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SUMMARY OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE

FEDERAL MARKETING ORDER FOR KIWIFRUIT

TO CALIFORNIA KIWIFRUIT GROWERS:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is submitting for grower consideration proposed 

amendments to Marketing Order No. 920 (marketing order), regulating the handling of kiwifruit

grown in California. 

The proposed amendments to the marketing order are based on the record of a USDA public 

hearing held_________________________, in Modesto, California. The proposed amendments 

will not be made effective unless they are favored by at least two-thirds of the eligible growers 

voting in this referendum or by growers representing at least two-thirds of the volume of 

kiwifruit voted in the referendum. If approved, the proposed amendments would:

Voting Instructions and Rules Governing Grower Eligibility to Vote are on the reverse side of 

this page. Also enclosed are:

1) Official grower referendum ballot; 

2) The news release announcing the referendum; and

3) A copy of the Referendum Order dated _________________________.

The voting period for the referendum is __________________, through __________________. 

Please vote promptly because ballots postmarked later than_____________________, cannot 

be opened or counted. Each ballot will be held in strict confidence.

__________________, Referendum Agent

Phone: (559) 487-5901

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0581-0189. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 20 minutes per response, including the time for 

reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection 

of information.
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VOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND RULES GOVERNING

GROWER ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE

I. VOTING PERIOD: ________________, through ________________.

II. REPRESENTATIVE PERIOD: ________________, through ________________.

III. PRODUCTION AREA: The State of California.

IV. PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE: Any person who is currently a kiwifruit grower in 

the State of California and produced such kiwifruit during the representative period 

________________, through ________________, is entitled to cast one ballot. Each 

separate business unit, partnership, family enterprise, corporation, association, 

estate, or firm is entitled to one vote.

“Grower” means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other business 

unit who: (1) owns and farms land producing kiwifruit for market; (2) is a renter or tenant 

of a farm producing kiwifruit for market; or (3) is a landlord who received from a renter 

or tenant a portion of the production as rent for the land on which kiwifruit were 

produced for market. (A landlord who rents for cash, a lien-holder, or a person having 

only a financial interest in the crop is NOT eligible to vote.)

V. HOW TO VOTE:

A. Indicate your vote by placing an ‘X’ in the appropriate box.

B. Certify your kiwifruit production by listing the number of trays or tray equivalents of 

kiwifruit produced for market by you (or by the grower for whom this ballot is cast) 

during the period ________________, through ________________. 

C. Print or type your name, phone number, business name, and address.

D. Proxy voting is not authorized. If ballot is cast by an officer or employee of a 

partnership, corporation, or other business unit, check box to indicate your business 

designation, and sign to indicate authority to vote. If partnership or joint venture, list 

names of partners.

E. Sign below the certification. Incomplete or unsigned ballots cannot be counted. Use 

the postage-paid return envelope to mail your completed ballot to USDA, AMS, 

Specialty Crops Program, West Region Branch, 2202 Monterey Street, Suite 102-B, 

Fresno, CA 93721. For further information, please call _________ or _________ at 

(559) 487-5901.

Ballots must be postmarked by ________________.
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GROWER REFERENDUM BALLOT

Marketing Order No. 920

Kiwifruit Grown in California

Please read the enclosed VOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND RULES GOVERNING GROWER 

ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE before completing this ballot.

A. This referendum is for amendment of the marketing order. Indicate your vote by placing an 

“X” in the appropriate box.

YES



NO



1. Do you favor (list proposed amendment)?

YES



NO



2. Do you favor (list proposed amendment)?

YES



NO



3. Do you favor (list proposed amendment)?

YES



NO



4. Do you favor (list proposed amendment)?

YES



NO



5. Do you favor (list proposed amendment)?

YES



NO



6. Do you favor (list proposed amendment)?

YES



NO



7. Do you favor (list proposed amendment)?

YES



NO



8. Do you favor (list proposed amendment)?

YES



NO



9. Do you favor (list proposed amendment)?

YES



NO



10. Do you favor (list proposed amendment)?
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B. I hereby certify that I am an eligible grower of kiwifruit within the production area and that during the 

representative period ____________________ through _____________________ I produced:

____________________ on ____________ in ________________________________________

Tray/Tray Equivalents No. of Acres County/Counties

(SIGNATURE REQUIRED BELOW – SECTION E)

C. _______________________________________________ __________________________

Grower Name Phone Number

______________________________________________________________________________

Business Name

______________________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address City State Zip Code

D. If this ballot is cast by an officer or employee of a partnership, corporation, association or other 

business unit, my signature below further certifies that I am duly authorized to vote on behalf of the 

producing entity name on this ballot and that I will submit evidence of such authority at the request of an 

Agent of the Secretary.

  Partnership  LLC  Corporation  Association  Other

_______________________________________________ ________________________________

Signature* Title

If Partnership or Joint Venture, list name(s)

E. I hereby certify that the information I provided on this ballot is accurate and correct to the best 

of my knowledge.

_______________________________________________ ________________________________

Signature* Title

*Your signature certifies that you have the authority to take such action and will submit supplementary evidence of such authority at the request 

of an agent of the Secretary of Agriculture. The information provided in this ballot is required to determine voter eligibility and vote of 

California kiwifruit growers. Falsification of information on this government document may result in a fine or imprisonment, or both (18 U.S.C. 

1001).

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its 

Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on 

race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, 

family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in 

any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by 

program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American 

Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA 

through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. 

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at 

http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of 

the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to 

USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW 

Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, 

employer, and lender.