9 CFR 101.7

§ 101.7 Seed organisms.

United States · 9 CFR — Animals and Animal Products · Status: effective

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Citation: 9 CFR 101.7, § 101.7 Seed organisms, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/33854
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When used in conjunction with or in reference to seed organisms, the following shall mean: (a) Master Seed. An organism at a specific passage level which has been selected and permanently stored by the producer from which all other seed passages are derived within permitted levels. (b) Working Seed. An organism at a passage level between Master Seed and Production Seed. (c) Production Seed. An organism at a specified passage level which is used without further propagation for initiating preparation of a fraction.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.