7 CFR § 1206.71 - Referenda.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s1206.71"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 1206.71 - Referenda."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1206.71"
section_name: "Referenda."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "1206"
part_name: "MANGO PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 7411-7425 and 7 U.S.C. 7401."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 58554, Oct. 9, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1206"
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# 1206.71 Referenda.

(a) *Initial Referendum.* The Order shall not become effective unless:

(1) The Department 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 the first handlers and importers voting, who, during a representative period determined by the Department, have been engaged in the handling or importation of mangos.

(b) *Subsequent referenda.* Every five years, the Department shall hold a referendum to determine whether first handlers and importers of mangos favor the continuation of the Order. The Order shall continue if it is favored by a majority of the first handlers and importers voting who, during a representative period determined by the Department, have been engaged in the handling or importation of mangos. The Department will also conduct a referendum if 10 percent or more of all non-exempt, first handlers and importers of mangos request the Department to hold a referendum. In addition, the Department may hold a referendum at any time.