[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: 7CFR966.42]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
      Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 966_TOMATOES GROWN IN FLORIDA--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart_Order Regulating Handling
 
Sec.  966.42  Assessments.

    (a) The funds to cover the committee's expenses shall be acquired by 
the levying of assessments upon handlers as provided in this subpart. 
Each handler who first handles tomatoes shall pay assessments to the 
committee upon demand, which assessments shall be in payment of such 
handler's pro rata share of the committee's expenses.
    (b) Assessments shall be levied upon handlers at rates established 
by the Secretary. Such rates may be established upon the basis of the 
committee's recommendations and other available information. Such rates 
may be applied to specified containers used in the production area.
    (c) At any time during, or subsequent to, a given fiscal period the 
committee may recommend the approval of an amended budget and an 
increase in the rate of assessment. Upon the basis of such 
recommendations, or other available information, the Secretary may 
approve an amended budget and increase the rate of assessment. Such 
increase shall be applicable to all tomatoes which were regulated under 
this part and which were shipped by the first handler thereof during 
such fiscal period.
    (d) The payment of assessments for the maintenance and functioning 
of the committee may be required under this part throughout the period 
it is in effect irrespective whether particular provisions thereof are 
suspended or become inoperative.
    (e) In order to provide funds for the administration of the 
provisions of this part, the committee may accept the payment of 
assessments in advance, or may borrow money on a short-term basis not to 
exceed one full-year coinciding with the existing committee's term of 
office. The authority of the committee to borrow money may be used only 
to meet financial obligations as they occur and to allow the committee a 
season to adjust its reserve

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funds to meet any additional obligations.

[20 FR 7357, Oct. 4, 1955. Redesignated at 26 FR 12751, Dec. 30, 1961, 
and amended at 51 FR 30474, Aug. 27, 1986]