---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 U.S.C. § 6414"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
number: "6414"
heading: "Suspension or termination of orders"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/7/6414"
units:
  - "Chapter 93 — Processor-Funded Milk Promotion Program"
---

# §6414. Suspension or termination of orders

- (a) **Suspension or termination by Secretary—** The [Secretary](/usc/7/6402.md?p=7) shall, whenever the [Secretary](/usc/7/6402.md?p=7) finds that the [order](/usc/7/2902.md?p=10) or any provision of the [order](/usc/7/2902.md?p=10) obstructs or does not tend to effectuate the declared policy of this chapter, terminate or suspend the operation of the [order](/usc/7/2902.md?p=10) or provision.
- (b) **Other referenda—**
  - (1) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/7/6402.md?p=7) may conduct at any time a referendum of [persons](/usc/7/1471g.md?p=b-1) who, during a representative period as determined by the [Secretary](/usc/7/6402.md?p=7), have been [fluid milk processors](/usc/7/6402.md?p=4) on whether to suspend or terminate the [order](/usc/7/2902.md?p=10), and shall hold such a referendum on request of the [Board](/usc/7/1502.md?p=b-4) or any group of such [processors](/usc/7/609.md?p=d-7-D) that among them marketed during a representative period, as determined by the [Secretary](/usc/7/6402.md?p=7), 10 percent or more of the volume of [fluid milk products](/usc/7/6402.md?p=3) marketed by [fluid milk processors](/usc/7/6402.md?p=4) voting in the preceding referendum.
  - (2) **Suspension or termination—** If the [Secretary](/usc/7/6402.md?p=7) determines that the suspension or termination is favored—
    - (A) by at least 50 percent of [fluid milk processors](/usc/7/6402.md?p=4) voting in the referendum; and
    - (B) by [fluid milk processors](/usc/7/6402.md?p=4) voting in the referendum that marketed during a representative period, as determined by the [Secretary](/usc/7/6402.md?p=7), 40 percent or more of the volume of [fluid milk products](/usc/7/6402.md?p=3) marketed by [fluid milk processors](/usc/7/6402.md?p=4) voting in the referendum;

    the [Secretary](/usc/7/6402.md?p=7) shall, within 6 months after making the determination, suspend or terminate, as appropriate, collection of assessments under the [order](/usc/7/2902.md?p=10), and suspend or terminate, as appropriate, activities under the [order](/usc/7/2902.md?p=10) in an orderly manner as soon as practicable.

  - (3) **Costs; manner—** Subsections (c) and (d) of [section 6413 of this title](/usc/7/6413.md) shall apply to a referendum conducted under this subsection.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 101–624, title XIX, § 1999O, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3925; Pub. L. 104–127, title I, § 146(d)(2), (e), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 919; Pub. L. 107–171, title I, § 1506(c), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 210.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2002—Pub. L. 107–171 redesignated subsecs. (b) and (c) as (a) and (b), respectively, and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (a). Text read as follows: “Any order effective under this chapter shall be terminated December 31, 2002. The Secretary shall—

“(1) terminate the collection of assessments under the order upon such date; and

“(2) terminate activities under the order in an orderly manner as soon as practicable after such date.”

1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–127, § 146(e), substituted “2002” for “1996” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 104–127, § 146(d)(2)(A), substituted “fluid milk processors voting in the preceding referendum” for “all processors”.

Subsec. (c)(2)(B). Pub. L. 104–127, § 146(d)(2)(B), substituted “fluid milk processors voting in the referendum;” for “all processors;”.