Secretary

Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, or any officer or employee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to whom authority has heretofore been delegated, or to whom authority may hereafter be delegated, to act in his stead, including the Judicial Officer.

Source

7 CFR § 202.2

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Scoping language

For the purposes of this part, the following terms shall be construed, respectively, to mean:

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