9 CFR § 312.1 - General.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t9/s312.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "9 CFR § 312.1 - General."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "312.1"
section_name: "General."
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: "312"
part_name: "OFFICIAL MARKS, DEVICES AND CERTIFICATES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 601-695; 7 CFR 2.17, 2.55."
regulatory_source: "35 FR 15573, Oct. 3, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "312"
---


# 312.1 General.

The marks, devices, and certificates prescribed or referenced in this part shall be official marks, devices, and certificates for purposes of the Act, and shall be used in accordance with the provisions of this part and the regulations cited therein.