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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 77 — Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information

§ 4603. Honey research, promotion, and consumer information order

Statutory text

To effectuate the declared policy of this chapter, the Secretary shall, subject to the provisions of this chapter, issue and, from time to time, amend orders and regulations applicable to persons engaged in the production, sale, or handling of honey and honey products in the United States and the importation of honey and honey products into the United States.

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. Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act

    Pub. L. 98–590 § 4 · 98 Stat. 3115

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 4603

    Pub. L. 98–590, § 4, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3116

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 98–590, § 4, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3116

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 4. honey research, promotion, and consumer information order To effectuate the declared policy of this Act, the Secretary shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, issue and, from time to time, amend orders applicable to persons engaged in the production, sale, or handling of honey and honey products in the United States and the importation of honey and honey products into the United States.

  2. Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998

    Pub. L. 105–185 title VI § 605(c) · 112 Stat. 523

    Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 4603

    Pub. L. 105–185 inserted “and regulations” after “orders”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 105–185 inserted “and regulations” after “orders”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (c) Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Order.— Section 4 of the Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 4603) is amended by inserting “and regulations” after “orders”.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1998—Pub. L. 105–185 inserted “and regulations” after “orders”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Conforming Amendment to Order

Pub. L. 101–624, title XIX, § 1987, , 104 Stat. 3908, provided that: “Notwithstanding any provision of the Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture, after notice and opportunity for public comment, shall issue an amendment to the order in effect under such Act on the date of the enactment of this Act [] to conform such order to the amendments made by this subtitle [subtitle F (§§ 1981–1989) of title XIX of Pub. L. 101–624, enacting section 4610a of this title and amending sections 1787, 4602, 4606, 4608, and 4612 of this title], which shall become effective on the date of the publication of such amendment to the order in the Federal Register without a referendum thereon (except for the referendum specifically provided for under section 1985 [amending section 4612 of this title]). The Secretary shall issue such amendment to the order in final form not later than 150 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.”

Credits

1984–1998 · 2 acts
  1. 1984Pub. L. 98–590, § 4, , 98 Stat. 3116
  2. 1998Pub. L. 105–185, title VI, § 605(c), , 112 Stat. 589.
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(Pub. L. 98–590, § 4, , 98 Stat. 3116; Pub. L. 105–185, title VI, § 605(c), , 112 Stat. 589.)

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