§ 4505. — Certification of organizations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC4505]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 76--DAIRY RESEARCH AND PROMOTION
SUBCHAPTER I--DAIRY PROMOTION PROGRAM
Sec. 4505. Certification of organizations
(a) The eligibility of any organization to represent milk producers,
and to participate in the making of nominations under section 4504 of
this title shall be certified by the Secretary. The Secretary shall
certify any organization that the Secretary determines meets the
eligibility criteria established by the Secretary under this section and
the Secretary's determination as to eligibility shall be final.
(b) Certification shall be based, in addition to other available
information, on a factual report submitted by the organization, which
shall contain information deemed relevant and specified by the
Secretary, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) geographic territory covered by the organization's active
membership;
(2) nature and size of the organization's active membership
including the proportion of the total number of active milk
producers represented by the organization;
(3) evidence of stability and permanency of the organization;
(4) sources from which the organization's operating funds are
derived;
(5) functions of the organization; and
(6) the organization's ability and willingness to further the
aims and objectives of this subchapter.
The primary considerations in determining the eligibility of an
organization shall be whether its membership consists primarily of milk
producers who produce a substantial volume of milk and whether the
primary or overriding interest of the organization is in the production
or processing of fluid milk and dairy products and promotion of the
nutritional attributes of fluid milk and dairy products.
(Pub. L. 98-180, title I, Sec. 114, Nov. 29, 1983, 97 Stat. 1140.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 4502, 4503, 4504, 4533 of
this title.
