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U.S. Code as of:
01/03/05
Section 4913. Suspension or termination of plans
(a) Whenever the Secretary finds that a plan or any provision
thereof obstructs or does not tend to effectuate the declared
policy of this chapter, the Secretary shall terminate or suspend
the operation of the plan or provision.
(b) The Secretary may conduct a referendum at any time, and shall
hold a referendum on request of the Board or at least 10 percent of
the combined total of the watermelon producers, handlers, and
importers eligible to vote in a referendum, to determine if
watermelon producers, handlers, and importers favor the termination
or suspension of the plan. The Secretary shall terminate or suspend
the plan at the end of the marketing year whenever the Secretary
determines that the termination or suspension is favored by a
majority of those voting in the referendum, and who produce,
handle, or import more than 50 per cent of the combined total of
the volume of the watermelons produced by the producers, handled by
the handlers, or imported by the importers voting in the
referendum.
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