---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 29.3524"
title: "7"
number: "29.3524"
heading: "Injury."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/29.3524"
---

# §29.3524. Injury.


Hurt or impairment from any cause except the fungus or bacterial diseases which attack tobacco in its cured state. (See definition of Damage, [§ 29.3514](/cfr/7/29.3514.md).) Injury to tobacco may be caused by field diseases, insects, or weather conditions; insecticides, fungicides, or cell growth inhibitors; nutritional deficiencies or cesses; or improper fertilizing, harvesting, curing, or handling. Injured tobacco includes dead, burned, hail-cut torn, broken, frostbitten, sunburned, sunscalded, scorched, fire-killed, bulk-burnt, steam-burnt, house-burnt bleached, bruised, discolored, or deformed leaves; or tobacco affected by wildfire rust, frogeye, mosaic, root rot, wilt, black shank, or other diseases. (See [Rule 15](/cfr/7/15.md), [§ 29.3616](/cfr/7/29.3616.md).)


## Notes

### Source

Source: 42 FR 21092, Apr. 25, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 511-511s.