7 USC 6201 – Findings, purposes, and limitations
(a) Findings
Congress finds that—
(1) domestically produced limes are grown by many individual producers;
(2) virtually all domestically produced limes are grown in the States of Florida and California;
(3) limes move in interstate and foreign commerce, and limes that do not move in such channels of commerce directly burden or affect interstate commerce in limes;
(4) in recent years, large quantities of limes have been imported into the United States;
(5) the maintenance and expansion of existing domestic and foreign markets for limes and the development of additional and improved markets for limes are vital to the welfare of lime producers and other persons concerned with producing, marketing, or processing limes;
(6) a coordinated program of research, promotion, and consumer information regarding limes is necessary for the maintenance and development of such markets; and
(7) lime producers, lime producer-handlers, lime handlers, and lime importers are unable to implement and finance such a program without cooperative action.
(b) Purposes
Terms Used In 7 USC 6201
- consumer information: means any action taken to provide information to, and broaden the understanding of, the general public regarding the use, nutritional attributes, and care of limes. See 7 USC 6202
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
- lime: means the fruit of a citrus latifolia tree for the fresh market. See 7 USC 6202
- marketing: means the sale or other disposition of limes in commerce. See 7 USC 6202
- promotion: means any action taken under this chapter (including paid advertising) to present a favorable image for limes to the general public with the express intent of improving the competitive position and stimulating the sale of limes. See 7 USC 6202
- research: means any type of research relating to the use and nutritional value of limes and designed to advance the image, desirability, marketability, or quality of limes. See 7 USC 6202
- United States: means the 50 States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See 7 USC 6202
The purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to authorize the establishment of an orderly procedure for the development and financing (through an adequate assessment) of an effective and coordinated program of research, promotion, and consumer information regarding limes designed—
(A) to strengthen the position of the lime industry in domestic and foreign markets, and
(B) to maintain, develop, and expand markets for limes; and
(2) to treat domestically produced and imported limes equitably.
(c) Limitations
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require quality standards for limes, control the production of limes, or otherwise limit the right of the individual producers to produce limes.