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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 79 — Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information

§ 4813. Refunds

Statutory text

(a)

Demand for refund; persons eligible

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, prior to the approval of the continuation of an order pursuant to the referendum required under section 4811(a) of this title, any person shall have the right to demand and receive from the Board a refund of an assessment collected under section 4809 of this title if such person—

(1)

is responsible for paying such assessment; and

(2)

does not support the program established under this chapter.

(b)

Form and time within which demand to be made

Such demand shall be made in accordance with regulations, on a form, and within a time period prescribed by the Board and approved by the Secretary, but not later than 30 days after the end of the month in which the assessment was paid.

(c)

Payment of refund on submission of satisfactory proof

Such refund shall be made not later than 30 days after demand is received therefore 1 on submission of proof satisfactory to the Board that the producer, person, or importer—

(1)

paid the assessment for which refund is sought; and

(2)

did not collect such assessment from another producer, person, or importer.

Footnotes

  1. 1 So in original. Probably should be “therefor”.

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. Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act of 1985

    Pub. L. 99–198 title XVI § 1624 · 99 Stat. 1354

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 4813

    (Pub. L. 99–198, title XVI, § 1624, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1619.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 99–198, title XVI, § 1624, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1619.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 1624. refunds (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, 7 USC 4813. prior to the approval of the continuation of an order pursuant to the referendum required under section 1622(a), any person shall have the right to demand and receive from the Board a refund of an assessment collected under section 1620 if such person— Ante, p. 1614. (1) is responsible for paying such assessment; and (2) does not support the program established under this sub title. (b) Such demand shall be made in accordance with regulations, on a form, and within a time period prescribed by the Board and approved by the Secretary, but not later than 30 days after the end of the month in which the assessment was paid. (c) Such refund shall be made not later than 30 days after demand is received therefore on submission of proof satisfactory to the Board that the producer, person, or importer— (1) paid the assessment for which refund is sought; and (2) did not collect such assessment from another producer, person, or importer.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective , see section 1631 of Pub. L. 99–198, set out as a note under section 4801 of this title.

Credits

(Pub. L. 99–198, title XVI, § 1624, , 99 Stat. 1619.)

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