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.
Congressional findings and statement of purpose.
4602.
Definitions.
4603.
Honey research, promotion, and consumer information order.
4604.
Notice and hearing.
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; rate; exemption; effect of exemption on referendum voting status.
(f)
Funds; use of; reimbursement; Secretary.
(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.
4608.
Collection of assessments; refunds.
(a)
First handler of honey.
(b)
Records.
(c)
Time for payment; remission.
(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)
Refunds; submission of statement regarding amount of assessment deducted from loan funds to Honey Board; compliance.
(i)
Producer liability to Honey Board for payment of assessment.
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.
4612.
Suspension and termination.
(a)
Authority of Secretary.
(b)
Referendum; time for conducting by Secretary; alternate referendum conducted by Secretary.
(c)
Honey Board; referendum; request.
(d)
Marketing year; termination or suspension at end of.
Chapter Referred to in Other Sections
This chapter is referred to in section 1446h of this title.