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Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-110

§4503 Issuance of Orders

Title 7 › CHAPTER 76 — DAIRY RESEARCH AND PROMOTION › SUBCHAPTER I — DAIRY PROMOTION PROGRAM › § 4503

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

From November 29, 1983 until 30 days after a proposal for a first dairy products promotion and research order is received, the Secretary must publish the proposed order and allow the public to comment. A proposal can come from an organization certified under section 4505 or from any interested person. After the comment time, the Secretary must issue the order and make it effective no later than 90 days after the proposal is published. The Secretary may change the order later and must work with the U.S. Trade Representative to make sure the order follows the United States’ international trade obligations.

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Title 7, §4503

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(a)Notice and opportunity for public comment
During the period beginning with November 29, 1983, and ending thirty days after receipt of a proposal for an initial dairy products promotion and research order, the Secretary shall publish such proposed order and give due notice and opportunity for public comment upon the proposed order. The proposal for an order may be submitted by an organization certified under section 4505 of this title or by any interested person affected by the provisions of this subchapter.
(b)Effective date of orders
After notice and opportunity for public comment are given, as provided for in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall issue a dairy products promotion and research order. Such order shall become effective not later than ninety days following publication of the pro­posal.
(c)Amendment of orders
The Secretary may, from time to time, amend a dairy products promotion and research order.
(d)Order implementation and international trade obligations
The Secretary, in consultation with the United States Trade Representative, shall ensure that the order is implemented in a manner consistent with the international trade obligations of the Federal Government.

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2002—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107–171, which directed the addition of subsec. (d) at the end of section 112 of the Dairy Promotion Stabilization Act of 1983, was executed by adding subsec. (d) at the end of this section to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

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7 U.S.C. § 4503

Title 7, Agriculture

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110