Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§6012 Suspension or termination of plan
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 89— - PECAN PROMOTION AND RESEARCH › § 6012
Summary
The Secretary must stop or pause any plan or part of a plan if the Secretary decides it gets in the way of the law’s goals. If a referendum shows a majority of the growers, grower-shellers, and importers who vote want the plan suspended or ended, the Secretary must, within 6 months, stop collecting assessments and must wind down the plan’s activities in an orderly way as soon as possible. A plan that is suspended or ended is not treated as a plan under the law.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §6012
Agriculture — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)The Secretary shall, whenever the Secretary finds that the plan or any provision of the plan obstructs or does not tend to effectuate the declared policy of this chapter, terminate or suspend the operation of such plan or provision.
(b)If, as a result of any referendum conducted under this chapter, the Secretary determines that suspension or termination of a plan is favored by a majority of the growers, grower-shellers, and importers voting in the referendum, the Secretary shall—
(1)within 6 months after making such determination, suspend or terminate, as the case may be, collection of assessments under the plan; and
(2)suspend or terminate, as the case may be, activities under the plan in an orderly manner as soon as practicable.
(c)The termination or suspension of any plan, or any provision thereof, shall not be considered a plan within the meaning of this chapter.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 6012
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73