7 CFR § 1212.27 - Secretary.

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title: "7 CFR § 1212.27 - Secretary."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1212.27"
section_name: "Secretary."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "1212"
part_name: "HONEY PACKERS AND IMPORTERS RESEARCH, PROMOTION, CONSUMER EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY INFORMATION ORDER"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 7411-7425; 7 U.S.C. 7401."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 11472, Mar. 3, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1212.27 Secretary.

“Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, or any other officer or employee of the Department to whom authority the Secretary delegated the authority to act on his or her behalf.