7 CFR § 981.450 - Exempt dispositions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s981.450"
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title: "7 CFR § 981.450 - Exempt dispositions."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "981.450"
section_name: "Exempt dispositions."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; FRUITS, VEGETABLES, NUTS), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "981"
part_name: "ALMONDS GROWN IN CALIFORNIA"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 601-674."
regulatory_source: "35 FR 11372, July 16, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "981"
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# 981.450 Exempt dispositions.

As provided in § 981.50, any handler disposing of almonds for crushing into oil, or for animal feed, may have the kernel weight of these almonds excluded from their program obligations, so long as:

(a) The handler qualifies as, or delivers such almonds to, a Board-approved accepted user;

(b) Each delivery is made directly to the accepted user by June 30 of each crop year; and

(c) Each delivery is certified to the Board by the handler on ABC Form 8.

[88 FR 67627, Oct. 2, 2023]