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Rolnictwo i żywność · 2.06.1995

Sheep and Wool Promotion, Research, Education, and Information Order

The Sheep Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1994 (Act), authorized the establishment of a national, industry-funded and -operated sheep and wool promotion, research, education, and information program. In response to an invitation published in the Federal Register to submit proposals for a sheep and wool promotion, research, education, and information order (Order), the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) received an entire industry proposal as well as five other partial proposals. With minor modifications, the full industry proposal and four of the partial proposals are set forth below for public comment. All comments will be considered before we issue a final rule establishing an Order. Before an Order can become operational, a referendum must be conducted among sheep producers, sheep feeders, and importers of sheep and sheep products, except importers of raw wool. If sheep producers, feeders, and importers voting in the referendum approve the final Order, producers, feeders, and importers will be required to pay assessments, which would be used in a national program of sheep and wool promotion, research, consumer information, education, industry information, and produ

Source: Federal Register — Agriculture DepartmentOpen original release →