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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 C - Regulations and Standards Under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 and the Egg Products Inspection Act |
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Part 54 - Meats, Prepared Meats, and Meat Products (Grading, Certification, and Standards) |
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Subpart A - Regulations |
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§ 54.14 - [Reserved]
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§ 54.14 Official certificates.
(a) Agricultural Products Certificate Form LS-5-3 (Figure 1) is the official certificate for products under the regulations. The official grader shall prepare, sign, and issue an Agricultural Products Certificate Form LS-5-3 covering products for which that grader determined final specification compliance. Where weight or count is verified, the grader shall initial in the block titled “Weights and Total Count Verified.”
(b) Applicant Charges Certificate Form LS-5-5 (Figure 2) will be used to reduce paperwork for applicants assigned multiple graders. Assigned graders will complete one Form LS-5-5. Each grader will enter their code letters and signature in the appropriate location(s) to indicate certificate completion.
[42 FR 53921, Oct. 4, 1977. Redesignated at 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981, as amended at 51 FR 590, Jan. 7, 1986; 61 FR 11506, Mar. 21, 1996(c) Distribution. The original certificate, and not to exceed two copies, shall be delivered or mailed to the applicant or other person designated by him. The remaining copies shall be forwarded as required by agency, division, and branch instructions. Additional copies will be furnished to any person financially interested in the products involved with the concurrence of the applicant and upon payment of fees, as provided in § 54.27.
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