Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§4903 Issuance of Plans
Title 7 › CHAPTER 80 — WATERMELON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION › § 4903
Summary
The Secretary must issue and may update orders under this law that allow fees on watermelon producers, handlers, and importers. Those fees must fund research, development, advertising, and promotion for U.S.-grown or imported watermelons.
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Title 7, §4903
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To effectuate the declared policy of this chapter, the Secretary shall, under the provisions of this chapter, issue, and from time to time may amend, orders (applicable to producers, handlers, and importers of watermelons) authorizing the collection of assessments on watermelons under this chapter and the use of such funds to cover the costs of research, development, advertising, and promotion with respect to watermelons under this chapter. Any plan shall be applicable to watermelons produced in the United States or imported into the United States.
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Amendments
1993—Pub. L. 103–189, in first sentence, substituted “, handlers, and importers” for “and handlers”, struck out after first sentence “Any order issued by the Secretary under this chapter shall hereinafter in this chapter be referred to as a ‘plan’.”, and in last sentence, struck out “the forty-eight contiguous States of” after “watermelons produced in”, and inserted “or imported into the United States” before period at end.
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7 U.S.C. § 4903
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102