What US Potato Research and Promotion Act (7 USC ch 58): National Potato Promotion Board and Assessments requires
The Potato Research and Promotion Act (7 U.S.C. ch. 58, sections 2611 to 2627) authorizes a coordinated program of research and promotion for potatoes funded by assessments and implemented through plans, administered by the Secretary of Agriculture through the Agricultural Marketing Service. Section 2611 sets out the congressional findings and declaration of policy, declaring it to be the policy of Congress to authorize the establishment of an orderly procedure for the financing of an effective and continuous coordinated program. Section 2612 defines the terms, including Secretary, person, potatoes, handler, producer (a person engaged in the production of five or more acres of potatoes), promotion, and importer. Section 2613 provides the authority for issuance and amendment of a plan, section 2614 provides for notice and hearings, and section 2615 governs the finding and issuance of a plan. Section 2617 sets the required terms and conditions of plans, providing for the National Potato Promotion Board, which administers the plan, makes regulations, investigates violations, and recommends amendments. Section 2619 sets the assessments, providing that handlers collect assessments and importers pay at entry, with the assessment rate capped at 2 cents per 100 pounds or one-half of 1 percent of the ten-year average price. Section 2621 provides for enforcement, including civil penalties of 500 to 5,000 dollars per violation and cease-and-desist orders, section 2622 provides investigations, section 2623 provides for a referendum requiring approval by a majority of producers voting, and section 2624 provides for the suspension or termination of plans. The Act is the federal checkoff regime for potatoes.
Pillar: Agriculture & Agritech · Authority: US Congress / Department of Agriculture (Agricultural Marketing Service) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2022-title7/html/USCODE-2022-title7-chap58.htm
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- Potato Research and Promotion Act, 7 U.S.C. 2611 - congressional findings and declaration of policy.
- Potato Research and Promotion Act, 7 U.S.C. 2612 - definitions; producer of five or more acres.
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