART 592_VOLUNTARY INSPECTION OF EGG PRODUCTS--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 592.5  Designation of official certificates, memoranda, marks, other identifications, and devices for purposes of the Agricultural Marketing Act.



    Subsection 203(h) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as 

amended by Public Law 272, 84th Congress, provides criminal penalties 

for various specified offenses relating to official certificates, 

memoranda, marks or other identifications, and devices for making such 

marks or identifications, issued or authorized under section 203 of said 

Act, and certain misrepresentations concerning the inspection of 

agricultural products under said section. For the purposes of said 

subsection and the provisions in this part, the terms listed below shall 

have the respective meanings specified:

    (a) Official certificate means any form of certification, either 

written or printed, used under this part to certify with respect to the 

sampling, inspection, class, quality, quantity, or condition of products 

(including the compliance of products with applicable specifications).

    (b) Official memorandum means any initial record of findings made by 

an authorized person in the process of inspecting, or sampling pursuant 

to this part, any processing or plant-operation report made by an 

authorized person in connection with inspecting, or sampling under this 

part and any report made by an authorized person of services performed 

pursuant to this part.

    (c) Official mark means the inspection mark, and any other mark or 

symbol formulated pursuant to the regulations in this part, stating that 

the product was inspected, or for the purpose of maintaining the 

identity of the product.

    (d) Official identification means any United States (U.S.) standard 

designation of class, quality, quantity, or condition specified in this 

part or any symbol, stamp, label, or seal indicating that the product 

has been officially inspected or indicating the class, quality, 

quantity, or condition of the product approved by the Administrator and 

authorized to be affixed to any product,



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or affixed to or printed on the packaging material of any product.

    (e) Official device means a printed label, or other method as 

approved by the Secretary for the purpose of applying any official mark 

or other identification to any product of the packaging material 

thereof.



                             Administration