regulations, unless the context other-

wise requires, the following terms shall

be construed, respectively, to mean:

Acceptance service. The service estab-

lished and conducted under the regula-

tions for the determination and certifi-

cation or other identification of the

compliance of livestock with specifica-

tions.

Act. The Agricultural Marketing Act

of 1946 (Title II of the act of Congress

approved August 14, 1946, 60 Stat. 1087,

as amended by Pub. L. 272, 84th Cong.,

69 Stat. 553, 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627).

Administrator. The Administrator of

the Agricultural Marketing Service, or

any officer or employee of the Agricul-

tural Marketing Service to whom au-

thority has heretofore been delegated,

or to whom authority may hereafter be

delegated, to act in his stead.

Agricultural Marketing Service. The

Agricultural Marketing Service of the

Department.

Applicant. Any person who has ap-

plied for service under the regulations.

Branch. The Livestock Market News

Branch of the Division.

Chief. The Chief of the Branch, or any

officer or employee of the Branch to

whom authority has heretofore been

delegated, or to whom authority may

hereafter be delegated, to act in his

stead.

Class. A subdivision of livestock

based on essential physical character-

istics that differentiate between major

groups of the same kind of species.

Compliance. Conformity of livestock
to the specifications under which the
livestock was purchased or sold, with
particular reference to the weight,
quality or other characterics of live-

stock.

Cooperative agreement. A cooperative

agreement between the Agricultural

Marketing Service and another Federal

agency or a State agency, or other

agency, organization or person as spec-
ified in the Agricultural Marketing Act
of 1946, as amended, for conducting the
service.