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U.S. Code as of:
01/03/05
Section 2715. Certification of organizations; required contents of report as criteria
The eligibility of any organization to represent commercial egg
producers of any egg producing area of the United States to request
the issuance of an order under section 2704 of this title, and to
participate in the making of nominations under section 2707(b) of
this title shall be certified by the Secretary. Certification shall
be based, in addition to other available information, upon a
factual report submitted by the organization which shall contain
information deemed relevant and specified by the Secretary for the
making of such determination, including, but not limited to, the
following:
(a) Geographic territory covered by the organization's active
membership.
(b) Nature and size of the organization's active membership,
proportion of total of such active membership accounted for by
producers of commercial eggs, a chart showing the egg production
by State in which the organization has members, and the volume of
commercial eggs produced by the organization's active membership
in each such State,
(c) The extent to which the commercial egg producer membership
of such organization is represented in setting the organization's
policies,
(d) Evidence of stability and permanency of the organization,
(e) Sources from which the organization's operating funds are
derived,
(f) Functions of the organization, and
(g) The organization's ability and willingness to further the
aims and objectives of this chapter: Provided, however, That the
primary consideration in determining the eligibility of an
organization shall be whether its commercial egg producer
membership consists of a substantial number of egg producers who
produce a substantial volume of commercial eggs. The Secretary
shall certify any organization which he finds to be eligible
under this section and his determination as to eligibility shall
be final. Where more than one organization is certified in any
geographic area, such organizations may caucus to determine the
area's nominations under section 2707(b) of this title.
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