7 CFR 91.21
§ 91.21 Protecting samples.
United States · 7 CFR — Agriculture · Status: effective
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- 7 CFR 91.21, § 91.21 Protecting samples, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/16760
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Laboratory personnel shall protect each sample from manipulation, substitution, and improper or careless handling which would deprive the sample of its representative character from the time of receipt in the laboratory until the analysis is completed and the sample has been discarded.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.