Section 203(h) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 provides criminal penalties for various specified offenses relating to the misuse of official certificates, memoranda, marks or other identifications and devices for making such marks or identifications, issued or authorized under section 203 of said Act, and certain misrepresentations concerning the inspection or grading of agricultural products under said section. For the purposes of said section and the provisions in this part, the terms listed below shall have the respective meanings specified:

Official certificate means any form of written, printed or electronic certification, including those defined in § 260.2, used under this part to document and/or certify the compliance of fish or fishery products and other marine ingredients to applicable specifications with respect to inspection compliance and conformity to class, grade, quality, size, quantity, or condition requirements.

Official device means a mechanically or manually operated tool, appliance or other means approved by the Agency to apply an official mark or other identification to any product or the packaging material thereof that is approved by the Director, including, but not limited to, a stamping appliance, branding device, stencil, or printed label.

Official identification means any designation of class, grade, quality, size, quantity, condition, or attribute specified by this part or any symbol, stamp, label, seal, or official statement indicating that the product has been inspected or graded using specifications deemed appropriate by SIP or otherwise evaluated for any buyer specified attribute.

Official insignia means a grade mark, inspection mark, combined inspection and grade mark, shield, stamp, other emblem, and/or official statement approved by the Secretary, authorized by the Agency, and used in accordance with the NMFS Fishery Products Inspection Manual (SIP Manual).

Official document means a record of findings made by an authorized person having performed any inspection, certification, grading, audit or any other service pursuant to this part.