§ 4308. — Referendum; necessity, etc.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC4308]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 74--FLORAL RESEARCH AND CONSUMER INFORMATION
Sec. 4308. Referendum; necessity, etc.
(a) The Secretary shall conduct a referendum among domestic
producers and importers not exempt under section 4311 of this title who,
during a representative period determined by the Secretary, have been
engaged in the production or importation of flowers and plants, for the
purpose of ascertaining whether the issuance of an order is approved or
favored by such domestic producers and importers. No order issued
pursuant to this chapter shall be effective unless the Secretary
determines that the issuance of such order is approved or favored by not
less than two-thirds of the producers and importers voting in such
referendum, or by a majority of the producers and importers voting in
such referendum if such majority produced and imported not less than
two-thirds of the total value of the flowers and plants produced and
imported by those producers and importers voting in such referendum
during a representative period defined by the Secretary.
(b) The Secretary shall be reimbursed from assessments for all costs
incurred by the Government in connection with the conduct of the
referendum, except for the salaries of Government employees.
(Pub. L. 97-98, title XVII, Sec. 1709, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1354.)
