7 CFR 75.39
§ 75.39 Use of file samples.
United States · 7 CFR — Agriculture · Status: effective
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- 7 CFR 75.39, § 75.39 Use of file samples, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/16679
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(a) File samples which are retained by inspection personnel in accordance with the regulations may be deemed representative for appeal inspections: Provided, that (1) the samples have remained in the custody of the inspection personnel who certificated the inspection; and (2) the inspection personnel who performed the inspection and the inspection personnel who are to perform the appeal inspection determine that the sample was representative of the seed at the time of the inspection and that the quality or condition of the seed in the sample and in the lot has not changed since the time of the inspection.
(b) Upon request of the applicant, and if practicable, a new sample may be obtained and examined as a part of an appeal inspection.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.