[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: 7CFR917.24]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
      Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 917_FRESH PEARS AND PEACHES GROWN IN CALIFORNIA--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart_Order Regulating Handling
 
Sec. 917.24  Procedure for nominating members of various commodity committees.

    (a) The Control Committee shall hold or cause to be held not later 
than February 15 of each odd numbered year a meeting or meetings of the 
growers of the fruits in each representation area set forth in 
Sec. Sec. 917.21 and 917.22. These meetings shall be supervised by the 
Control Committee, which shall prescribe such procedure as shall be 
reasonable and fair to all persons concerned.
    (b) With respect to each commodity committee only growers of the 
particular fruit who are present at such nomination meetings or 
represented at such meetings by duly authorized employees may 
participate in the nomination and election of nominees for commodity 
committee members. Each such grower, including employees of such grower, 
shall be entitled to cast but one vote for each position to be filled 
for the representation area in which he produces such fruit.
    (c) A particular grower, including employees of such growers, shall 
be eligible for membership as principle or alternate to fill only one 
position on a commodity committee. A grower nominated for membership on 
the Pear Commodity Committee must have produced at least 51 percent of 
the pears

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shipped by him during the previous fiscal period, or he must represent 
an organization which produced at least 51 percent of the pears shipped 
by it during such period.

[41 FR 17528, Apr. 27, 1976, as amended at 56 FR 46369, Sept. 12, 1991]

    Effective Date Note: At 59 FR 10055, Mar. 3, 1994, in Sec. 917.24, 
paragraph (a), the words ``Sec. 917.21 and'' and in paragraph (c) the 
words ``A grower nominated for membership on the Pear Commodity 
Committee must have produced at least 51 percent of the pears shipped by 
him during the previous fiscal period, or he must represent an 
organization which produced at least 51 percent of the pears shipped by 
it during such period.'' were suspended, effective Apr. 4, 1994.