7 CFR § 986.70 - Handling for special purposes.

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title: "7 CFR § 986.70 - Handling for special purposes."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "986.70"
section_name: "Handling for special purposes."
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"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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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# 986.70 Handling for special purposes.

Regulations in effect pursuant to § 986.69, Authorities regulating handling, may be modified, suspended, or terminated to facilitate handling of pecans for:

(a) Relief or charity;

(b) Experimental purposes; and

(c) Other purposes which may be recommended by the Council and approved by the Secretary.