If more money is collected than is needed to finance 

 the program, it may be credited to the handlers for 

 the following year, paid back on a pro rata basis, or 

 placed in an operating reserve fund. 



C. Issuing Regulations . 



The administrative committee is responsible for ana- 

 lyzing crop and market conditions and recommending 

 to the Secretary of Agriculture the regulations that 

 should be issued and the periods of time they should 

 cover. If the Secretary approves these recommenda- 

 tions, then the appropriate regulations are issued. 



This system permits the industry representatives to 

 design the regulations --a highly important function, be- 

 cause marketing orders are merely enabling documents. 

 Except in a few cases, where minimum standards of 

 quality and maturity are written in, marketing orders 

 merely specify the types of regulation that can be used, 

 and their permissible scope. The real effectiveness of 

 the marketing order depends on the development of 

 appropriate regulations. 



In some seasons, however, there may be no need for 

 regulation because of a short crop or some other rea- 

 son. In that case, the program can be suspended or 

 remain inoperative. Moreover, regulations do not have 

 to be maintained continuously during an entire season. 



D. Inspection Requirements. 



Inspection of all shipments may be required under a 

 marketing order to ensure that such shipments meet 

 the quality or other requirements of the order. In most 

 cases the inspection is performed by the Federal or 

 Federal-State Inspection Services. 



E. Enforcement . 



The enforcement of a marketing order is primarily the 

 responsibility of the Federal Government, but the ad- 

 ministrative committee is charged with the duty of 

 investigating and reporting complaints of violation. 

 Violations are investigated and turned over to the 



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