I CERTIFY that in compliance with the Federal Meat Grading Regulations
(7 CFR 54 Subpart A, as amended) under the Agricultural Marketing Act
of 1946. as ansended (7 U.S.C. 1621 1627). I examined the product or
products described above, at the time and place stated, and found that af
seid time and place the class, grade, and other quality thereof were as stated
above and such product or products complied with any specifications listed,
with any qualifications noted above.

The conduct of all services and the licensing of grading personnel under the
regulations governing such services shall be accomplished without discrimination
as to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

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(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.

[42 FR 53921, Oct. 4, 1977. Redesignated at 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981, and amended at 51 FR 590, Jan. 7, 1986]

§ 54.15 Advance information concerning service rendered.

Upon request of any applicant, all or any part of the contents of any certificate issued to him under the regulations, or other notification concerning the determination of class, grade, other quality, or compliance of products for such applicant may be transmitted by telegraph or telephone to him, or to any person designated by him, at his expense.

§ 54.16 Marking of products.

All products for which class and grade under the standards in Subpart B of this part, or compliance, is determined under the regulations, or the immediate and shipping containers thereof, shall be stamped, branded, or otherwise marked with an appropriate official identification: Provided, That except as otherwise directed by the Chief, such marking will not be required when an applicant only desires official certificates. The marking of products, or their containers, as required by this section shall be done by official graders or under their immediate supervision.

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(b) A shield enclosing the letters "USDA" as shown below with the appropriate quality grade designation "Prime," "Choice," "Select," "Good," "Standard," "Commerical," "Utility," "Cutter," "Canner," or "Cull," as provided in the standards in Subpart B of this part and accompanied when necessary by the class designation “Bullock," "Veal," "Calf," "Lamb," "Yearling Mutton," or "Mutton," constitutes a form of official identification under the regulations to show the quality grade, and where necessary the class, under said standards, of steer, heifer, and cow beef, bullock beef, veal, calf, lamb, yearling mutton and mutton. The code identification letters of the grader performing the service will appear intermittently outside the

shield.

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Figure 2.

(c) A shield enclosing the letters "USDA" and the words "Yield Grade," as shown below, with the appropriate yield grade designation "1," "2," "3," "4," or "5" as provided in the standards in Subpart B of this part constitutes a form of official identification under the regulations to show the yield grade under said standards. When yield graded, bull and bullock carcasses will be identified with the class designation "Bull" and "Bullock," respectively. The code identifi

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of official identification under the regulations for livestock and carcasses. Other information may appear on the backside of the eartag at the option of the purchasers.

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The letters "AC," "XE," and "UF” shown in figures 1, 2, 3, and 4 are examples, respectively, of the code identification letters of the official grader performing the service.

(f) A shield-shaped eartag enclosing the letters "USDA," the words "Carcass Data Service," as shown below, and a serial number constitutes a form

Figure 6.

(g) A rectangular, serially numbered tag, on which a shield encloses the letters "USDA" and the words "Product Control," as shown in Figure 1, constitutes a form of official identification under the regulations for meat and meat products. Official graders and supervisors of grading may use "Product Control" tags or other methods and devices as approved by the Administrator for the identification and control of meat and meat products which are not in compliance with the regulations or are held pending the results of an examination. Any such meat or meat product so identified shall not be used, moved, or altered in any manner; nor shall official control identification be removed, without the express permission of an authorized representative of the USDA.