§4904 — Title 7 Agriculture | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary must announce a proposed watermelon plan and hold a public hearing when watermelon producers, handlers, and importers give enough evidence or when the Secretary thinks a plan would help carry out the law’s goals. Producers, handlers, importers, or any other interested person (including the Secretary) can ask for a hearing if they submit a proposed plan with the request. After the hearing, the Secretary will issue a plan only if the hearing evidence shows the plan and its terms will help achieve the law’s goals, and the Secretary must explain that finding in the plan.

Title 7, §4904

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(a)When sufficient evidence, as determined by the Secretary, is presented to the Secretary by watermelon producers, handlers, and importers, or whenever the Secretary has reason to believe that a plan will tend to effectuate the declared policy of this chapter, the Secretary shall give due notice and opportunity for a hearing on a proposed plan. Such hearing may be requested by watermelon producers, handlers, or importers or by any other interested person, including the Secretary, when the request for such hearing is accompanied by a proposal for a plan.

(b)After notice and opportunity for hearing as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall issue a plan if the Secretary finds, and sets forth in such plan, on the evidence introduced at the hearing that the issuance of the plan and all the terms and conditions thereof will tend to effectuate the declared policy of this chapter.

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1993—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–189 substituted “, handlers, and importers” for “and handlers” and “, handlers, or importers” for “or handlers”.

§4904 Notice and hearings

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Title 7, §4904

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