[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 10]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1218.71]

[Page 157]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XI--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND 
      ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1218_BLUEBERRY PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION ORDER--Table of 
 
     Subpart A_Blueberry Promotion, Research, and Information Order
 
Sec. 1218.71  Referenda.

    (a) Initial referendum. The Order shall not become effective unless:
    (1) The Secretary 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 producers and importers 
voting for approval who also represent a majority of the volume of 
blueberries represented in the referendum who, during a representative 
period determined by the Secretary, have been engaged in the production 
or importation of blueberries.
    (b) Subsequent referenda. Every five years, the Secretary shall hold 
a referendum to determine whether blueberry producers and importers 
favor the continuation of the Order. The Order shall continue if it is 
favored by a majority of producers and importers voting for approval who 
also represent a majority of the volume of blueberries represented in 
the referendum who, during a representative period determined by the 
Secretary, have been engaged in the production or importation of 
blueberries. The Secretary will also conduct a referendum if 10 percent 
or more of all eligible blueberry producers and importers request the 
Secretary to hold a referendum. In addition, the Secretary may hold a 
referendum at any time.