7 CFR § 986.33 - Regions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s986.33"
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title: "7 CFR § 986.33 - Regions."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "986.33"
section_name: "Regions."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; FRUITS, VEGETABLES, NUTS), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "986"
part_name: "PECANS GROWN IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, KANSAS, LOUISIANA, MISSOURI, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TEXAS"
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: "81 FR 51302, Aug. 4, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "986"
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# 986.33 Regions.

(a) *Regions* within the production area shall consist of the following:

(1) *Eastern Region,* consisting of: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina

(2) *Central Region,* consisting of: Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas

(3) *Western Region,* consisting of: Arizona, California, New Mexico

(b) With the approval of the Secretary, the boundaries of any region may be changed pursuant to § 986.58, Reapportionment and reestablishment of regions.