# 9 C.F.R. § 205.1 (2026): Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** 9 C.F.R. § 205.1 (2026)
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 9 CFR: Animals and Animal Products / Chapter II: AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (FAIR TRADE PRACTICES PROGRAM), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE / Part 205: CLEAR TITLE—PROTECTION FOR PURCHASERS OF FARM PRODUCTS / § 205.1: § 205.1   Definitions.

## Text

Terms defined in section 1324 of the Food Security Act of 1985, Pub. L. 99-198, 99 Stat. 1535, 7 U.S.C. 1631, shall mean the same in this part as therein. In addition, except as otherwise specified, as used in this part:
Approved Unique Identifier
means a combination of numbers selected by the Secretary of State using a selection system or method approved by the Secretary of Agriculture.
EFS
means
effective financing statement
as defined in subsection (c)(4);
Master list
means the accumulation of data in paper, electronic, or other form, described in subsection (c)(2)(C);
Portion
means portion of the master list distributed to registrants under subsection (c)(2)(E);
Registrant
means any buyer of farm products, commission merchant, or selling agent, as referred-to in the Section, registered with a system under subsection (c)(2)(D);
The Secretary
means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States;
The Section
means section 1324 of the above-cited Act, and “subsection” means a subsection of that Section;
System
means
central filing system
as defined in subsection (c)(2);
System operator
means Secretary of State or other person designated by a State to operate a system;
UCC
or
Uniform Commercial Code
means the Uniform Commercial Code prepared under the joint sponsorship of the American Law Institute and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, and in effect in most States of the United States at the time of enactment of Pub. L. 99-198.
[51 FR 29451, Aug. 18, 1986, as amended at 71 FR 56342, Sept. 27, 2006; 72 FR 25948, May 8, 2007]

## Nearby sections

- [9 C.F.R. § 205.1 (2026) § 205.1   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T9_P205_S205_1.md)
- [9 C.F.R. § 205.101 (2026) § 205.101   Certification—request and processing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T9_P205_S205_101.md)
- [9 C.F.R. § 205.102 (2026) § 205.102   Name of person subjecting a farm product to a security interest, on EFS and master list—format.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T9_P205_S205_102.md)
- [9 C.F.R. § 205.103 (2026) § 205.103   EFS—minimum information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T9_P205_S205_103.md)
- [9 C.F.R. § 205.104 (2026) § 205.104   Registration of buyer, commission merchant, or selling agent—minimum information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T9_P205_S205_104.md)
- [9 C.F.R. § 205.105 (2026) § 205.105   Master list and portion thereof distributed to registrants—format.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T9_P205_S205_105.md)
- [9 C.F.R. § 205.106 (2026) § 205.106   Farm products.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T9_P205_S205_106.md)
- [9 C.F.R. § 205.107 (2026) § 205.107   Crop year.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T9_P205_S205_107.md)
- [9 C.F.R. § 205.201 (2026) § 205.201   System operator.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T9_P205_S205_201.md)
- [9 C.F.R. § 205.202 (2026) § 205.202   “Effective financing statement” or EFS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T9_P205_S205_202.md)
- [9 C.F.R. § 205.203 (2026) § 205.203   Place of filing EFS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T9_P205_S205_203.md)
- [9 C.F.R. § 205.204 (2026) § 205.204   Filing “notice” of EFS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T9_P205_S205_204.md)
- [9 C.F.R. § 205.205 (2026) § 205.205   Fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T9_P205_S205_205.md)
- [9 C.F.R. § 205.206 (2026) § 205.206   Farm products.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T9_P205_S205_206.md)

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