Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: October 10, 2024) |
Title 7 - Agriculture |
Subtitle B - Regulations of the Department of Agriculture |
Chapter I - Agricultural Marketing Service (Standards, Inspections, Marketing Practices), Department of Agriculture |
SubChapter C - Regulations and Standards Under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 and the Egg Products Inspection Act |
Part 56 - Voluntary Grading of Shell Eggs |
Subpart A - Grading of Shell Eggs |
Grading Certificates |
§ 56.55 - Forms. |
§ 56.56 - Issuance. |
§ 56.57 - Disposition. |
§ 56.58 - Advance information. |
Appeal of a Grading or Decision |
§ 56.60 - Who may request an appeal grading or review of a grader's decision. |
§ 56.61 - Where to file an appeal. |
§ 56.62 - How to file an appeal. |
§ 56.63 - When an application for an appeal grading may be refused. |
§ 56.64 - Who shall perform the appeal. |
§ 56.65 - Procedures for appeal gradings. |
§ 56.66 - Appeal grading certificates. |
Application for Grading |
Administration |
Definitions |
§ 56.1 - Meaning of words and terms defined. |
§ 56.2 - Designation of official certificates, memoranda, marks, other identifications, and devices for purposes of the Agricultural Marketing Act. |
Application for Grading Service |
§ 56.20 - Who may obtain grading service. |
§ 56.21 - How application for service may be made; conditions of service. |
§ 56.22 - Filing of application. |
§ 56.23 - Form of application. |
§ 56.24 - Rejection of application. |
§ 56.25 - Withdrawal of Application. |
§ 56.26 - Authority of applicant. |
§ 56.27 - Order of service. |
§ 56.28 - Types of service. |
§ 56.29 - Suspension or withdrawal of plant approval for correctable cause. |
§ 56.30 - Application for grading service in official plants; approval. |
Identifying and Marking Products |
§ 56.35 - Authority to use, and approval of official identification. |
§ 56.36 - Form of grademark and information required. |
§ 56.37 - Lot marking of officially identified shell eggs. |
§ 56.38 - Retention authorities. |
Prerequisites to Packaging Shell Eggs Identified With Consumer Grademarks |
Reports |
§ 56.31 - Report of grading work. |
§ 56.32 - Information to be furnished to graders. |
§ 56.33 - Report of violations. |
Denial of Service |
§ 56.68 - Debarment. |
§ 56.69 - Misrepresentation, deceptive, or fraudulent act or practice. |
§ 56.70 - Use of facsimile forms. |
§ 56.71 - Willful violation of the regulations. |
§ 56.72 - Interfering with a grader or employee of the AMS. |
§ 56.73 - Misleading labeling. |
§ 56.74 - Miscellaneous. |
General |
§ 56.3 - Administration. |
§ 56.4 - Basis of grading service. |
§ 56.5 - Accessibility of product. |
§ 56.6 - Supervision. |
§ 56.7 - Nondiscrimination. |
§ 56.8 - Other applicable regulations. |
§ 56.9 - OMB control number. |
Licensed and Authorized Graders |
§ 56.10 - Who may be licensed and authorized. |
§ 56.11 - Financial interest of graders. |
§ 56.12 - Suspension of license; revocation. |
§ 56.13 - Cancellation of license. |
§ 56.14 - Surrender of license. |
§ 56.15 - Political activity. |
§ 56.16 - Identification. |
§ 56.17 - Equipment and facilities for graders. |
§ 56.18 - Schedule of operation of official plants. |
§ 56.19 - Prerequisites to grading. |
Prerequisites to Packaging Shell Eggs Identified With Grademarks |
§ 56.39 - Quality assurance inspector required. |
§ 56.40 - Grading requirements of shell eggs identified with grademarks. |
§ 56.41 - Check grading officially identified product. |
§§ 56.42--56.43 - [Reserved] |
Facility Requirements |
§ 56.75 - Applicability of facility and operating requirements. |
§ 56.76 - Minimum facility and operating requirements for shell egg grading and packing plants. |
§ 56.77 - Health and hygiene of personnel. |
Licensed Graders |
Fees and Charges |
§ 56.45 - Payment of fees and charges. |
§ 56.46 - Charges for service on an unscheduled basis. |
§ 56.47 - Fees for appeal grading or review of a grader's decision. |
§ 56.49 - Travel expenses and other charges. |
§ 56.52 - Charges for services on a scheduled basis. |
§ 56.53 - Fees or charges for grading service performed under cooperative agreement. |
§ 56.54 - [Reserved] |
Violations |
Subpart B - XXX |