---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 205.500"
title: "7"
number: "205.500"
heading: "Areas and duration of accreditation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/205.500"
---

# §205.500. Areas and duration of accreditation.

- (a) The Administrator shall accredit a qualified domestic or foreign applicant in the areas of crops, livestock, wild crops, or handling or any combination thereof to certify a domestic or foreign production or handling operation as a certified operation.
- (b) Accreditation shall be for a period of 5 years from the date of approval of accreditation pursuant to [§ 205.506](/cfr/7/205.506.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[65 FR 80637, Dec. 21, 2000, as amended at 88 FR 3624, Jan. 19, 2023]

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6501-6524.

### Source

Source: 65 FR 80637, Dec. 21, 2000, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[65 FR 80637, Dec. 21, 2000, as amended at 88 FR 3624, Jan. 19, 2023]