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U.S. Code > Title 7 > Chapter 91 > § 6210 - Suspension and termination

(a) Finding of Secretary
  If the Secretary finds that an order issued under section 6203(a)
of this title, or a provision of such order, obstructs or does not
tend to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, the Secretary
shall terminate or suspend the operation of such order or
provision.
(b) Periodic referenda
  The Secretary may periodically conduct a referendum to determine
if lime producers, producer-handlers, and importers favor the
continuation, termination, or suspension of any order issued under
section 6203(a) of this title and in effect at the time of such
referendum.
(c) Required referenda
  The Secretary shall hold a referendum under subsection (b) of
this section - 
    (1) at the request of the Board; or
    (2) if not less than 10 percent of the lime producers, producer-
  handlers, and importers subject to assessment under this chapter
  submit a petition requesting such a referendum.
(d) Limitation
  The termination or suspension of any order, or any provision
thereof, shall not be considered an order within the meaning of
this chapter.
(e) Vote
  The Secretary shall suspend or terminate the order at the end of
the marketing year if the Secretary determines that - 
    (1) the suspension or termination of the order is favored by
  not less than a majority of those persons voting in a referendum
  under subsection (b) of this section; and
    (2) the producers, producer-handlers, and importers comprising
  this majority produce and import more than 50 percent of the
  volume of limes produced and imported by those voting in the
  referendum.

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