Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§7810 Authority for Secretary to suspend or terminate order
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 105— - HASS AVOCADO PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION › § 7810
Summary
The Secretary must pause or end an order, or any part of it, if it gets in the way of the law’s goals. If a referendum rejects the order, the Secretary must, within 180 days, stop collecting assessments and wind down the order’s activities quickly and in an orderly way.
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Title 7, §7810
Agriculture — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)If the Secretary finds that an order, or any provision of the order, obstructs or does not tend to effectuate the policy of this chapter specified in section 7801(b) of this title, the Secretary shall terminate or suspend the operation of the order or provision under such terms as the Secretary determines are appropriate.
(b)If, as a result of a referendum, the Secretary determines that the order is not approved, the Secretary shall, within 180 days after making the determination, suspend, or terminate, as appropriate, collection of assessments under the order, and suspend or terminate, as appropriate, activities under the order in an orderly manner as soon as possible.
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7 U.S.C. § 7810
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73