PUBLIC LAW 103-407—OCT. 22, 1994
108 STAT. 4219
producer or feeder on each sheep sold by the producer
or feeder.
(B) PROCESSING.—Any person purchasing sheep for
processing shall collect the assessment from the seller and
remit the assessment to the Board in the manner prescribed by the order.
(C) RATE.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in clause (ii),
the rate of assessment under this paragraph shall be
1 cent per pound of live sheep sold.
(ii) EXCEPTION.—The rate of assessment under this
paragraph may be raised or lowered not more than
1^100 01 a cent per pound in any 1 year, as recommended by the Executive Committee and approved
by the Boara and the Secretary, except that the rate
of assessment under this paragraph shall not exceed
2.5 cents per pound of Uve sneep sold.
(2) WOOL PURCHASES. —
(A) IN GENERAL. —The order shall provide that each
person making payment to a producer, feeder, or handler
of wool for wool purchased from the producer, feeder, or
handler shall, in the manner prescribed by the order, collect
an assessment on each pound of greasy wool sold.
(B) PROCESSING.—Any person purchasing greasy wool
for processing shall collect the assessment and remit the
assessment to the Board in the manner prescribed by the
order.
(C) RATE.—
(i) IN GENERAL.— Except as provided in clause (ii),
the rate of assessment under this paragraph shall be
2 cents per pound of greasy wool.
(ii) EXCEPTION.—The rate of assessment under this
paragraph may be raised or lowered not more than
^10 of a cent per pound in any 1 year, as recommended
by the Executive Committee and approved by the
Board and the Secretary, except that the rate of assessment under this paragraph shall not exceed 4 cents
per poiuid of greasy wool.
(3) DIRECT PROCESSING. —The order shall provide that any
person processing or causing to be processed sheep or sheep
products of that person's own production and marketing shall—
(A) pay an assessment on the sheep or sheep products
at the time of sale at a rate equivalent to the rate provided
for in paragraph (1) or (2), as appropriate; and
(B) remit the assessment to the Board in the manner
prescribed by the order.
(4) EXPORTS.—The order shall provide that any person
exporting live sheep or greasy wool shall—
(A) pay the assessment on the sheep or greasy wool
at the time of export at a rat^ equivalent to the rate
provided for in paragraph (1) or (2), as appropriate; and
(B) remit the assessment to the Board in the manner
prescribed by the order.
(5) IMPORTS. —
(A) IN GENERAL. —The order shall provide that any
person importing sheep or sheep product, and any person
importing wool or products containing wool, into the United
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