---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 800.162"
title: "7"
number: "800.162"
heading: "Certification of grade; special requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/800.162"
---

# §800.162. Certification of grade; special requirements.

- (a) **General.** Except as provided in [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section, each official certificate for grade shall show:
  - (1) The grade and factor information required by the Official U.S. Standards for Grain;
  - (2) The test weight of the grain, if applicable;
  - (3) The moisture content of the grain;
  - (4) The results for each official factor for which a determination was made;
  - (5) The results for each official factor that determined the grade when the grain is graded other that U.S. No. 1;
  - (6) Any other factor information considered necessary to describe the grain; and
  - (7) Any additional factor results requested by the applicant for official factors defined in the Official U.S. Standards for Grain.
- (b) **Cargo shipments.** Each official certificate for grade representing a cargo shipment shall show, in addition to the requirements of [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, the results of all official grade factors defined in the Official United States Standards for Grain for the type of grain being inspected.
- (c) **Test weight for canola and soybeans.** Official canola inspection certificates will show, in addition to the requirements of paragraphs [(a)](#a) and [(b)](#b) of this section, the official test weight per bushel only upon request by the applicant. Official soybean inspection certificates will show, in addition to the requirements of paragraphs [(a)](#a) and [(b)](#b) of this section, the official test weight per bushel unless the applicant requests that test weight not be determined. Upon request, soybean test weight results will not be determined and/or reported on the official certificate.
- (d) **Aflatoxin test for corn.** Official corn export certificates shall show, in addition to the requirements of paragraphs [(a)](#a), [(b)](#b), and [(c)](#c) of this section, the official aflatoxin test results if required under [§ 800.15(b)](/cfr/7/800.15.md?p=b).

## Notes

### Amendments

[50 FR 45396, Oct. 31, 1985, as amended at 52 FR 24437, June 30, 1987; 57 FR 2439, Jan. 22, 1992; 57 FR 3273, Jan. 29, 1992; 57 FR 56439, Nov. 30, 1992; 71 FR 52405, Sept. 6, 2006]

### Source

Source: Sections 800.160 through 800.166 appear at 50 FR 45396, Oct. 31, 1985, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 15810, Mar. 11, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[50 FR 45396, Oct. 31, 1985, as amended at 52 FR 24437, June 30, 1987; 57 FR 2439, Jan. 22, 1992; 57 FR 3273, Jan. 29, 1992; 57 FR 56439, Nov. 30, 1992; 71 FR 52405, Sept. 6, 2006]