7 CFR § 990.31 - USDA licensees; Revocation.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s990.31"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 990.31 - USDA licensees; Revocation."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "990.31"
section_name: "USDA licensees; Revocation."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; FRUITS, VEGETABLES, NUTS), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "990"
part_name: "DOMESTIC HEMP PRODUCTION PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 1639o note, 1639p, 1639q, 1639r."
regulatory_source: "86 FR 5680, Jan. 19, 2021, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "990"
---


# 990.31 USDA licensees; Revocation.

USDA shall immediately revoke the license of a USDA licensee if such licensee:

(a) Pleads guilty to, or is convicted of, any felony related to a controlled substance; or

(b) Made any materially false statement with regard to this part to USDA or its representatives with a culpable mental state greater than negligence; or

(c) Is found to be growing cannabis exceeding the acceptable hemp THC level with a culpable mental state greater than negligence or negligently violated this part three times in five years.