Regulations last checked for updates: Dec 17, 2025

Title 7 - Agriculture last revised: Dec 11, 2025
§ 986.35 - Secretary.

Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, or any other officer or employee of the United States Department of Agriculture who is, or who may be, authorized to perform the duties of the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States.

authority: 7 U.S.C. 601-674.
source: 81 FR 51302, Aug. 4, 2016, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 7 CFR 986.35