Winter Pears Grown in Oregon, Washington, and California; Secretary's Decision and Referendum Order on Proposed Further Amendment of Marketing Agreement and Order No. 927

Resumen

This decision proposes amendments to the subject marketing agreement and order (order) and provides winter pear producers with the opportunity to vote in a referendum to determine if they favor the proposed amendments. The proposed amendments were submitted by the Winter Pear Control Committee (WPCC), the agency responsible for local administration of the order. The proposed amendments would redefine ``ship or handle'' to include shipments of winter pears within the production area, update the definition of ``export market'' to recognize that there are now 50 states in the United States, authorize the WPCC to accept voluntary contributions and how such funds may be used, and revise the authority for exempting certain shipments from regulation. These proposed amendments are designed to improve the administration, operation and function of the winter pear marketing order program.