§ 2709. — Termination or suspension of orders.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC2709]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 60--EGG RESEARCH AND CONSUMER INFORMATION
Sec. 2709. Termination or suspension of orders
(a) Authority of Secretary
The Secretary shall, whenever he finds that any order issued under
this chapter, or any provisions thereof, obstructs or does not tend to
effectuate the declared policy of this chapter, terminate or suspend the
operation of such order or such provisions thereof.
(b) Referendum to terminate or suspend; eligible voters; requirements
for approval; termination or suspension date
The Secretary may conduct a referendum at any time, and shall hold a
referendum on request of 10 per centum or more of the number of egg
producers voting in the referendum approving the order, to determine
whether such producers favor the termination or suspension of the order,
and he shall suspend or terminate such order six months after he
determines that suspension or termination of the order is approved or
favored by a majority of the egg producers voting in such referendum
who, during a representative period determined by the Secretary, have
been engaged in the production of commercial eggs, and who produced more
than 50 per centum of the volume of eggs produced by the egg producers
voting in the referendum.
(c) Termination or suspension not to be considered as order
The termination or suspension of any order, or any provision
thereof, shall not be considered an order within the meaning of this
chapter.
(Pub. L. 93-428, Sec. 10, Oct. 1, 1974, 88 Stat. 1176.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 2712 of this title.
