{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1223.71","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1223.71","heading":"Referenda.","body":"(a) Required referendum. For the purpose of ascertaining whether the persons subject to this subpart favor the continuation, suspension, amendment, or termination of this subpart, the Secretary shall conduct a referendum among persons subject to assessments under § 1223.52 who, during a representative period determined by the Secretary, have engaged in the production or importation of pecans:\n(1) The required referendum shall be conducted not later than 3 years after assessments first begin under the Order; and\n(2) The Order will be approved in a referendum if a majority of producers and importers vote for approval in the referendum.\n(b) Subsequent referenda. The Secretary shall conduct subsequent referenda:\n(1) For the purpose of ascertaining whether producers and importers favor the continuation, suspension, or termination of the Order;\n(2) Every seven years the Secretary shall hold a referendum to determine whether producers and importers of pecans favor the continuation of the Order. The Order shall continue if it is favored by a majority of producers and importers voting for approval in the referendum who have been engaged in the production or importation of pecans;\n(3) At the request of the Board established in this subpart;\n(4) At the request of 10 percent or more of the number of persons eligible to vote in a referendum as set forth under the Order; or\n(5) At any time as determined by the Secretary.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XI—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 1223—PECAN PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION ORDER","Subpart A—Pecan Promotion, Research, and Information Order"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"e8ee54b05cbf109af830e3b7704527c26efd3148b528ee83572f548c485cb77b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1223.70","next":"us/7-cfr-1223.72"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}