---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1216.82"
title: "7"
number: "1216.82"
heading: "Suspension and termination."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1216.82"
---

# §1216.82. Suspension and termination.

- (a) The Secretary shall suspend or terminate this subpart or a provision thereof if the Secretary finds that this subpart or a provision thereof obstructs or does not tend to effectuate the purposes of the Act, or if the Secretary determines that this subpart or a provision thereof is not favored by persons voting in a referendum conducted pursuant to the Act.
- (b) Every five years, the Secretary shall hold a referendum to determine whether peanut producers favor the continuation of the Order. The Secretary will also conduct a referendum if 10 percent or more of all eligible peanut producers request the Secretary to hold a referendum. In addition, the Secretary may hold a referendum at any time.
- (c) The Secretary shall suspend or terminate this subpart at the end of the marketing year whenever the Secretary determines that its suspension or termination is approved or favored by a simple majority of the producers voting in a referendum who, during a representative period determined by the Secretary, have been engaged in the production of peanuts.
- (d) If, as a result of the referendum conducted under [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section, the Secretary determines that this subpart is not approved, the Secretary shall:
  - (1) Not later than 180 days after making the determination, suspend or terminate, as the case may be, collection of assessments under this subpart; and
  - (2) As soon as practical, suspend or terminate, as the case may be, activities under this subpart in an Orderly manner.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 64 FR 41256, July 29, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7411-7425 and 7 U.S.C. 7401.

### Source

Source: 64 FR 20105, Apr. 23, 1999, unless otherwise noted.