Pecans Grown in the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas; Changes to Membership and Handling Requirements
Key claim: USDA proposes changing how pecan shellers are chosen for the American Pecan Council, simplifying an inter-handler transfer report, and adding late fees and interest on unpaid pecan assessments.
Abstract
(Proposed Rule · Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service) This proposed rule would implement recommendations from the American Pecan Council (Council) to eliminate regional and size designations for sheller members, modify the nomination process for sheller members, adjust the requirements of the inter-handler transfer report form, and establish a late fee and interest charges for unpaid assessments. The rule will also propose two technical corrections.
Why this matters
USDA proposes changing how pecan shellers are chosen for the American Pecan Council, simplifying an inter-handler transfer report, and adding late fees and interest on unpaid pecan assessments.