🌱Rescinding Natural Grass Sod Promotion Order
Rescinding Natural Grass Sod Promotion, Research, and Information Order; Referendum Procedures
Summary
This direct final rule rescinds the referendum procedures for the proposed Natural Grass Sod Promotion, Research, and Information Order (Sod Proposed Order), issued on December 10, 2024. The referendum failed and the Sod Proposed Order was not approved, therefore it is being withdrawn through a Notice which will also be published in the Federal Register. Therefore, the referendum procedures for the Sod Proposed Order are no longer necessary and AMS is rescinding the part in its entirety.
Agencies
- Agriculture Department
- Agricultural Marketing Service
Business Impact
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The regulation rescinds necessary procedures for a proposed marketing order related to natural grass sod, impacting agricultural producers' ability to promote their products collectively. As producers were expected to fund this program through assessments, the absence of this order eliminates financial obligations and compliance requirements, benefiting small businesses within the industry.