---
kind: "section"
citation: "9 C.F.R. § 540.2"
title: "9"
number: "540.2"
heading: "Specimens for educational, research, and other nonfood purposes; permits."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/9/540.2"
---

# §540.2. Specimens for educational, research, and other nonfood purposes; permits.


The requirements of [9 CFR 314.9](/cfr/9/314.9.md) apply to the handling and release of specimens of condemned or other inedible fish materials.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 21 U.S.C. 601-602, 606-622, 624-695; 7 CFR 2.7, 2.18, 2.53.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 75616, Dec. 2, 2015, unless otherwise noted.