What US Lime Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act of 1990 (7 USC ch 91): Lime Board and Assessments requires
The Lime Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. ch. 91, sections 6201 to 6212) authorizes a coordinated program of research, promotion, and consumer information for limes funded by assessments, administered by the Secretary of Agriculture through the Agricultural Marketing Service. Section 6201 sets out the findings, purposes, and limitations, determining that domestically produced limes are grown by many individual producers and that a coordinated program of research, promotion, and consumer information regarding limes is necessary. Section 6202 defines the terms, providing that lime means the fruit of a citrus latifolia tree for the fresh market, and section 6203 authorizes the issuance of orders. Section 6204 sets the required terms in orders, providing for the establishment of a Board comprising 3 members who are producers, 3 members who are importers, and one member appointed from the general public, and providing that the assessment rate shall not exceed 0.01 dollars per pound of limes. Section 6205 sets the permissive terms, section 6206 provides for petition and review, section 6207 provides for enforcement, including a civil penalty of not less than 500 dollars nor more than 5,000 dollars for each violation, and section 6208 provides investigations and power to subpoena. Section 6209 requires an initial referendum not later than 30 months after the date on which the collection of assessments begins, and section 6210 provides for suspension and termination. The Act is the federal checkoff regime for limes.
Pillar: Agriculture & Agritech · Authority: US Congress / Department of Agriculture (Agricultural Marketing Service) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
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- Lime Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act of 1990, 7 U.S.C. 6201 - findings, purposes, and limitations.
- Lime Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act of 1990, 7 U.S.C. 6202 - definitions; lime means the fruit of a citrus latifolia tree for the fresh market.
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