§ 4907. — Permissive terms in 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: 7USC4907]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 80--WATERMELON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION
Sec. 4907. Permissive terms in plans
(a) Description of terms and provisions; prohibition
Any plan issued under this chapter may contain one or more of the
terms and provisions described in this section, but except as provided
in section 4906 of this title no others.
(b) Exemptions
The plan may provide for the exemption, from the provisions of the
plan, of watermelons used for nonfood uses, and authority for the Board
to establish satisfactory safeguards against improper use of such
exemption.
(c) Designation of different handler payment and reporting schedules for
assessments
The plan may provide for the designation of different handler
payment and reporting schedules with respect to assessments, as provided
for in sections 4906 and 4908 of this title, to recognize differences in
marketing practices and procedures used in different production areas.
(d) Advertising and sales promotion programs or projects
The plan may provide for the establishment, issuance, effectuation,
and administration of appropriate programs or projects for the
advertising and other sales promotion of watermelons and for the
disbursement of necessary funds for such purposes. Any such program or
project shall be directed toward increasing the general demand for
watermelons, and promotional activities shall comply with the provisions
of section 4906(g) of this title.
(e) Marketing objectives of research and development projects and
studies
The plan may provide for establishing and carrying out research and
development projects and studies to the end that the marketing and use
of watermelons may be encouraged, expanded, improved, or made more
efficient, and for the disbursement of necessary funds for such
purposes.
(f) Reserve funds; limitation
The plan may provide authority for the accumulation of reserve funds
from assessments collected under this chapter, to permit an effective
and continuous coordinated program of research, development,
advertising, and promotion in years when watermelon production and
assessment income may be reduced, except that the total reserve fund may
not exceed the amount budgeted for two years operation.
(g) Foreign market sales
The plan may provide for the use of funds from assessments collected
under this chapter, with the approval of the Secretary, for the
development and expansion of sales of watermelons in foreign markets.
(h) Other terms and conditions
The plan may contain terms and conditions incidental to and not
inconsistent with the terms and conditions specified in this chapter and
necessary to effectuate the other provisions of the plan.
(Pub. L. 99-198, title XVI, Sec. 1648, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1625.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 4906, 4912 of this title.
