Assessments

7 U.S. Code § 4809. Assessments

(a) Collection and remission to Board; persons required to pay
(1) The order shall provide that, not later than 30 days after the effective date of the order under section 4805(c) of this title an assessment shall be paid, in the manner prescribed in the order. Upon the appointment of the Board, the assessments held in escrow shall be distributed to the Board. Except as provided in paragraph (3), assessments shall be payable by—
(A)
each producer for each porcine animal described in subparagraph (A) or (C) of section 4802(8) of this title produced in the United States that is sold or slaughtered for sale;
(B)
each producer for each porcine animal described in subsection [1] 4802(8)(B) of this title that is sold; and
(C)
each importer for each porcine animal, pork, or pork product that is imported into the United States.
(2) Such assessment shall be collected and remitted to the Board once it is appointed pursuant to section 4808 of this title, but, until that time, to the Secretary, who shall promptly proceed to distribute the funds received by him in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c), except that the Secretary shall retain the funds to be received by the Board until such time as the Board is appointed pursuant to section 4808 of this title, by—
(A)
in the case of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), the purchaser of the porcine animal referred to in such subparagraph;
(B)
in the case of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), the producer of the porcine animal referred to in such subparagraph; and
(C)
in the case of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1), the importer referred to in such subparagraph.
(3)
A person is not required to pay an assessment for a porcine animal, pork, or pork product under paragraph (1) if such person proves to the Board that an assessment was paid previously under such paragraph by a person for such porcine animal (of the same category described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 4802(8) of this title), pork, or pork product.
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