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7 U.S.C. § 2903

Issuance of orders

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(a) During the period beginning on January 1, 1986, and ending thirty days after receipt of a proposal for a beef promotion and research order, the Secretary shall publish such proposed order and give due notice and opportunity for public comment on such proposed order. Such proposal may be submitted by any organization meeting the requirements for certification under section 2905 of this title or any interested person, including the Secretary.(b) After notice and opportunity for public comment are given, as provided for in subsection (a), the Secretary shall issue a beef promotion and research order. The order shall become effective not later than one hundred and twenty days following publication of the proposed order.(Pub. L. 94–294, § 4, May 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 530; Pub. L. 99–198, title XVI, § 1601(b), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1599.)Editorial NotesAmendments

1985—Pub. L. 99–198 amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to issuance of orders for provisions relating to orders of Secretary to producers and slaughterers.

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date of 1985 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 99–198 effective Jan. 1, 1986, see section 1601(c) of Pub. L. 99–198, set out as a note under section 2901 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2001–2025 · leading case: Johanns v. Livestock Mktg. Assn., 544 U.S. 550 (2005).
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Johanns v. Livestock Mktg. Assn., 544 U.S. 550 (2005). · cites it 2× “7 U. S. C. §§ 2903 , 2906(a). In May 1988, a large majority voted to continue it.”
Delano Farms Co. v. Cal. Table Grape Comm'n, 417 P.3d 699 (Cal. 2018). “( 7 U.S.C. § 2903 .) Through this order, the Secretary of Agriculture appoints the members of a promotional board (hereafter the Beef Board), comprised of beef producers and importers who have been nominated by trade associations and importers.”
Livestock Mktg. Ass'n v. United States Dep't of Agric., 207 F. Supp. 2d 992 (D.S.D. 2002). “The Act authorizes the Secretary to promulgate a Beef Promotion and Research Order (“Order”), 7 U.S.C. § 2903 , to establish a Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board (“Board”), 7 U.”
Livestock Mktg. Ass'n v. United States Dep't of Agric., 132 F. Supp. 2d 817 (D.S.D. 2001). “§§ 2901-11 (“the Act”), authorizes the Secretary to promulgate a Beef Promotion and Research Order (“Order”), 7 U.S.C. § 2903 , to establish a Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board (“Board”), 7 U.”
Livestock Mktg. Ass'n v. United States Dep't of Agric., 335 F.3d 711 (8th Cir. 2003). “See 7 U.S.C. §§ 2903 , 2904 (directing Secretary to promulgate order and setting forth required terms of order).”
Orleans Int'l, Inc. v. United States, 206 F. Supp. 2d 1318 (Ct. Intl. Trade 2002). “See 7 U.S.C. § 2903 . The Order established the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board (the “Board”) and the Beef Promotion Operating Committee (the “Operating Committee”).”
Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of Am. v. United States Dep't of Agric. (D.D.C. 2021). “The Beef Act directed the USDA to implement the statute’s substantive provisions through a “beef promotion and research order,” 7 U.S.C. § 2903 (b), which USDA promulgated in July 1986.”
Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of Am. v. United States Dep't of Agric. (D.D.C. 2025). “To accomplish these goals, the Act directs the USDA to issue a “beef promotion and research order,” 7 U.S.C. § 2903 (b), which USDA promulgated in July 1986, see Beef Promotion and Research Order (“Beef Order”), 51 Fed.”
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