7 CFR 917.6
§ 917.6 Handle.
United States · 7 CFR — Agriculture · Status: effective
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- 7 CFR 917.6, § 917.6 Handle, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/21069
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Full text
Handle and ship are synonymous and mean to sell, consign, deliver or transport fruit or to cause fruit to be sold, consigned, delivered or transported between the production area and any point outside thereof, or within the production area: Provided, That the term handle shall not include the sale of fruit on the tree, the transportation within the production area of fruit from the orchard where grown to a packing facility located within such area for preparation for market, or the delivery of such fruit to such packing facility for such preparation.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.