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Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73

§7463 Issuance of orders

Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 101— - AGRICULTURAL PROMOTION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - KIWIFRUIT › § 7463

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must create a national order that applies to kiwifruit producers, handlers, and importers. Only one such order can be in effect at any time. Anyone who would be affected can ask for an order and submit a proposal. Within 90 days of getting a request and proposal, the Secretary must publish a proposed order and allow public comment. After the comment period, the Secretary must issue the order, consider the comments, and make sure it follows the law. The Secretary can later change the order, and the same rules apply to changes except a referendum is not needed for an amendment to take effect.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §7463

Agriculture — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)To effectuate the purposes of this subchapter specified in section 7461(b) of this title, the Secretary shall issue an order applicable to producers, handlers, and importers of kiwifruit. Any such order shall be national in scope. Not more than 1 order shall be in effect under this subchapter at any 1 time.
(b)(1)Any person that will be affected by this subchapter may request the issuance of, and submit a proposal for, an order under this subchapter.
(2)Not later than 90 days after the receipt of a request and proposal for an order, the Secretary shall publish a proposed order and give due notice and opportunity for public comment on the proposed order.
(3)After notice and opportunity for public comment are provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall issue an order, taking into consideration the comments received and including in the order provisions necessary to ensure that the order is in conformity with this subchapter.
(c)The Secretary may amend any order issued under this section. The provisions of this subchapter applicable to an order shall be applicable to an amendment to an order, except that an amendment to an order shall not require a referendum to become effective.

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Amendments

1998—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–185 inserted “, except that an amendment to an order shall not require a referendum to become effective” before period at end.

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7 U.S.C. § 7463

Title 7 — Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73