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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 79 — Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information

§ 4817. Preemption

Statutory text

(a)

Promotion and consumer education; funds from pork producers

This chapter is intended to occupy the field of—

(1)

promotion and consumer education involving pork and pork products; and

(2)

obtaining funds therefor from pork producers.

(b)

Additional or different State regulation prohibited

The regulation of such activity (other than a regulation or requirement relating to a matter of public health or the provision of State or local funds for such activity) that is in addition to or different from this chapter may not be imposed by a State.

(c)

Application of section

This section shall apply only during a period beginning on the date of the commencement of the collection of assessments under section 4809 of this title and ending on the date of the termination of the collection of assessments under section 4811(a)(3) or 4811(b)(1)(B) 1 of this title.

Footnotes

  1. 1 So in original. Probably should be “section 4811(b)(2)(A) or 4812(b)(1)(B)”.

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 § 1628 · 99 Stat. 1354

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 4817

    (Pub. L. 99–198, title XVI, § 1628, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1621.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 99–198, title XVI, § 1628, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1621.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 1628. preemption (a) This subtitle is intended to occupy the field of— 7 USC 4817. (1) promotion and consumer education involving pork and pork products; and (2) obtaining funds therefor from pork producers. (b) The regulation of such activity (other than a regulation or Regulations. Prohibition. requirement relating to a matter of public health or the provision of State or local funds for such activity) that is in addition to or different from this subtitle may not be imposed by a State. (c) This section shall apply only during a period beginning on the date of the commencement of the collection of assessments under section 1620 and ending on the date of the termination of the Ante, p. 1614. Ante, p. 1618. collection of assessments under section 1622(a)(3) or 1622(b)(1)(B).

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, § 1628, , 99 Stat. 1621.)

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