Exemption.

Any handler may handle pistachios within the production area free of the requirements in §§ 983.50 through 983.58 and § 983.71 if such pistachios are handled in quantities not exceeding 5,000 dried pounds during any production year. The Secretary, upon recommendation of the committee, may issue rules and regulations changing the 5,000-pound quantity applicable to this exemption. [74 FR 56540, Nov. 2, 2009, as amended at 88 FR 82235, Nov. 24, 2023]