§6105 Referenda

Summary

Before an order can start, the Secretary must hold a vote of mushroom producers and importers during the 60 days before the order’s effective date. The order will take effect only if a majority of those voting approve it and that approving group, on average each year, produces and imports more than 50 percent of the mushrooms produced and imported by all voters. Five years after an order starts, the Secretary must hold a vote to decide whether to continue, end, or pause the order. Starting three years after the order starts, a vote to end or pause it can also be held if a representative group equal to 30 percent or more of producers and importers asks for one. If a majority voting favors suspension or ending, and that majority represents more than 50 percent of production and imports, the Secretary must stop collecting required fees within 6 months and wind down activities as soon as practical. The Secretary decides how the votes are run.