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U.S. Code as of:
01/03/05
Section 4907. Permissive terms in plans
(a) Description of terms and provisions; prohibition
Any plan issued under this chapter may contain one or more of the
terms and provisions described in this section, but except as
provided in section 4906 of this title no others.
(b) Exemptions
The plan may provide for the exemption, from the provisions of
the plan, of watermelons used for nonfood uses, and authority for
the Board to establish satisfactory safeguards against improper use
of such exemption.
(c) Designation of different handler payment and reporting
schedules for assessments
The plan may provide for the designation of different handler
payment and reporting schedules with respect to assessments, as
provided for in sections 4906 and 4908 of this title, to recognize
differences in marketing practices and procedures used in different
production areas.
(d) Advertising and sales promotion programs or projects
The plan may provide for the establishment, issuance,
effectuation, and administration of appropriate programs or
projects for the advertising and other sales promotion of
watermelons and for the disbursement of necessary funds for such
purposes. Any such program or project shall be directed toward
increasing the general demand for watermelons, and promotional
activities shall comply with the provisions of section 4906(g) of
this title.
(e) Marketing objectives of research and development projects and
studies
The plan may provide for establishing and carrying out research
and development projects and studies to the end that the marketing
and use of watermelons may be encouraged, expanded, improved, or
made more efficient, and for the disbursement of necessary funds
for such purposes.
(f) Reserve funds; limitation
The plan may provide authority for the accumulation of reserve
funds from assessments collected under this chapter, to permit an
effective and continuous coordinated program of research,
development, advertising, and promotion in years when watermelon
production and assessment income may be reduced, except that the
total reserve fund may not exceed the amount budgeted for two years
operation.
(g) Foreign market sales
The plan may provide for the use of funds from assessments
collected under this chapter, with the approval of the Secretary,
for the development and expansion of sales of watermelons in
foreign markets.
(h) Other terms and conditions
The plan may contain terms and conditions incidental to and not
inconsistent with the terms and conditions specified in this
chapter and necessary to effectuate the other provisions of the
plan.
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