2013 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 99 - SHEEP PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION (§§ 7101 - 7111)
Section 7103 - Issuance and amendment of orders
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 7 - AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 99 - SHEEP PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION Sec. 7103 - Issuance and amendment of orders |
| Contains | section 7103 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 103-407, §4, Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4213. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 108 Stat. 4213 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 103-407 |
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Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall issue orders under this chapter applicable to producers, feeders, importers, handlers, and purchasers of sheep and sheep products. Any order shall be national in scope. Not more than 1 order shall be in effect under this chapter at any 1 time.
(b) Procedure (1) Proposal or request for issuanceThe Secretary may propose the issuance of an order under this chapter, or an association of producers may request the issuance of, and submit a proposal for, an order.
(2) Notice and comment concerning proposed orderNot later than 60 days after the receipt of a request and proposal for an order under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish a proposed order and give due notice and opportunity for public comment on the proposed order.
(3) Issuance of ordersAfter notice and opportunity for public comment are given as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall issue an order, taking into consideration the comments received, that includes provisions necessary to ensure that the order is in conformity with this chapter. The order shall be issued not later than 180 days following publication of the proposed order.
(4) ReferendumThe order shall go into effect only if the order is approved by producers, feeders, and importers in a referendum conducted under section 7105 of this title.
(c) AmendmentsThe Secretary, from time to time, may amend any order issued under this chapter.
(Pub. L. 103–407, §4, Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4213.)
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