Title 7 — Agriculture
Chapter 101 — Agricultural Promotion
§ 7421. Suspension or termination
Statutory text
Mandatory suspension or termination
The Secretary shall suspend or terminate an order or a provision of an order if the Secretary finds that an order or a provision of an order obstructs or does not tend to effectuate the purpose of this subchapter, or if the Secretary determines that the order or a provision of an order is not favored by persons voting in a referendum conducted under section 7417 of this title.
Implementation of suspension or termination
If, as a result of a referendum conducted under section 7417 of this title, the Secretary determines that an order is not approved, the Secretary shall—
not later than 180 days after making the determination, suspend or terminate, as the case may be, collection of assessments under the order; and
as soon as practicable, suspend or terminate, as the case may be, activities under the order in an orderly manner.
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.
Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996
Pub. L. 104–127 title V § 522 · 110 Stat. 888
Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 7421
(Pub. L. 104–127, title V, § 522, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1047.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 104–127, title V, § 522, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1047.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 522. SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION. (a) Mandatory Suspension or Termination.— The Secretary shall suspend or terminate an order or a provision of an order if the Secretary finds that an order or a provision of an order obstructs or does not tend to effectuate the purpose of this subtitle, or if the Secretary determines that the order or a provision of an order is not favored by persons voting in a referendum conducted under section 518. (b) Implementation of Suspension or Termination.— If, as a result of a referendum conducted under section 518, the Secretary determines that an order is not approved, the Secretary shall— (1) not later than 180 days after making the determination, suspend or terminate, as the case may be, collection of assessments under the order; and (2) as soon as practicable, suspend or terminate, as the case may be, activities under the order in an orderly manner.
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