§ 2110. — Refund of producer assessments.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC2110]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 53--COTTON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION
Sec. 2110. Refund of producer assessments
(a) Notwithstanding any other section of this chapter and except as
provided in subsection (b) of this section, any cotton producer against
whose cotton any assessment is made and collected from him under the
authority of this chapter and who is not in favor of supporting the
research and promotion program as provided for herein shall have the
right to demand and receive from the Cotton Board a refund of such
assessment: Provided, That such demand shall be made personally by such
producer in accordance with regulations and on a form and within a time
period prescribed by the Board and approved by the Secretary, but in no
event less than ninety days, and upon submission of proof satisfactory
to the Board that the producer paid the assessment for which refund is
sought, and any such refund shall be made within sixty days after demand
therefor.
(b) The right of a producer to demand a refund under subsection (a)
of this section shall terminate if the proposed amendment of the order
implementing the Cotton Research and Promotion Amendments Act of 1990 is
approved in the referendum provided for under section 2107 of this
title. Such right shall terminate 30 days after the date the Secretary
announces the results of such referendum if such proposed amendment is
approved. Such right shall be reinstated if the amendment should be
disapproved in any subsequent referendum.
(Pub. L. 89-502, Sec. 11, July 13, 1966, 80 Stat. 283; Pub. L. 101-624,
title XIX, Sec. 1996, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3912; Pub. L. 102-237,
title VIII, Sec. 808(a)(4), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1883.)
References in Text
The Cotton Research and Promotion Amendments Act of 1990, referred
to in subsec. (b), probably means the Cotton Research and Promotion Act
Amendments of 1990, subtitle G [Secs. 1990-1998] of title XIX of Pub. L.
101-624, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3909, which amended sections 2101,
2106 to 2110, and 2116 of this title and enacted provisions set out as
notes under section 2101 of this title. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1990 Amendment note set out
under section 2101 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1991--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-237 inserted ``of this chapter''
after ``any other section'' and struck out ``of this chapter,'' before
``any cotton producer''.
1990--Pub. L. 101-624 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a),
substituted ``Notwithstanding any other section and except as provided
in subsection (b) of this section,'' for ``Notwithstanding any other
provision'', and added subsec. (b).
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 2106, 2116 of this title.
