1993—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 103–188 substituted “75,000” for “30,000”.
1989—Pub. L. 101–220 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “The following may be exempt from specific provisions of this chapter under such conditions and procedures as may be prescribed in the order or rules and regulations issued thereunder:
“(a) Any egg producer whose aggregate number of laying hens at any time during a three-consecutive-month period immediately prior to the date assessments are due and payable has not exceeded three thousand laying hens.
“(b) Any flock of breeding hens whose production of eggs is primarily utilized for the hatching of baby chicks.”
Pub. L. 101–220, § 3(b), “(1) The Secretary of Agriculture shall issue an amendment to the egg promotion and research order issued under the Egg Research and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) to implement the amendments made by this section [amending this section]. Such amendment shall be issued after public notice and opportunity for comment in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, and without regard to sections 556 and 557 of such title. The Secretary shall issue a proposed amendment to such order not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act [“(2) The amendment to the egg promotion and research order required by paragraph (1) shall become effective no later than