9 CFR § 316.7 - Marking devices not to be false or misleading; style and size of lettering; approval required.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t9/s316.7"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "9 CFR § 316.7 - Marking devices not to be false or misleading; style and size of lettering; approval required."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "316.7"
section_name: "Marking devices not to be false or misleading; style and size of lettering; approval required."
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: "316"
part_name: "MARKING PRODUCTS AND THEIR CONTAINERS"
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 2.18, 2.55."
regulatory_source: "35 FR 15577, Oct. 3, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "316"
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# 316.7 Marking devices not to be false or misleading; style and size of lettering; approval required.

No brand or other marking device shall be false or misleading. The letters and figures thereon shall be of such style and type as will make a clear and legible impression. All markings to be applied to products in an official establishment shall be approved prior to use by the Administrator as provided for in § 317.3 of this subchapter, except that official markings prescribed by the Federal meat grading regulations (7 CFR 53.19) need not be submitted to the Administrator for approval.