7 CFR § 996.20 - Usda.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s996.20"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 996.20 - USDA."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "996.20"
section_name: "USDA."
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"
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. 7958."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 57140, Sept. 9, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "996"
---


# 996.20 USDA.

*USDA* means the United States Department of Agriculture, including any officer, employee, service, program, or branch of the Department of Agriculture, or any other person acting as the Secretary's agent or representative in connection with any provisions of this part.