2018 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 74 - Floral Research and Consumer Information
Sec. 4308 - Referendum; necessity, etc.

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Citation 7 U.S.C. § 4308 (2018)
Section Name §4308. Referendum; necessity, etc.
Section Text

(a) The Secretary shall conduct a referendum among domestic producers and importers not exempt under section 4311 of this title who, during a representative period determined by the Secretary, have been engaged in the production or importation of flowers and plants, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the issuance of an order is approved or favored by such domestic producers and importers. No order issued pursuant to this chapter shall be effective unless the Secretary determines that the issuance of such order is approved or favored by not less than two-thirds of the producers and importers voting in such referendum, or by a majority of the producers and importers voting in such referendum if such majority produced and imported not less than two-thirds of the total value of the flowers and plants produced and imported by those producers and importers voting in such referendum during a representative period defined by the Secretary.

(b) The Secretary shall be reimbursed from assessments for all costs incurred by the Government in connection with the conduct of the referendum, except for the salaries of Government employees.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 97–98, title XVII, §1709, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1354.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 74 - FLORAL RESEARCH AND CONSUMER INFORMATION
Sec. 4308 - Referendum; necessity, etc.
Contains section 4308
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 95 Stat. 1354
Public Law References Public Law 97-98
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