7 CFR § 29.2261 - Crude.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s29.2261"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 29.2261 - Crude."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "29.2261"
section_name: "Crude."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "COMMODITY STANDARDS AND CONTAINER REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "29"
part_name: "TOBACCO INSPECTION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 511-511s."
cfr_part: "29"
---
# 29.2261 Crude.
A subdegree of maturity. Crude leaves are usually hard and slick as a result of extreme immaturity. A similar condition may result from fire-kill, sunburn, or sunscald. Any leaf which is crude to the extent of 20 percent or more of its surface may be described as crude. (See Rule 19, § 29.2410.)