# 9 CFR § 205.1: Definitions

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-205.1

## Section

- **Citation:** 9 CFR § 205.1
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 9—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 > 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 CFR § 205.1 § 205.1 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-205.1.md)
- [9 CFR § 205.101 § 205.101 Certification—request and processing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-205.101.md)
- [9 CFR § 205.102 § 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/ecfr-9-205.102.md)
- [9 CFR § 205.103 § 205.103 EFS—minimum information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-205.103.md)
- [9 CFR § 205.104 § 205.104 Registration of buyer, commission merchant, or selling agent—minimum information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-205.104.md)
- [9 CFR § 205.105 § 205.105 Master list and portion thereof distributed to registrants—format.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-205.105.md)
- [9 CFR § 205.106 § 205.106 Farm products.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-205.106.md)
- [9 CFR § 205.107 § 205.107 Crop year.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-205.107.md)
- [9 CFR § 205.201 § 205.201 System operator.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-205.201.md)
- [9 CFR § 205.202 § 205.202 “Effective financing statement” or EFS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-205.202.md)
- [9 CFR § 205.203 § 205.203 Place of filing EFS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-205.203.md)
- [9 CFR § 205.204 § 205.204 Filing “notice” of EFS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-205.204.md)
- [9 CFR § 205.205 § 205.205 Fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-205.205.md)
- [9 CFR § 205.206 § 205.206 Farm products.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-9-205.206.md)

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