[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: 7CFR982.39]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
      Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 982_HAZELNUTS GROWN IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart_Order Regulating Handling
 
Sec. 982.39  Duties.

    The Board shall have among others the following duties:
    (a) To select from among its members such officers and adopt rules 
or bylaws for the conduct of its meetings as it deems advisable;
    (b) To act as intermediary between the Secretary and any handler or 
grower;
    (c) To keep minute books and records which will clearly reflect all 
of its acts and transactions, and such books and records shall be 
available for examination by the Secretary at any time;
    (d) To furnish to the Secretary such available information as he may 
request;
    (e) To appoint such employees as it deems necessary and determine 
the salaries, define the duties and fix the bonds of such employees;

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    (f) To cause the books of the Board to be audited by one or more 
public accountants approved by the Board at least once for each 
marketing year and at such other times as the Board deems necessary or 
as the Secretary may request, and to file with the Secretary reports of 
all audits made;
    (g) To investigate the growing, shipping and marketing conditions 
with respect to hazelnuts, and assemble data in connection therewith;
    (h) To give the Secretary the same notice of the meetings of the 
Board as is given to its members; and
    (i) To furnish to the Secretary a report of the proceedings of each 
meeting of the Board held for the purpose of making marketing policy 
recommendations.

[24 FR 6185, Aug. 1, 1959, as amended at 46 FR 26039, May 11, 1981; 61 
FR 17559, Apr. 22, 1996]

                            Marketing Policy