7 CFR 996.30
§ 996.30 Incoming quality standards.
United States · 7 CFR — Agriculture · Status: effective
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- 7 CFR 996.30, § 996.30 Incoming quality standards, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/22971
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(a) All farmers stock peanuts received or acquired by a handler shall be officially inspected by the Inspection Service, and certified as to segregation, moisture content, and foreign material.
(b) Moisture. Domestic and imported peanuts shall be dried to 18 percent or less prior to inspection and to 10.49 percent or less prior to storing or milling: Provided, That Virginia-type peanuts used for seed shall be dried to 18 percent or less prior to inspection and to 11.49 percent or less prior to storing or milling.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.