9 CFR § 590.1 - Meaning of words.

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title: "9 CFR § 590.1 - Meaning of words."
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title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
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section_name: "Meaning of words."
chapter_name: "FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
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regulatory_source: "36 FR 9814, May 28, 1971, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 42 FR 32514, June 27, 1977 and 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981. Further redesignated at 63 FR 72353, Dec. 31, 1998."
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# 590.1 Meaning of words.

Under these regulations, words in the singular shall be deemed to mean the plural and vice versa, as the case may demand.