US lawFederal (United States)RegulationsTitle 7 CFR — AgricultureChapter XI — AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREPart 1217 — SOFTWOOD LUMBER RESEARCH, PROMOTION, CONSUMER EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY INFORMATION ORDERSubpart A — Softwood Lumber Research, Promotion, Consumer Education, and Industry Information Order1217.257 C.F.R. § 1217.25Softwood.Last amended: 2026Year: 2026Length: 17 wordsOfficial source Cite as 7 C.F.R. § 1217.25 (2026)Softwood means one of the botanical groups of trees that have needle-like or scale-like leaves, or conifers.Previous7 C.F.R. § 1217.24Next7 C.F.R. § 1217.26