7 CFR Part 28
165 sections.
- § 28.1Meaning of words
- § 28.2Terms defined
- § 28.3Director
- § 28.4Classing offices
- § 28.7Area Director, Classing Office; responsibility
- § 28.8Classification of cotton; determination
- § 28.9Inspection; sampling; classification
- § 28.15Classification and comparison; requests
- § 28.16Request for return of samples
- § 28.17Filing of requests for classification or comparison
- § 28.18One request only for classification
- § 28.19Withdrawal or rejection of classification request
- § 28.20When license is required
- § 28.21Eligibility and application
- § 28.22Authority granted by license
- § 28.23Suspension or revocation of license
- § 28.24Surrender of license certificate
- § 28.25Samples for Form A determination
- § 28.26Samples for Form C determination
- § 28.27Samples for Form D determination
- § 28.28Lost or damaged samples
- § 28.29Return of samples
- § 28.30Samples not returned are property of Department
- § 28.31Denial of service
- § 28.32Misrepresentation; deceptive or fraudulent acts or practices; violations
- § 28.35Method of classification
- § 28.36Order of classification
- § 28.37Exposing of samples for classification
- § 28.38Lower class (of two samples) to determine classification
- § 28.40Terms defined; cotton classification
- § 28.45Scope of comparison; requests
- § 28.46Method of submitting samples and types
- § 28.47Statement of finding for comparisons
- § 28.55Issuance of memoranda and certificates
- § 28.56Form A and Form D memorandum
- § 28.57Form C certificate
- § 28.58New memorandum or certificate; issuance
- § 28.59Lost memorandum or certificate may be replaced by duplicate
- § 28.60Surrender of memoranda or certificates
- § 28.65Provisions for reviews
- § 28.66Review procedure
- § 28.68Withdrawal of application for review
- § 28.105Practical forms of cotton standards
- § 28.106Universal cotton standards
- § 28.107Original cotton standards and reserve sets
- § 28.115Fees and costs; payment
- § 28.116Amounts of fees for classification; exemption
- § 28.117Fee for new memorandum or certificate
- § 28.118When no fee collected for new certificate or memorandum
- § 28.119Fee when request for classification is withdrawn
- § 28.120Expenses to be borne by party requesting classification
- § 28.121Advance deposits
- § 28.122Fee for practical classing examination
- § 28.123Costs of practical forms of cotton standards
- § 28.124Payments; procedure
- § 28.125No voiding or modifying claims for payment
- § 28.126Loaning of forms and exhibits
- § 28.160Cotton examiners on foreign exchanges
- § 28.161Disputes involving contracts for shipment of cotton from United States
- § 28.162Procedure
- § 28.165OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act
- § 28.175Administrative and general
- § 28.176Designation of official certificates, memoranda, marks, other identifications, and devices for purpose of the Agricultural Marketing Act
- § 28.177Request for classification and comparison of cotton
- § 28.178Submission of cotton samples
- § 28.179Lost or damaged samples
- § 28.180No return of samples
- § 28.181Withdrawal of classification request
- § 28.182Denial of service
- § 28.183Methods of cotton classification and comparison
- § 28.184Availability of electronic cotton classification data
- § 28.185Issuance of cotton classification memoranda
- § 28.186Review of cotton classification or comparison
- § 28.187Surrender of memoranda
- § 28.188Fee amounts
- § 28.189Expenses to be borne by party requesting classification
- § 28.190Advance deposits
- § 28.191Payments methods
- § 28.192No voiding or modifying claims for payment
- § 28.301Measurement: humidity; temperature
- § 28.302Terms of designation
- § 28.303Standards for length of staple for American upland cotton
- § 28.304Original representation of American Pima cotton staple lengths
- § 28.306Over 13/16 inch staple
- § 28.307Bale of different staple lengths
- § 28.401Good Middling Color
- § 28.402Strict Middling Color
- § 28.403Middling Color
- § 28.404Strict Low Middling Color
- § 28.405Low Middling Color
- § 28.406Strict Good Ordinary Color
- § 28.407Good Ordinary Color
- § 28.411Good Middling Light Spotted Color
- § 28.412Strict Middling Light Spotted Color
- § 28.413Middling Light Spotted Color
- § 28.414Strict Low Middling Light Spotted Color
- § 28.415Low Middling Light Spotted Color
- § 28.416Strict Good Ordinary Light Spotted Color
- § 28.421Good Middling Spotted Color
- § 28.422Strict Middling Spotted Color
- § 28.423Middling Spotted Color
- § 28.424Strict Low Middling Spotted Color
- § 28.425Low Middling Spotted Color
- § 28.426Strict Good Ordinary Spotted Color
- § 28.431Strict Middling Tinged Color
- § 28.432Middling Tinged Color
- § 28.433Strict Low Middling Tinged Color
- § 28.434Low Middling Tinged Color
- § 28.441Strict Middling Yellow Stained Color
- § 28.442Middling Yellow Stained Color
- § 28.451Below Color Grade Cotton
- § 28.461Leaf Grade 1
- § 28.462Leaf Grade 2
- § 28.463Leaf Grade 3
- § 28.464Leaf Grade 4
- § 28.465Leaf Grade 5
- § 28.466Leaf Grade 6
- § 28.467Leaf Grade 7
- § 28.471Below Leaf Grade Cotton
- § 28.480General
- § 28.481Alternate title for standards
- § 28.482United States Cotton Futures Act
- § 28.501Color Grade No. 1
- § 28.502Color Grade No. 2
- § 28.503Color Grade No. 3
- § 28.504Color Grade No. 4
- § 28.505Color Grade No. 5
- § 28.506Color Grade No. 6
- § 28.507Color Grade No. 7
- § 28.511Leaf Grade No. 1
- § 28.512Leaf Grade No. 2
- § 28.513Leaf Grade No. 3
- § 28.514Leaf Grade No. 4
- § 28.515Leaf Grade No. 5
- § 28.516Leaf Grade No. 6
- § 28.517Leaf Grade No. 7
- § 28.521Application of color and leaf grade standards
- § 28.522Explanatory terms
- § 28.525Symbols and code numbers
- § 28.601Official cotton standards for fiber fineness and maturity
- § 28.602Terms of designations
- § 28.603Procedures for air flow tests of micronaire reading
- § 28.901Definitions
- § 28.902Director
- § 28.903Classification of samples
- § 28.904Market news
- § 28.906Sampling arrangements
- § 28.907Responsibilities of licensed gins or warehouses
- § 28.908Samples
- § 28.909Costs
- § 28.910Classification of samples and issuances of classification data
- § 28.911Review classification
- § 28.917Limitations of Services
- § 28.950Terms defined
- § 28.951Director
- § 28.952Testing of samples
- § 28.953Requirements as to samples
- § 28.954Costs of submitting samples
- § 28.955Disposition of samples
- § 28.956Prescribed fees
- § 28.957Special tests and fees
- § 28.958Payment of fees
- § 28.959Limitation of testing services
- § 28.960Confidential information
- § 28.961False and misleading information
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.