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U.S. Code as of:
01/03/05
Section 2110. Refund of producer assessments
(a) Notwithstanding any other section of this chapter and except
as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any cotton producer
against whose cotton any assessment is made and collected from him
under the authority of this chapter and who is not in favor of
supporting the research and promotion program as provided for
herein shall have the right to demand and receive from the Cotton
Board a refund of such assessment: Provided, That such demand shall
be made personally by such producer in accordance with regulations
and on a form and within a time period prescribed by the Board and
approved by the Secretary, but in no event less than ninety days,
and upon submission of proof satisfactory to the Board that the
producer paid the assessment for which refund is sought, and any
such refund shall be made within sixty days after demand therefor.
(b) The right of a producer to demand a refund under subsection
(a) of this section shall terminate if the proposed amendment of
the order implementing the Cotton Research and Promotion Amendments
Act of 1990 is approved in the referendum provided for under
section 2107 of this title. Such right shall terminate 30 days
after the date the Secretary announces the results of such
referendum if such proposed amendment is approved. Such right shall
be reinstated if the amendment should be disapproved in any
subsequent referendum.
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