§ 4607. Permissive terms and provisions

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. 1984

   Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act

   Pub. L. 98–590 § 8 · 98 Stat. 3115

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 4607

   Pub. L. 98–590, § 8, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3119

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 98–590, § 8, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3119

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 8. permissive terms and provisions On the recommendation of the Honey Board, and with the 7 USC 4607. approval of the Secretary, an order issued pursuant to this Act may contain one or more of the following provisions: (1) Providing authority to exempt from the provisions of the order honey used for exporting and providing authority for the Honey Board to require satisfactory safeguards against improper use of such exemption. (2) Providing that in a State with an existing marketing order with respect to honey, the objectives of which the Secretary determines are comparable to the program established under this Act, there shall be paid to the Honey Board as provided in section 9 that portion of the national assessment which is above the State assessment, if any, actually paid on such honey. (3) Providing for authority to designate different handler payment and reporting schedules to recognize differences in marketing practices and procedures. (4) Providing that the Honey Board may convene from time to time working groups drawn from producers, honey handlers, importers, exporters, members of the wholesale or retail outlets for honey, or other members of the public to assist in the development of research and marketing programs for honey. (5) Providing for authority to accumulate reserve funds from assessments collected pursuant to this Act to permit an effective and continuous coordinated program of research, promotion, and consumer information, in years when the production and assessment income may be reduced, but the total reserve fund may not exceed the amount budgeted for one year’s operation. (6) Providing for the authority to use funds collected under this Act with the approval of the Secretary for the development and expansion of honey and honey product sales in foreign markets. (7) Providing for terms and conditions incidental to, and not inconsistent with, the terms and conditions specified in this Act and necessary to effectuate the other provisions of such an order.

2. 1998

   Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998

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

   1. Amended · 7 U.S.C. § 4607

      Pub. L. 105–185 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   2. Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 4607

      Pub. L. 105–185 inserted heading

   3. Added · 7 U.S.C. § 4607

      Pub. L. 105–185 added par. (8) and subsecs. (b) to (d)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 105–185 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added par. (8) and subsecs. (b) to (d).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (g) Permissive Terms and Provisions.— Section 8 of the Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 4607) is amended— (1) by inserting “(a) In General.—” before “On”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(8) If approved in a referendum conducted under this Act, providing authority for the development of programs and related rules and regulations that will, with the approval of the Secretary, establish minimum purity standards for honey and honey products that are designed to maintain a positive and wholesome marketing image for honey and honey products. “(b) Inspection and Monitoring System.— “(1) Inspection.— Any program, rule, or regulation under subsection (a)(8) may provide for the inspection, by the Secretary, of honey ana honey products being sold for domestic consumption in, or for export from, the United States. “(2) Monitoring system.— The Honey Board may develop and recommend to the Secretary a system for monitoring the purity of honey and honey products being sold for domestic consumption in, or for export from, the United States, including a system for identifying adulterated honey. “(3) Coordination with other federal agencies.— The Secretary may coordinate, to the maximum extent practicable, with the head of any other Federal agency that has authority to ensure compliance with labeling or other requirements relating to the purity of honey and honey products concerning an enforcement action against any person that does not comply with a rule or regulation issued by any other Federal agency concerning the labeling or purity requirements of honey and honey products. “(4) Authority to issue regulations.— The Secretary may issue such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out this subsection. “(c) Voluntary Quality Assurance Program.— “(1) In general.— In addition to or independent of any program, rule, or regulation under subsection (b), the Honey Board, with the approval of the Secretary, may establish and carry out a voluntary quality assurance program concerning purify standards for honey and honey products. “(2) Components.— The program may include— “(A) the establishment of an official Honey Board seal of approval to be displayed on honey and honey products of producers, handlers, and importers that participate in the voluntary program and are found to meet such standards of purify as are established under the program; “(B) actions to encourage producers, handlers, and importers to participate in the program; “(C) actions to encourage consumers to purchase honey and honey products bearing the official seal of approval; and “(D) periodic inspections by the Secretary, or other parties approved by the Secretary, of honey and honey products of producers, handlers, and importers that participate in the voluntary program. “(3) Display of seal of approval.— To be eligible to display the official seal of approval established under paragraph (2)(A) on a honey or honey product, a producer, handler, or importer shall participate in the voluntary program under this subsection. “(d) Authority of the Secretary.— Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary shall have the authority to approve or disapprove the establishment of minimum purity standards, the inspection and monitoring system under subsection (b), and the voluntary quality assurance program under subsection (c).”.

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