7 USC Ch. 77: Front Matter
From Title 7-AGRICULTURECHAPTER 77-HONEY RESEARCH, PROMOTION, AND CONSUMER INFORMATION
CHAPTER 77-HONEY RESEARCH, PROMOTION, AND CONSUMER INFORMATION
Sec.
4601.
Findings and purposes.
(a)
Findings.
(b)
Purposes.
(c)
Administration.
4602.
Definitions.
4603.
Honey research, promotion, and consumer information order.
4604.
Notice and hearing.
(a)
Notice and comment.
(b)
Formal agency action.
(c)
Proposal of an order.
4605.
Findings and issuance of order.
4606.
Required terms of order.
(a)
Terms and conditions of order.
(b)
National Honey Nominations Committee; composition; nominations; terms; Chairman; compensation; meetings; voting.
(c)
Honey Board; membership; terms; alternates; compensation; powers; duties.
(d)
Budget; administration of order.
(e)
Assessment; collection; rates; exemption; effect of exemption on referendum voting status.
(f)
Funds.
(g)
False or unwarranted claims or statements.
(h)
Influencing governmental policy or action.
(i)
Plans or projects; contracts.
(j)
Books and records; reports.
(k)
Honey Board; property interests.
4607.
Permissive terms and provisions.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Inspection and monitoring system.
(c)
Voluntary quality assurance program.
(d)
Authority of Secretary.
4608.
Collection of assessments; refunds.
(a)
Handlers.
(b)
Records.
(c)
Importers.
(d)
Loan and loan deficiency payments; deduction from disbursement of loan funds or loan deficiency payment made to producer.
(e)
Producer-packers.
(f)
Inspection; books and records.
(g)
Confidentiality of information; disclosure.
(h)
Administration and remittance.
(i)
Liability for assessments.
4609.
Petition and review.
(a)
Filing of petition; hearing.
(b)
District court; jurisdiction; review; rulings.
4610.
Enforcement.
(a)
District courts; jurisdiction; Attorney General.
(b)
Civil penalties; notice and hearing; review; courts of appeals; cease and desist orders; failure to obey; Attorney General.
4610a.
Investigations and power to subpoena.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Power to subpoena.
(c)
Aid of courts.
(d)
Contempt.
(e)
Process.
(f)
Hearing site.
4611.
Requirements of referendum.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Effectiveness of order.
(c)
Producer-packers and importers.
(d)
Confidentiality.
4612.
Termination or suspension.
(a)
"Person" defined.
(b)
Authority of Secretary.
(c)
Periodic referenda.
(d)
Referenda on request.
(e)
Timing and requirements for termination or suspension.
4613.
Implementation of amendments made by Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998.
(a)
Issuance of amended order.
(b)
Proposal of amended order.
(c)
Issuance of amended order.
(d)
Referendum on amended order.
(e)
Continuation of existing order if amended order is rejected.
(f)
Effect of rejection on subsequent orders.
(g)
Effect on periodic referenda.
Chapter Referred to in Other Sections
This chapter is referred to in section 7401 of this title.