7 CFR § 1210.301 - Secretary.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s1210.301"
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title: "7 CFR § 1210.301 - Secretary."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1210.301"
section_name: "Secretary."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "1210"
part_name: "WATERMELON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION PLAN"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 4901-4916 and 7 U.S.C. 7401."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 51091, Dec. 20, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1210.301 Secretary.

*Secretary* means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States or any officer or employee of the Department to whom authority has heretofore been delegated, or to whom authority may hereafter be delegated, to act in the Secretary's stead.