§ 4903. — Issuance of plans.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC4903]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 80--WATERMELON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION
Sec. 4903. Issuance of plans
To effectuate the declared policy of this chapter, the Secretary
shall, under the provisions of this chapter, issue, and from time to
time may amend, orders (applicable to producers, handlers, and importers
of watermelons) authorizing the collection of assessments on watermelons
under this chapter and the use of such funds to cover the costs of
research, development, advertising, and promotion with respect to
watermelons under this chapter. Any plan shall be applicable to
watermelons produced in the United States or imported into the United
States.
(Pub. L. 99-198, title XVI, Sec. 1644, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1623;
Pub. L. 103-189, Secs. 3(b), 8(b), Dec. 14, 1993, 107 Stat. 2259, 2261.)
Amendments
1993--Pub. L. 103-189, in first sentence, substituted ``, handlers,
and importers'' for ``and handlers'', struck out after first sentence
``Any order issued by the Secretary under this chapter shall hereinafter
in this chapter be referred to as a `plan'.'', and in last sentence,
struck out ``the forty-eight contiguous States of'' after ``watermelons
produced in'', and inserted ``or imported into the United States''
before period at end.
