Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73

§7803 Issuance of orders

Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 105— - HASS AVOCADO PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION › § 7803

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must create national orders that apply to producers, importers, and first handlers of Hass avocados. Only one such order can be in effect at a time. A state‑chartered avocado producer group, or anyone who would be affected, may ask for an order and submit a proposal. If a state group sends a proposal, the Secretary must publish the proposed order and open it for public comment within 60 days of receiving it. After public comment, the Secretary will issue an order that follows the law and takes comments into account. The order only becomes effective after an affirmative vote in a referendum (see section 7805) and must be issued no later than 180 days after the proposed order was published. The Secretary may later amend an order, and the same rules apply to any amendment.

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Title 7, §7803

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(a)(1)To effectuate the policy of this chapter specified in section 7801(b) of this title, the Secretary, subject to the procedures provided in subsection (b), shall issue orders under this chapter applicable to producers, importers, and first handlers of Hass avocados.

(2)Any order shall be national in scope.

(3)Not more than one order shall be in effect at any one time.

(b)(1)An existing organization of avocado producers established pursuant to a State statute, or any other person who will be affected by this chapter, may request the issuance of, and submit a proposal for an order.

(2)The Secretary shall publish a proposed order and give notice and opportunity for public comment on the proposed order not later than 60 days after receipt by the Secretary of a proposal for an order from an existing organization of avocado producers established pursuant to a State statute, as provided in paragraph (1).

(3)(A)After notice and opportunity for public comment are provided in accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary shall issue the order, taking into consideration the comments received and including in the order such provisions as are necessary to ensure that the order is in conformity with this chapter.

(B)The order shall be issued and become effective only after an affirmative vote in a referendum as provided in section 7805 of this title, but not later than 180 days after publication of the proposed order.

(c)The Secretary, from time to time, may amend an order. The provisions of this chapter applicable to an order shall be applicable to any amendment to an order.

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7 U.S.C. § 7803

Title 7 — Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73