7 CFR § 996.18 - Secretary.

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title: "7 CFR § 996.18 - Secretary."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "996.18"
section_name: "Secretary."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; FRUITS, VEGETABLES, NUTS), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "996"
part_name: "MINIMUM QUALITY AND HANDLING STANDARDS FOR DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED PEANUTS MARKETED IN THE UNITED STATES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 7958."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 57140, Sept. 9, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
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# 996.18 Secretary.

*Secretary* means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States or any officer, employee, or agent of the United States Department of Agriculture who is, or who may hereafter be authorized to act in the Secretary's stead.