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CFR /  Title 29  /  Part 780  /  Sec. 780.518 Exempt processing operations.

The processing operations under section 13(a)(14) include, but are not limited to, ``drying, curing, fermenting, bulking, rebulking, sorting, grading, aging, and baling'' of the shade-grown tobacco. As previously noted, these operations are exempt only if performed on shade-grown tobacco prior to the stemming process to prepare the tobacco for use as cigar wrapper tobacco.