[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: 7CFR966.27]

[Page 474-475]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
      Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 966_TOMATOES GROWN IN FLORIDA--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart_Order Regulating Handling
 
Sec. 966.27  Nomination.

    The Secretary may select the members of the committee and alternates 
from nominations which may be made in the following manner:
    (a) A meeting or meetings of producers shall be held in each 
district to nominate members and alternates for the committee. The 
committee shall hold such meetings or cause them to be held prior to 
June 15 of each year or by such other date as may be approved by the 
Secretary pursuant to recommendation of the committee.
    (b) At each such meeting at least one nominee shall be designated 
for each position as member and for each position as alternate on the 
committee.
    (c) Nominations for committee members and alternates shall be 
supplied to the Secretary in such manner and form as he may prescribe, 
not later than July 15 of each year, or by such other date as may be 
approved by the Secretary pursuant to recommendation of the committee.
    (d) Only producers may participate in designating nominees for 
members and alternates on the committee. In the event a person is 
engaged in producing tomatoes in more than one district, such person 
shall elect the district within which he may participate as aforesaid in 
designating nominees; and

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    (e) Regardless of the number of districts in which a person produces 
tomatoes, each such person is entitled to cast only one vote on behalf 
of himself, his agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and representatives in 
designating nominees for committee members and alternates. An eligible 
voter's privilege of casting only one vote as aforesaid shall be 
construed to permit a voter to cast one vote for each position to be 
filled in the respective district in which he elects to vote.

[20 FR 7357, Oct. 4, 1955. Redesignated at 26 FR 12751, Dec. 30, 1961, 
and amended at 33 FR 8586, June 12, 1968]