US lawFederal (United States)RegulationsTitle 7 CFR — AgricultureChapter XI — AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREPart 1205 — COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTIONSubpart ECFR839c72bc209b697 — Subpart—Cotton Research and Promotion Order1205.3127 C.F.R. § 1205.312Handle.Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 32 wordsOfficial source Cite as 7 C.F.R. § 1205.312 (2026)Handle means to harvest, gin, warehouse, compress, purchase, market, transport, or otherwise acquire ownership or control of cotton. [31 FR 16758, Dec. 31, 1966. Redesignated at 56 FR 64472, Dec. 10, 1991]Previous7 C.F.R. § 1205.310Next7 C.F.R. § 1205.314