---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1217.24"
title: "7"
number: "1217.24"
heading: "Secretary."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1217.24"
---

# §1217.24. Secretary.


Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, or any other officer or employee of the Department to whom authority has been delegated, or to whom authority may hereafter be delegated, to act in the Secretary's stead.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 76 FR 46193, Aug. 2, 2011, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7411-7425; 7 U.S.C. 7401.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 22755, Apr. 22, 2011, unless otherwise noted.