9 CFR § 300.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t9/s300.1"
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title: "9 CFR § 300.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "300.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "AGENCY ORGANIZATION AND TERMINOLOGY; MANDATORY MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION AND VOLUNTARY INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION"
part_number: "300"
part_name: "AGENCY MISSION AND ORGANIZATION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 451-470, 601-695, 1031-1056; 7 U.S.C. 138-138i, 450, 1621-1627, 1901-1906; 7 CFR 2.7, 2.18, 2.53."
regulatory_source: "63 FR 72354, Dec. 31, 1998, unless otherwise noted."
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# 300.1 Purpose.

This part describes the duties and organization of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). It also includes rules on the access of government employees to regulated places of business.

[63 FR 72354, Dec. 31, 1998, as amended at 69 FR 253, Jan. 5, 2004]