---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 1.225"
title: "21"
number: "1.225"
heading: "Who must register under this subpart?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/1.225"
---

# §1.225. Who must register under this subpart?

- (a) You must register your facility under this subpart if you are the owner, operator, or agent in charge of either a domestic or foreign facility, as defined in this subpart, and your facility is engaged in the manufacturing/processing, packing, or holding of food for consumption in the United States, unless your facility qualifies for one of the exemptions in [§ 1.226](/cfr/21/1.226.md).
- (b) If you are an owner, operator, or agent in charge of a domestic facility, you must register your facility whether or not the food from the facility enters interstate commerce.
- (c) If you are the owner, operator, or agent in charge of a facility, you may authorize an individual to register your facility on your behalf.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 68 FR 58960, Oct. 10, 2003, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1333, 1453, 1454, 1455, 4402; 19 U.S.C. 1490, 1491; 21 U.S.C. 321, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335a, 342, 343, 350c, 350d, 350j, 352, 355, 360b, 360ccc, 360ccc-1, 360ccc-2, 362, 371, 374, 381, 382, 384a, 387, 387a, 387c, 393, and 2223; 42 U.S.C. 216, 241, 243, 262, 264, 271.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 15553, Mar. 22, 1977, unless otherwise noted.