Title 3, AGRICULTURE

Subject to the legislative restrictions and limitations set forth in this chapter, any marketing program issued by the secretary pursuant to this chapter may contain any or all of the following provisions: (1) Provisions for the establishment of plans for advertising and sales pr…

(a) Referendum required.--No marketing program or amendment thereto shall become effective unless and until the secretary determines by a referendum whether or not the affected producers assent to the proposed action. (b) Majority vote.--The secretary shall conduct the referendum…

Subject to approval of the appropriate commodity marketing board, the secretary shall suspend or terminate any marketing program or any provisions of any marketing program whenever the secretary finds that the provisions or program does not tend to effectuate this chapter within …

(a) Review.--Every five years the secretary shall call a referendum of affected producers within each agricultural commodity group for which a marketing program exists to determine whether or not a majority of those voting still desire a marketing program. (b) Referendum on amend…

Upon the issuance of any marketing program or any suspension, amendment or termination thereof, a notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation published in the capital of the Commonwealth and in such other newspapers as the secretary may prescribe. No program o…

(a) General rule.--Any marketing program issued pursuant to this chapter shall provide for the collection of fees to defray the necessary expenses incurred in the formation, issuance, administration and enforcement of the marketing program and shall include the amount, time, meth…

The secretary shall, with the advice of the commodity marketing board, make and promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate this chapter and to enforce the provisions of any marketing program, all of which shall have the force and effect of law. The secreta…

Prior to the issuance of any marketing program, the secretary may require the applicant therefor to deposit an amount as the secretary may deem necessary to defray the expense of preparing and making the marketing program effective. Funds shall be received, deposited and disburse…

The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisio…