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PUBLIC LAW 93-428-OCT. 1, 1974
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sale of egg-type baby chicks and started pullets, persons engaged in the production of commercial eggs and persons who receive or otherwise acquire eggs from such persons and who process, prepare for market, or market such eggs, including eggs of their own production, and persons engaged in the purchase, sale or processing of spent fowl. Such orders shall be applicable to all production or marketing areas, or both, in the United States. ^
NOTICE A N D H E A R I N G
SEC. 5. Whenever the Secretary has reason to believe that the issuance of an order will tend to effectuate the declared policy of this Act, he shall give due notice and opportunity for hearing upon a proposed order. Such hearing may be requested and proposal for an order submitted by an organization certified pursuant to section 16 of this Act, or by any interested person affected by the provisions of this Act, including the Secretary.
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F I N D I N G AND I S S U A N C E OF A N ORDER
SEC. 6. After notice and opportunity for hearing as provided in section 5, the Secretary shall issue an order if he finds, and sets forth in such order, upon the evidence introduced at such hearing, that the issuance of such order and all the terms and conditions thereof will tend to effectuate the declared policy of this Act. PERMISSIVE
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SEC. 7. Orders issued pursuant to this Act shall contain one or more of the following terms and conditions, and except as provided in section 8, no others. (a) Providing for the establishment, issuance, effectuation, and administration of appropriate plans or projects for advertising, sales promotion, and consumer education with respect to the use of eggs, egg products, spent fowl, and products of spent fowl, and for the disbursement of necessary funds for such purposes: Provided, however, That any such plan or project shall be directed toward increasing the general demand for eggs, egg products, spent fowl, or products of spent fowl. No reference to a private brand or trade name shall be made if the Secretary determines that such reference will result in undue discrimination against eggs, egg products, spent fowl, or products of spent fowl of other persons: And provided further. That -I
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no such advertising, consumer education, or sales promotion programs shall make use of unfair or deceptive acts or practices in behalf of eggs, egg products, spent fowl, or products of spent fowl or unfair or deceptive acts or practices with respect to quality, value, or use of any competing product. (b) Providing for, establishing,, and carrying on research, market- Research, maring, and development projects, and studies with respect to sale, veiopmen" pro7ec:s. distribution, marketing, utilization, or production of eggs, egg products, spent fowl, and products of spent fowl, and the creation of new products thereof, to the end that the marketing and utilization of eggs, egg products, spent fowl, and products of spent fowl may be encouraged, expanded, improved or made more acceptable, and the data collected by such activities may be disseminated and for the disbursement of necessary funds for such purposes. (c) Providing that hatchery operators, persons engaged in the sale a^afiabn^^'^of"^' of egg-type baby chicks and started pullet dealers, persons engaged data. in the production of commercial eggs and persons who receive or otherwise acquire eggs from such persons and who process, prepare
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