7 CFR § 30.17 - Damage.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s30.17"
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title: "7 CFR § 30.17 - Damage."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "30.17"
section_name: "Damage."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "COMMODITY STANDARDS AND CONTAINER REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "30"
part_name: "TOBACCO STOCKS AND STANDARDS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 502."
regulatory_source: "39 FR 5300, Feb. 12, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
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# 30.17 Damage.

The effect of mold, must, rot, black rot, or other fungous or bacterial diseases which attack tobacco in its cured state. Any tobacco having the odor of mold, must, or rot shall be included in damaged tobacco. (Note distinction between “damage” and “injury.”)