[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 8]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR956.62]

[Page 432]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
      Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 956_SWEET ONIONS GROWN IN THE WALLA WALLA VALLEY OF SOUTHEAST 
 
Sec.  956.62  Issuance of regulations.

    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this part, the Secretary shall 
limit the shipment of Walla Walla Sweet Onions by any one or more of the 
methods hereinafter set forth whenever the Secretary finds from the 
recommendations and information submitted by the committee, or from 
other available information, that such regulation would tend to 
effectuate the declared policy of the Act. Such limitation may:
    (1) Regulate in any or all portions of the production area, the 
handling of particular grades, sizes, qualities, or maturities of any or 
all varieties of Walla Walla Sweet Onions, or combinations thereof, 
during any period or periods;
    (2) Regulate the handling of particular grades, sizes, qualities, or 
maturities of Walla Walla Sweet Onions differently, for different 
varieties or packs, or for any combination of the foregoing, during any 
period or periods;
    (3) Provide a method, through rules and regulations issued pursuant 
to this part, for fixing the size, capacity, weight, dimensions, 
markings or pack of the container or containers, which may be used in 
the packaging or handling of Walla Walla Sweet Onions, including 
appropriate logo or other container markings to identify the contents 
thereof;
    (4) Regulate the handling of Walla Walla Sweet Onions by 
establishing, in terms of grades, sizes, or both, minimum standards of 
quality and maturity.
    (b) The Secretary may amend any regulation issued under this part 
whenever the Secretary finds that such amendment would tend to 
effectuate the declared policy of the Act. The Secretary may also 
terminate or suspend any regulation or amendment thereof whenever the 
Secretary finds that such regulation or amendment obstructs or no longer 
tends to effectuate the declared policy of the Act.

[64 FR 4933, Feb. 1, 1999]