,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbje  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #i1 #bjae  
,mr4 ,mc,caul introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to permit producers of ,choose and ,cut
 ,christmas trees to opt out of the     
,christmas tree promotion1 research1 and
 information order4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,christmas ,tree ,tax ,exemption ,act4  
#b4 ,authority of ,choose and ,cut      
,christmas tree producers to opt out of 
the ,christmas tree promotion1 research1
 and information order  7a7 ,authority  
of producers ,to opt out ,the ,secretary
 of ,agriculture shall permit a ,choose 
and ,cut ,christmas tree producer to opt
 out of the ,christmas tree promotion1  
research1 and information order         
contained in part #abad of title #g1    
,code of ,federal ,regulations1 and     
issued by the ,secretary pursuant to the
 ,commodity ,promotion1 ,research1 and  

,information ,act of #aiif 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #gdaa et seq47 with respect to         
,christmas trees produced by the        
producer and sold directly to final     
consumers4  7b7 ,definitions ,in this   
section3 7#a7 ,choose and ,cut          
,christmas tree producer ,the term      
,choose and ,cut ,christmas tree        
producer means a producer who produces  
,christmas trees in the ,united ,states1
 allows consumers to select a ,christmas
 tree for purchase before the ,christmas
 tree is severed or cut from its roots1 
and sells that ,christmas tree directly 
to the final consumer4  7#b7 ,christmas 
tree ,the term ,christmas tree means any
 tree of the coniferous species that is 
severed or cut from its roots and       
marketed as a ,christmas tree for       
holiday use4  7#c7 ,producer ,the term  
producer means any person who is engaged
 in the production of ,christmas trees  
in the ,united ,states1 and who owns1 or
 shares the ownership and risk of loss  
of the production of ,christmas trees or

 a person who is engaged in the business
 of producing1 or causing to be         
domestically produced1 ,christmas trees 
beyond personal use and having value at 
first point of sale4