7 CFR § 1223.21 - Secretary.

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title: "7 CFR § 1223.21 - Secretary."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1223.21"
section_name: "Secretary."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
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part_name: "PECAN 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; 7 U.S.C. 7401."
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# 1223.21 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.