US lawFederal (United States)RegulationsTitle 7 CFR — AgricultureChapter IX — AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; FRUITS, VEGETABLES, NUTS), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREPart 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 TEXASSubpart A — Order Regulating Handling of Pecans986.97 C.F.R. § 986.9Crack.Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 26 wordsOfficial source Cite as 7 C.F.R. § 986.9 (2026)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.Previous7 C.F.R. § 986.8Next7 C.F.R. § 986.10