7 CFR § 28.521 - Application of color and leaf grade standards.

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title: "7 CFR § 28.521 - Application of color and leaf grade standards."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "28.521"
section_name: "Application of color and leaf grade standards."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "COMMODITY STANDARDS AND CONTAINER REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "28"
part_name: "COTTON CLASSING, TESTING, AND STANDARDS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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regulatory_source: "22 FR 10930, Dec. 28, 1957, unless otherwise noted."
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# 28.521 Application of color and leaf grade standards.

American Pima cotton which in color is within the range of the color standards established in this part shall be designated according to the color standard irrespective of the leaf content. American Pima cotton which in leaf is within the range of the leaf standards established in this part shall be designated according to the leaf standard irrespective of the color content.

[65 FR 36601, June 9, 2000]