7 CFR § 75.36 - Representative sample.

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title: "7 CFR § 75.36 - Representative sample."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "75.36"
section_name: "Representative sample."
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: "75"
part_name: "PROVISIONS FOR INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION OF QUALITY OF AGRICULTURAL AND VEGETABLE SEEDS"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 1622 and 1624."
regulatory_source: "49 FR 18724, May 2, 1984, unless otherwise noted."
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# 75.36 Representative sample.

No lot inspection sample shall be deemed representative of a lot of seed unless the sample (a) has been obtained by a licensed inspector or an authorized employee of the Department; (b) is of the size prescribed in the instructions; and (c) has been obtained, handled, and submitted in accordance with the Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA) or the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) procedures.