7 CFR § 170.7 - Can I apply if I am not recruited?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s170.7"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 170.7 - Can I apply if I am not recruited?"
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "170.7"
section_name: "Can I apply if I am not recruited?"
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS MARKETING PRACTICES UNDER THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT OF 1946"
part_number: "170"
part_name: "USDA FARMERS MARKET"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627."
regulatory_source: "70 FR 76131, Dec. 23, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "170"
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# 170.7 Can I apply if I am not recruited?
Yes. Interested persons may call or write USDA to request an information packet even if they are not recruited. Those interested may write USDA/AMS/TM/MSB, Room 2646-South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, 20250, or call (202) 720-8317. They may also call the USDA Farmers Market Hotline at 1-800-384-8704 to leave a message to have a packet mailed or faxed. They may also visit the web site at *http://www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/* to review the selection criteria, the operating rules, and to receive an application electronically.