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U.S. Code as of:
01/03/05
Section 6201. Findings, purposes, and limitations
(a) Findings
Congress finds that -
(1) domestically produced limes are grown by many individual
producers;
(2) virtually all domestically produced limes are grown in the
States of Florida and California;
(3) limes move in interstate and foreign commerce, and limes
that do not move in such channels of commerce directly burden or
affect interstate commerce in limes;
(4) in recent years, large quantities of limes have been
imported into the United States;
(5) the maintenance and expansion of existing domestic and
foreign markets for limes and the development of additional and
improved markets for limes are vital to the welfare of lime
producers and other persons concerned with producing, marketing,
or processing limes;
(6) a coordinated program of research, promotion, and consumer
information regarding limes is necessary for the maintenance and
development of such markets; and
(7) lime producers, lime producer-handlers, lime handlers, and
lime importers are unable to implement and finance such a program
without cooperative action.
(b) Purposes
The purposes of this chapter are -
(1) to authorize the establishment of an orderly procedure for
the development and financing (through an adequate assessment) of
an effective and coordinated program of research, promotion, and
consumer information regarding limes designed -
(A) to strengthen the position of the lime industry in
domestic and foreign markets, and
(B) to maintain, develop, and expand markets for limes; and
(2) to treat domestically produced and imported limes
equitably.
(c) Limitations
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require quality
standards for limes, control the production of limes, or otherwise
limit the right of the individual producers to produce limes.
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