7 U.S.C. § 2618 : US Code - Section 2618: Permissive terms and conditions of plans

Search 7 U.S.C. § 2618 : US Code - Section 2618: Permissive terms and conditions of plans

Any plan issued pursuant to this chapter may contain one or more
of the following terms and conditions:
(a) Exemptions
Providing authority to exempt from the provisions of the plan
potatoes used for nonfood uses, and authority for the board to
require satisfactory safeguards against improper use of such
exemptions.
(b) Handler payment and reporting schedules
Providing for authority to designate different handler payment
and reporting schedules to recognize differences in marketing
practices and procedures utilized in different production areas.
(c) Advertisement and sales promotion programs or projects
Providing for the establishment, issuance, effectuation, and
administration of appropriate programs or projects for the
advertising and sales promotion of potatoes and potato products and
for the disbursement of necessary funds for such purposes:
Provided, however, That any such program or project shall be
directed toward increasing the general demand for potatoes and
potato products: And provided further, That such promotional
activities shall comply with the provisions of section 2617(f) of
this title.
(d) Research and development projects and studies for marketing and
utilization of potatoes
Providing for establishing and carrying on research and
development projects and studies to the end that the marketing and
utilization of potatoes may be encouraged, expanded, improved, or
made more efficient, and for the disbursement of necessary funds
for such purposes.
(e) Reserve funds; accumulation; limitation
Providing for authority to accumulate reserve funds from
assessments collected pursuant to this chapter, to permit an
effective and continuous coordinated program of research,
development, advertising, and promotion in years when the
production and assessment income may be reduced: Provided, That the
total reserve fund does not exceed the amount budgeted for two
years' operation.
(f) Foreign markets; sales development and expansion
Providing for authority to use funds collected herein, with the
approval of the Secretary, for the development and expansion of
potato and potato product sales in foreign markets.
(g) Assessment; refund
Providing that any potato producer or importer against whose
potatoes any assessment is made and collected under authority of
this chapter and who is not in favor of supporting the research and
promotion program as provided for under this chapter shall have the
right to demand and receive from the board a refund of such
assessment. Such demand shall be made personally by such producer
or importer in accordance with regulations and on a form and within
a time period prescribed by the board and approved by the
Secretary, but in no event less than 90 days, and upon submission
of proof satisfactory to the board that the producer or importer
paid the assessment for which refund is sought, and any such refund
shall be made within 60 days after demand therefor.
(h) Assessment authority
Providing for authority to assess imports of tablestock, frozen,
or processed potatoes for ultimate consumption by humans and seed
potatoes into the United States.
(i) Incidental and necessary terms and conditions
Terms and conditions incidental to and not inconsistent with the
terms and conditions specified in this chapter and necessary to
effectuate the other provisions of such plan.