[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: 7CFR1216.82]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XI--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND 
      ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1216_PEANUT PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION ORDER--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart A_Peanut Promotion, Research, and Information Order
 
Sec.  1216.82  Suspension and termination.

    (a) The Secretary shall suspend or terminate this subpart or a 
provision thereof if the Secretary finds that this subpart or a 
provision thereof obstructs or does not tend to effectuate the purposes 
of the Act, or if the Secretary determines that this subpart or a 
provision thereof is not favored by persons voting in a referendum 
conducted pursuant to the Act.
    (b) Every five years, the Secretary shall hold a referendum to 
determine whether peanut producers favor the continuation of the Order. 
The Secretary will also conduct a referendum if 10 percent or more of 
all eligible peanut producers request the Secretary to hold a 
referendum. In addition, the Secretary may hold a referendum at any 
time.
    (c) The Secretary shall suspend or terminate this subpart at the end 
of the marketing year whenever the Secretary determines that its 
suspension or termination is approved or favored by a simple majority of 
the producers voting in a referendum who, during a representative period 
determined by the Secretary, have been engaged in the production of 
peanuts.
    (d) If, as a result of the referendum conducted under paragraph (b) 
of this section, the Secretary determines that this subpart is not 
approved, the Secretary shall:
    (1) Not later than 180 days after making the determination, suspend 
or terminate, as the case may be, collection of assessments under this 
subpart; and
    (2) As soon as practical, suspend or terminate, as the case may be, 
activities under this subpart in an Orderly manner.