7 CFR § 982.1 - Secretary.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s982.1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 982.1 - Secretary."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "982.1"
section_name: "Secretary."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; FRUITS, VEGETABLES, NUTS), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "982"
part_name: "HAZELNUTS GROWN IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 601-674."
regulatory_source: "24 FR 6185, Aug. 1, 1959, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 26 FR 12751, Dec. 30, 1961."
cfr_part: "982"
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# 982.1 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 of the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States.