{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-29.3152","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 29.3152","heading":"Lugs or Cutters (C Group).","body":"This group consists of leaves normally grown at the midportion of the stalk. Cured leaves from this stalk position have a tendency to roll, concealing the stem or midrib. Lugs or Cutters have an oblate to rounded tip and are usually thin to medium in body. The leaves are spready in relation to their length and show little or no ground injury.\nGrades Grade names and specifications\nC1L Choice Buff Lugs.\nThin, ripe, open, smooth, bright finish, deep color intensity, broad, 20″ or over in length, 95 percent uniform and 5 percent injury tolerance.\nC2L Fine Buff Lugs.\nThin, ripe, open, smooth, bright finish, strong color intensity, spready, 20″ or over in length, 90 percent uniform, and 10 percent injury tolerance.\nC3L Good Buff Lugs.\nThin, ripe, open, even, clear finish, moderate color intensity, normal width, 18″ or over in length, 85 percent uniform, and 15 percent injury tolerance.\nC4L Fair Buff Lugs.\nThin, mature to ripe, firm to open, wavy to even, moderate finish, weak color intensity, narrow to normal width, 80 percent uniform, and 20 percent injury tolerance.\nC5L Low Buff Lugs.\nThin, mature, firm to open, wavy dull finish, pale color intensity, narrow, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury tolerance.\nC1F Choice Tan Lugs.\nMedium to thin body, ripe, open, smooth, bright finish, deep color intensity, broad, 20″ or over in length, 95 percent uniform, and 5 percent injury tolerance.\nC2F Fine Tan Lugs.\nMedium to thin body, ripe, open, smooth, bright finish, strong color intensity, spready, 20″ or over in length, 90 percent uniform, and 10 percent injury tolerance.\nC3F Good Tan Lugs.\nMedium to thin body, ripe, open, even, clear finish, moderate color intensity, normal width, 18″ or over in length, 85 percent uniform, and 15 percent injury tolerance.\nC4F Fair Tan Lugs.\nMedium to thin body, mature to ripe, firm to open, wavy to even, moderate finish, weak color intensity, narrow to normal width, 80 percent uniform, and 20 percent injury tolerance.\nC5F Low Tan Lugs.\nMedium to thin body, mature, firm to open, wavy, dull finish, pale color intensity, narrow, 70 percent uniform and 30 percent injury tolerance.\nC3K Good Variegated Lugs.\nMedium body, ripe, open, even, normal width, 18″ or over in length, 85 percent uniform, and 15 percent injury tolerance.\nC4K Fair Variegated Lugs.\nMedium body, mature to ripe, firm to open, wavy to even, narrow to normal width, 80 percent uniform, and 20 percent injury tolerance.\nC5K Low Variegated Lugs.\nMedium body, mature, close to firm, wavy, narrow, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury tolerance.\nC3M Good Mixed Color Lugs.\nMedium to tissuey body, mature to ripe, firm to open, even, moderate finish and color intensity, normal width, 18″ or over in length, 85 percent uniform, and 15 percent injury tolerance.\nC4M Fair Mixed Color Lugs.\nMedium to tissuey body, mature to ripe, firm to open, wavy to even, dull finish, weak color intensity, narrow to normal width, 80 percent uniform, and 20 percent injury tolerance.\nC5M Low Mixed Color Lugs.\nMedium to tissuey body, mature to ripe, firm to open, wavy, dingy finish pale color intensity, narrow, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury tolerance.\nC3V Good Greenish Lugs.\nMedium to thin body, underripe open, even, clear finish, normal width 18″ or over in length, 85 percent uniform, and 15 percent injury tolerance.\nC4V Fair Greenish Lugs.\nMedium to thin body, underripe, firm to open, wavy to even, moderate finish, narrow to normal width, 80 percent uniform, and 20 percent injury tolerance.\nC5V Low Greenish Lugs.\nMedium to thin body, underripe firm to open, wavy, dull finish, narrow, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury tolerance.\nC4G Fair Green Lugs.\nMedium body, immature, close to firm, wavy to even, moderate finish, narrow to normal width, 80 percent uniform, and 20 percent injury tolerance.\nC5G Low Green Lugs.\nMedium body, immature, close to firm, wavy, dull finish, narrow, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury tolerance.","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":"1b04378e034076a722a1a66d0e62ba424c3b7e67a1b443ac65b4fca50e65edba","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-29.3151","next":"us/7-cfr-29.3153"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}