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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 65 — Wheat and Wheat Foods Research and Nutrition Education

§ 3403. Issuance of orders

Statutory text

(a)

Notice and hearing

Whenever the Secretary has reason to believe that the issuance of an order will tend to effectuate the declared policy of this chapter, the Secretary shall give due notice and opportunity for hearing upon a proposed order. Such hearing may be requested and proposal for an order submitted by an organization certified pursuant to section 3413 of this title, or by any interested person affected by the provisions of this chapter, including the Secretary.

(b)

Effectuation of Congressional policy

After notice and opportunity for hearing as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall issue an order if the Secretary finds, and sets forth in such order, upon the evidence introduced at such hearing that the issuance of such order and all the terms and conditions thereof will tend to effectuate the declared policy of this chapter.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Food and Agriculture Act of 1977

    Pub. L. 95–113 title XVII § 1704 · 91 Stat. 913

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 3403

    (Pub. L. 95–113, title XVII, § 1704, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1033.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 95–113, title XVII, § 1704, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1033.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 1704. issuance of orders (a) Whenever the Secretary has reason to believe that Notice and hearing. 7 USC 3403. the issuance of an order will tend to effectuate the declared policy of this title, the Secretary shall give due notice and opportunity for hearing upon a proposed order. Such hearing may be requested and proposal for an order submitted by an organization certified pursuant to section 1714 of this title, or by any interested person affected by the provisions of this title, including the Secretary. (b) After notice and opportunity for hearing as provided in section 1704(a) of this title, the Secretary shall issue an order if the Secretary finds, and sets forth in such order, upon the evidence introduced at such hearing that the issuance of such order and all the terms and conditions thereof will tend to effectuate the declared policy of this title.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective , see section 1901 of Pub. L. 95–113, set out as an Effective Date of 1977 Amendment note under section 1307 of this title.

Credits

(Pub. L. 95–113, title XVII, § 1704, , 91 Stat. 1033.)

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