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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 7 - Agriculture |
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Subtitle B - Regulations of the Department of Agriculture |
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Chapter I - Agricultural Marketing Service (Standards, Inspections, Marketing Practices), Department of Agriculture |
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SubChapter E - Commodity Laboratory Testing Programs |
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Part 97 - Plant Variety and Protection |
| Scope |
| § 97.1 - General. |
| Attorneys and Agents |
| § 97.150 - Right to be represented. |
| § 97.151 - Authorization. |
| § 97.152 - Revocation of authorization; withdrawal. |
| § 97.153 - Persons recognized. |
| § 97.154 - Government employees. |
| § 97.155 - Signatures. |
| § 97.156 - Addresses. |
| § 97.157 - Professional conduct. |
| § 97.158 - Advertising. |
| Cease and Desist Proceedings |
| § 97.600 - Administrative provisions. |
| Definitions |
| § 97.2 - Meaning of words. |
| Review of Decisions by Court |
| § 97.500 - Appeal to U.S. Courts. |
| Priority Contest2 |
| § 97.205 - Definition; when declared. |
| § 97.206 - Preparation for priority contest between applicants. |
| § 97.207 - Preparation of priority papers and declaration of priority contest. |
| § 97.208 - Burden of proof. |
| § 97.209 - Preliminary statement on novel variety developed in the United States. |
| § 97.210 - Preliminary statement on novel variety developed in a foreign country. |
| § 97.211 - Statements sealed before filing. |
| § 97.212 - Correction of a statement on motion. |
| § 97.213 - Failure to file statements. |
| § 97.214 - Access to preliminary statements. |
| § 97.215 - Dissolution at the request of the Commissioner. |
| § 97.216 - Concession; abandonment. |
| § 97.217 - Affidavits and exhibits. |
| § 97.218 - Matters considered in determining a priority. |
| § 97.219 - Recommendation by the Commissioner. |
| § 97.220 - Decision by the Commissioner. |
| § 97.221 - Status of claims of defeated applicant. |
| § 97.222 - Second priority contest. |
| Fees and Charges |
| § 97.175 - Fees and charges. |
| § 97.176 - Fees payable in advance. |
| § 97.177 - Method of payment. |
| § 97.178 - Refunds. |
| § 97.179 - Copies and certified copies. |
| The Application |
| § 97.5 - General requirements. |
| § 97.6 - Application for certificate. |
| § 97.7 - Deposit of Voucher Specimen. |
| § 97.8 - Specimen requirements. |
| § 97.9 - Drawings and photographs. |
| § 97.10 - Parts of an application to be filed together. |
| § 97.11 - Application accepted and filed when received. |
| § 97.12 - Number and filing date of an application. |
| § 97.13 - When the owner is deceased or legally incapacitated. |
| § 97.14 - Joint applicants. |
| § 97.15 - Assigned varieties and certificates. |
| § 97.16 - Amendment by applicant. |
| § 97.17 - Papers of completed application to be retained. |
| § 97.18 - Applications handled in confidence. |
| § 97.19 - Publication of pending applications. |
| § 97.20 - Abandonment for failure to respond within the time limit. |
| § 97.21 - Extension of time for a reply. |
| § 97.22 - Revival of an application abandoned for failure to reply. |
| § 97.23 - Voluntary withdrawal and abandonment of an application. |
| § 97.24 - Assignee. |
| Appeal to the Secretary |
| § 97.300 - Petition to the Secretary. |
| § 97.301 - Commissioner's answer. |
| § 97.302 - Decision by the Secretary. |
| § 97.303 - Action following the decision. |
| Protest Proceedings |
| § 97.200 - Protests to the grant of a certificate. |
| § 97.201 - Protest proceedings. |
| Public Use Declaration |
| § 97.700 - Public interest in wide usage. |
| Administration |
| § 97.3 - Plant Variety Protection Board. |
| Marking or Labeling Provisions |
| § 97.140 - After filing. |
| § 97.141 - After issuance. |
| § 97.142 - For testing or increase. |
| § 97.143 - Certified seed only. |
| § 97.144 - Additional marking or labeling. |
| General Procedures in Priority, Protest, or Appeal Proceedings |
| § 97.400 - Extensions of time. |
| § 97.401 - Miscellaneous provisions. |
| § 97.402 - Service of papers. |
| § 97.403 - Manner of service. |
| Availability of Office Records |
| § 97.190 - When open records are available. |
| Reissuance of Certificate |
| § 97.122 - Certified seed only election. |
| Publication |
| § 97.800 - Publication of public variety descriptions. |
| § 97.900 - Form of official identification symbol. |
| Correction of Errors in Certificate |
| § 97.120 - Corrected certificate - office mistake. |
| § 97.121 - Corrected certificate - applicant's mistake. |
| Examinations, Allowances, and Denials |
| § 97.100 - Examination of applications. |
| § 97.101 - Notice of allowance. |
| § 97.102 - Amendments after allowance. |
| § 97.103 - Issuance of a certificate. |
| § 97.104 - Application or certificate abandoned. |
| § 97.105 - Denial of an application. |
| § 97.106 - Reply by applicant; request for reconsideration. |
| § 97.107 - Reconsideration and final action. |
| § 97.108 - Amendments after final action. |
| Assignments and Recording |
| § 97.130 - Recording of assignments. |
| § 97.131 - Conditional assignments. |
| § 97.132 - Assignment records open to public inspection. |