7 CFR § 1216.10 - First handler.

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title: "7 CFR § 1216.10 - First handler."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1216.10"
section_name: "First handler."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "1216"
part_name: "PEANUT PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND 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 and 7 U.S.C. 7401."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 20105, Apr. 23, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1216.10 First handler.

*First handler* means any person who handles peanuts in a capacity other than that of a custom cleaner or dryer, an assembler, a warehouseman, or other intermediary between the producer and the person handling.