{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-29.3039","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 29.3039","heading":"Maturity.","body":"The degree of ripeness. Tobacco is mature when it reaches its prime state of development. The extremes are expressed as immature and mellow. (See Elements of quality.)","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER I—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER A—COMMODITY STANDARDS AND CONTAINER REQUIREMENTS","PART 29—TOBACCO INSPECTION","Subpart C—Standards"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"2f448d09d46becfb344ee22c509252a3cb6c152b92425e02fb8d5e6a99494541","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-29.3038","next":"us/7-cfr-29.3040"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}