[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 8]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR906.18]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
      Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 906_ORANGES AND GRAPEFRUIT GROWN IN LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY IN 
TEXAS--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart_Order Regulating Handling
 
Sec. 906.18  Establishment and membership.

    (a) The Texas Valley Citrus Committee, consisting of fifteen (15) 
members is hereby established. For each member of the committee there 
shall be an alternate who shall have the same qualifications as the 
member.
    (b) Nine members shall be producers who produce fruit in the 
district which they represent and are residents of the production area. 
Two of the producer members shall be producers who market their fruit 
through cooperative marketing organizations, and seven of the producer 
members shall be independent producers. Producer members shall not have 
a proprietary interest in or be employees of a handler organization: 
Provided, That members of a cooperative marketing organization shall not 
be considered as having a proprietary interest in a handler organization 
because of such membership.
    (c) Six members shall be handlers who are residents of the 
production area. One handler member shall represent cooperative 
marketing organizations; five handler members shall represent 
independent handlers.