[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 10]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1206.71]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XI--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND 
      ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1206_MANGO PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart A_Mango Promotion, Research, and Information Order Definitions
 
Sec.  1206.71  Referenda.

    (a) Initial Referendum. The Order shall not become effective unless:
    (1) The Department determines that the Order is consistent with and 
will effectuate the purposes of the Act; and
    (2) The Order is approved by a majority of the first handlers and 
importers voting, who, during a representative period determined by the 
Department, have been engaged in the handling or importation of mangos.
    (b) Subsequent referenda. Every five years, the Department shall 
hold a referendum to determine whether first handlers and importers of 
mangos favor the continuation of the Order. The Order shall continue if 
it is favored by a majority of the first handlers and importers voting 
who, during a representative period determined by the Department, have 
been engaged in the handling or importation of mangos. The Department 
will also conduct a referendum if 10 percent or more of all non-exempt, 
first handlers and importers of mangos request the Department to hold a 
referendum. In addition, the Department may hold a referendum at any 
time.