7 CFR § 97.157 - Professional conduct.

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title: "7 CFR § 97.157 - Professional conduct."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "97.157"
section_name: "Professional conduct."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
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authority: "Plant Variety Protection Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2321"
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# 97.157 Professional conduct.

Attorneys and agents appearing before the Office shall conform to the standards of ethical and professional conduct, generally applicable to attorneys appearing before the courts of the United States.