{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-986.9","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 986.9","heading":"Crack.","body":"Crack means to break, crack, or otherwise compromise the outer shell of a pecan so as to expose the kernel inside to air outside the shell.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER IX—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; FRUITS, VEGETABLES, NUTS), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 986—PECANS GROWN IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, KANSAS, LOUISIANA, MISSOURI, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TEXAS","Subpart A—Order Regulating Handling of Pecans"],"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":"fda813a11bf9a38057c592e24c489a0027ea2bfca38d4e715d8fbc80fa2a4874","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-986.8","next":"us/7-cfr-986.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}