Egg Research and Consumer Information Act: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Dairy and Poultry of the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, Ninety-third Congress, Second Session on H.R. 12000, March 26, 1974U.S. Government Printing Office, 1974 - 47 pages |
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administrative advertising amendment American Egg Board approval bill BLUM cents Chairman CHARLES THONE committee commodity CONGRESS THE LIBRARY Congressman consumer education Consumer Information Act coordinated program costs Datt delete Department of Agriculture Directors ducers ED JONES egg and poultry Egg Association Egg Board egg industry Egg Research eligible exempt Farm Bureau Federal Trade Commission finance funds hearing imported eggs individual egg producers insert JONES LATHEM laying hens legislation LIBRARY OF CONGRES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS markets for eggs MIZELL National Egg national program North Carolina North Dakota nutritional organization PAUL FINDLEY percent persons engaged PICKLER plans or projects poultry and egg Poultry Association Poultry Federation president processor producers voting products of spent program of research proposed pursuant referendum refunds requirement Research and Consumer research and promotion Southeastern Poultry spent fowl started pullets statement subcommittee sumer term Thank tion two-thirds U.S. Department USDA ZWACH
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Page 43 - ... and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof. All process in any such case may be served in the judicial district whereof such person is an inhabitant or wherever he may be found.
Page 43 - If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the act and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Page 43 - State at any designated place of hearing. (c) In case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey a subpena issued to, any person, the Commission may invoke the- aid of any court of the United States within the jurisdiction of which such investigation or proceeding is carried on, or where such person resides or carries on business, in requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records.
Page 43 - ... (b) For the purpose of any such investigation^ or any other proceeding under this title, any member of the Commission or any officer designated by it is empowered to administer oaths and affirmations, subpena witnesses, compel their attendance, take evidence, and require the production of any books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, or other records which the Commission deems relevant or material to the inquiry.
Page 42 - States a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each violation, which shall accrue to the United States and may be recovered in a civil action brought by the United States.
Page 42 - Whenever in the judgment of the Commission any person has engaged or is about to engage in any acts or practices which constitute or will constitute a violation...
Page 42 - The several district courts of the United States are hereby vested with jurisdiction specifically to enforce, and to prevent and restrain any person from violating any order, regulation, or agreement, heretofore or hereafter made or issued pursuant to this title, in any proceeding now pending or hereafter brought in said courts.
Page 42 - Such eligibility shall be based in addition to other available information upon a factual report submitted by the organization which shall contain Information deemed relevant and specified by the Secretary for the making of such determination, including the following: (a) Geographic territory within the...
Page 41 - Any such demand shall be made personally by such producer in accordance with regulations and on a form and within a time period prescribed by the Board and approved by the Secretary.
Page 38 - ... persons engaged in the sale of egg.type baby chicks and started pullet dealers, 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, maintain and make available for the inspection such books and records as may be required by any order issued pursuant to this...