7 CFR § 56.15 - Political activity.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s56.15"
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title: "7 CFR § 56.15 - Political activity."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "56.15"
section_name: "Political activity."
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: "56"
part_name: "VOLUNTARY GRADING OF SHELL EGGS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 1621-1627."
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# 56.15 Political activity.
Federal graders may participate in certain political activities, including management of and participation in political campaigns, in accordance with AMS policy. Graders are subject to these rules while they are on leave with or without pay, including furlough; however the rules do not apply to cooperative employees not under Federal supervision and intermittent employees on the days they perform no service. Willful violations of the political activity rules will constitute grounds for removal from the AMS.
[71 FR 42008, July 24, 2006]