7 CFR § 53.12 - Authority of agent.

---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s53.12"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 53.12 - Authority of agent."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "53.12"
section_name: "Authority of agent."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS UNDER THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT OF 1946 AND THE EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT"
part_number: "53"
part_name: "LIVESTOCK (GRADING, CERTIFICATION, AND STANDARDS)"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 1621-1627."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 53902, Oct. 4, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "53"
---


# 53.12 Authority of agent.

Proof of the authority of any person making an application or a request for service under the regulations on behalf of any other person may be required at the discretion of the Director or Chief or the official in charge of the market news office or other employee receiving the application or request under § 53.8.