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[USC02] 7 USC Ch. 105: HASS AVOCADO PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION
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7 USC Ch. 105: HASS AVOCADO PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION
(Pub. L. 106–387, §1(a) [title XII, §1202], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A-79.)
Pub. L. 106–387, §1(a) [title XII, §1201], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A-79, provided that: "This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the 'Hass Avocado Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 2000'."
The term "Hass avocado" includes—
The term "producer" means any person who—
(Pub. L. 106–387, §1(a) [title XII, §1203], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A-79.)
(Pub. L. 106–387, §1(a) [title XII, §1204], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A-81.)
(Pub. L. 106–387, §1(a) [title XII, §1205], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A-82.)
(1) at the discretion of the Secretary, may conduct at any time a referendum of producers and importers required to pay assessments under the order, as provided in section 7804(h)(1) of this title, subject to the voting requirements of subsections (b) and (c), to ascertain whether eligible producers and importers favor suspension, termination, or continuance of the order; or
(2) shall conduct a referendum of eligible producers and importers if requested by the Board or by a representative group comprising 30 percent or more of all producers and importers required to pay assessments under the order, as provided in section 7804(h)(1) of this title, subject to the voting requirements of subsections (b) and (c), to ascertain whether producers and importers favor suspension, termination, or continuance of the order.
If, as a result of a referendum conducted under subsection (d), the Secretary determines that suspension or termination of the order is favored by a simple majority of all votes cast in the referendum, the Secretary shall—
(Pub. L. 106–387, §1(a) [title XII, §1206], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A-91.)
The district courts of the United States in any district in which a person who is a petitioner under subsection (a) resides or conducts business shall have jurisdiction to review the ruling of the Secretary on the petition of the person, if a complaint requesting the review is filed no later than 20 days after the date of the entry of the ruling by the Secretary.
(Pub. L. 106–387, §1(a) [title XII, §1207], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A-92.)
Any person against whom a violation is found and a civil penalty is assessed or a cease and desist order is issued under subsection (c) may obtain review of the penalty or order by, within the 30-day period beginning on the date the penalty is assessed or the order is issued—
A person who fails to obey a cease and desist order issued under subsection (c) after the order has become final and unappealable, or after the appropriate United States district court had entered a final judgment in favor of the Secretary of not more than $10,000 for each offense, after opportunity for a hearing and for judicial review under the procedures specified in subsections (c) and (d).
(Pub. L. 106–387, §1(a) [title XII, §1208], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A-93.)
(Pub. L. 106–387, §1(a) [title XII, §1209], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A-95.)
Any person who knowingly violates subsection (a) or the confidentiality terms of an order, as described in section 7804(m)(2) of this title, shall be subject to a fine of not less that $1,000 nor more than $10,000 or to imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both. If the person is an officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture or the Board, the person shall be removed from office.
(Pub. L. 106–387, §1(a) [title XII, §1210], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A-96.)
(Pub. L. 106–387, §1(a) [title XII, §1211], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A-96.)
(Pub. L. 106–387, §1(a) [title XII, §1212], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A-96.)
(Pub. L. 106–387, §1(a) [title XII, §1213], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A-97.)
Funds appropriated under subsection (a) may not be used for the payment of the expenses or expenditures of the Board in administering a provision of an order.
(Pub. L. 106–387, §1(a) [title XII, §1214], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A-97.)