---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 868.75"
title: "7"
number: "868.75"
heading: "Duplicate certificates."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/868.75"
---

# §868.75. Duplicate certificates.


Upon request, a duplicate certificate may be issued for a lost or destroyed official certificate.

- (a) **Application.** Requests for duplicate certificates shall be filed—
  - (1) In writing;
  - (2) By the applicant who requested the service covered by the lost or destroyed certificate; and
  - (3) **With the office that issued the initial certificate.**
- (b) **Certification requirements.** The same information and statements, including permissive statements, that were shown on the lost or destroyed certificate shall be shown on the duplicate certificate. Duplicate certificates shall show: (1) The terms “Duplicate Original,” and the copies shall show “Duplicate Copy” and (2) a statement that the certificate was issued in lieu of a lost or destroyed certificate.
- (c) **Issuance.** Duplicate certificates shall be issued as promptly as possible and distributed according to [§ 868.70(b)](/cfr/7/868.70.md?p=b).
- (d) **Limitations.** Duplicate certificates shall not be issued for certificates that have been superseded.

## 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]