7 CFR § 27.35 - Lower class of two samples to prevail.

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title: "7 CFR § 27.35 - Lower class of two samples to prevail."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "27.35"
section_name: "Lower class of two samples to prevail."
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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# 27.35 Lower class of two samples to prevail.

In case a sample drawn from one portion of a bale is lower in class than one drawn from another portion of such bale, except as otherwise provided in this subpart, the classification of the bale shall be that of the sample showing the lower class.