---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 990.31"
title: "7"
number: "990.31"
heading: "USDA licensees; Revocation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/990.31"
---

# §990.31. USDA licensees; Revocation.


USDA shall immediately revoke the license of a USDA licensee if such licensee:

- (a) Pleads guilty to, or is convicted of, any felony related to a controlled substance; or
- (b) Made any materially false statement with regard to this part to USDA or its representatives with a culpable mental state greater than negligence; or
- (c) Is found to be growing cannabis exceeding the acceptable hemp THC level with a culpable mental state greater than negligence or negligently violated this part three times in five years.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1639o note, 1639p, 1639q, 1639r.

### Source

Source: 86 FR 5680, Jan. 19, 2021, unless otherwise noted.