7 CFR § 27.16 - Inspection; weighing; samples; supervision.

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title: "7 CFR § 27.16 - Inspection; weighing; samples; supervision."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "27.16"
section_name: "Inspection; weighing; samples; supervision."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "COMMODITY STANDARDS AND CONTAINER REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "27"
part_name: "COTTON CLASSIFICATION UNDER COTTON FUTURES LEGISLATION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 15b, 7 U.S.C. 473b, 7 U.S.C. 1622(g)."
regulatory_source: "22 FR 10923, Dec. 28, 1957; 30 FR 7239, May 29, 1965, unless otherwise noted."
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# 27.16 Inspection; weighing; samples; supervision.

The inspection, weighing, and sampling of cotton for which classification is desired and the preparation and delivery of samples to the Marketing Services Office shall be (a) under the supervision of a supervisor of cotton inspection, or (b) by or under the direction of an exchange inspection agency and subject to the supervision of a supervisor of cotton inspection.

[48 FR 49210, Oct. 25, 1983]