U.S Code last checked for updates: May 06, 2024
§ 6210.
Suspension and termination
(a)
Finding of Secretary
(b)
Periodic referenda
(c)
Required referenda
The Secretary shall hold a referendum under subsection (b)—
(1)
at the request of the Board; or
(2)
if not less than 10 percent of the lime producers, producer-handlers, and importers subject to assessment under this chapter submit a petition requesting such a referendum.
(d)
Limitation
(e)
Vote
The Secretary shall suspend or terminate the order at the end of the marketing year if the Secretary determines that—
(1)
the suspension or termination of the order is favored by not less than a majority of those persons voting in a referendum under subsection (b); and
(2)
the producers, producer-handlers, and importers comprising this majority produce and import more than 50 percent of the volume of limes produced and imported by those voting in the referendum.
(Pub. L. 101–624, title XIX, § 1961, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3880.)
cite as: 7 USC 6210