7 CFR § 981.1 - Secretary.

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title: "7 CFR § 981.1 - Secretary."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "981.1"
section_name: "Secretary."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; FRUITS, VEGETABLES, NUTS), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "981"
part_name: "ALMONDS GROWN IN CALIFORNIA"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 601-674."
regulatory_source: "35 FR 11372, July 16, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
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# 981.1 Secretary.

*Secretary* means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, or any other officer or employee of the United States Department of Agriculture who is, or who may be, authorized to perform the duties under this part of the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States.