7 U.S.C. § 6210
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- (a)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)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)The Secretary shall hold a referendum under subsection (b)—
- (d)The termination or suspension of any order, or any provision thereof, shall not be considered an order within the meaning of this chapter.
- (e)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); 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.