7 CFR § 1218.71 - Referenda.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s1218.71"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 1218.71 - Referenda."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1218.71"
section_name: "Referenda."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "1218"
part_name: "BLUEBERRY 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: "65 FR 7654, Feb. 15, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1218"
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# 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.