---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 868.74"
title: "7"
number: "868.74"
heading: "Divided-lot certificates."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/868.74"
---

# §868.74. Divided-lot certificates.

- (a) **General.** When commodities are offered for inspection and are certificated as a single lot, the applicant may exchange the inspection certificate for two or more divided-lot certificates.
- (b) **Application.** Requests for divided-lot certificates shall be made—
  - (1) In writing;
  - (2) By the applicant who made the initial request;
  - (3) To the office that issued the outstanding certificate;
  - (4) Within 5 business days of the outstanding certificate date; and
  - (5) **Before the identity of the commodity has been lost.**
- (c) **Quantity restrictions.** Divided-lot certificates shall not show an aggregate quantity different than the total quantity shown on the superseded certificate.
- (d) **Surrender of certificate.** The certificate that will be superseded shall—
  - (1) Be in the custody of the cooperator or the Service;
  - (2) Be marked “Void,” and
  - (3) **Show the identification of the divided-lot certificates.**
- (e) **Certification requirements.** The same information and statements, including permissive statements, that were shown on the superseded certificate shall be shown on each divided-lot certificate. Divided-lot certificates shall show—
  - (1) A statement indicating the commodity was inspected as an undivided lot;
  - (2) The terms “Divided-Lot Original,” and the copies shall show “Divided-Lot Copy;”
  - (3) The same serial number with numbered suffix (for example, 1764-1, 1764-2, 1764-3, and so forth); and
  - (4) **The quantity specified by the request.**
- (f) **Issuance and distribution.** Divided-lot certificates shall be issued no later than the close of business on the next business day after the request and be distributed according to [§ 868.70(b)](/cfr/7/868.70.md?p=b).
- (g) **Limitations.** After divided-lot certificates have been issued, further dividing or combining is prohibited except with the approval of the Service.

## Notes

### Amendments

[53 FR 3722, Feb. 9, 1988. Redesignated and amended at 60 FR 16364, Mar. 30, 1995]

### Source

Source: 53 FR 3722, Feb. 9, 1988, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 60 FR 16364, Mar. 30, 1995.

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627.

### Amendments

[53 FR 3722, Feb. 9, 1988. Redesignated and amended at 60 FR 16364, Mar. 30, 1995]