OMB No. 0581-0178

F/H Form D (Exp. 3/31/2024) Destroy previous editions.

HAZELNUT MARKETING BOARD

21595-A Dolores Way NE

Aurora, OR 97002-9738

Tel: (503) 678-6823; Fax: (503) 678-6825

APPLICATION TO BE LISTED AS AN ACCEPTED USER OF 

INEDIBLE HAZELNUTS AND HAZELNUT WASTE

TO: Hazelnut Marketing Board

An application is made herewith to be listed by the Hazelnut Marketing Board (Board) as an accepted user of 

inedible hazelnuts and hazelnut waste, and for approval of the use of such material in the outlet(s) checked below:

□ crushing for hazelnut oil

□ mixing into feed

□ feeding directly to livestock or poultry

This will occur at (location): ______________________________________________________________________

Street City

In consideration of the approval of this application, the undersigned agrees that all hazelnut material acquired from 

hazelnut handlers or growers will be used only for the purposes indicated, that none will be disposed of for human 

consumption and that Board employees may enter the applicant’s premises at any reasonable time to observe the 

storage or disposition of the material and to examine and audit the applicant’s transaction records. The undersigned 

also agrees to obtain from each handler an executed F/H Form ______ on each lot of material received and, upon 

crushing, mixing or feeding the hazelnuts, to execute part (b) of the form and mail it to the Board.

The undersigned hereby certifies to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and to the Board that the information 

supplied herein is complete and correct and that the above agreement as to usage and reporting is accepted.

Date ________________, 20_____ __________________________________________________

User Firm 

__________________________________________________

Address 

__________________________________________________

By

_________________________________________________

Title

Application is hereby approved, subject to revocation for cause:

Date ________________, 20_____ HAZELNUT MARKETING BOARD

__________________________________________________

By

__________________________________________________

Title

The making of any false statement or representation on this form, knowing it to be false, is a violation of title 18, section 1001 of the United States Code, 

which provides for the penalty of a fine or imprisonment of not more than five years, or both.

No approval can be obtained allowing a user of inedible hazelnuts and waste to make acquisition from a handler until the application form is received (7 

U.S.C. 608 (d), 7 C.F.R. 984.64, 7 C.F.R. 984.464).

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