[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 10]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1210.328]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XI--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND 
      ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1210_WATERMELON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION PLAN--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart A_Watermelon Research and Promotion Plan
 
Sec.  1210.328  Duties.

    The Board shall, among other things, have the following duties:
    (a) To meet, organize, and select from among its members a president 
and such other officers as may be necessary; to select committees and 
subcommittees of board members; to adopt such rules for the conduct of 
its business as it may deem advisable; and it may establish working 
committees of persons other than Board members.
    (b) To employ such persons as it may deem necessary and to determine 
the compensation and define the duties of each; and to protect the 
handling of Board funds through fidelity bonds;
    (c) To prepare and submit for the Secretary's approval, prior to the 
beginning of each fiscal period, a recommended rate of assessment and a 
fiscal period budget of the anticipated expenses in the administration 
of this Plan, including the probable costs of all programs and projects;
    (d) To develop programs and projects, which must be approved by the 
Secretary before becoming effective, and enter into contracts or 
agreements, with the approval of the Secretary, for the development and 
carrying out of programs or projects of research, development, 
advertising or promotion, and the payment of the costs thereof with 
funds received pursuant to this Plan;
    (e) To keep minutes, books, and records which clearly reflect all of 
the acts and transactions of the Board. Minutes of each Board meeting 
shall be promptly reported to the Secretary;
    (f) To prepare and submit to the Secretary such reports from time to 
time as may be prescribed for appropriate accounting with respect to the 
receipt and disbursement of funds entrusted to the Board;
    (g) To cause the books of the Board to be audited by a certified 
public accountant at least once each fiscal period, and at such other 
time as the Board may deem necessary. The report of such audit shall 
show the receipt and expenditure of funds received pursuant to this 
part. Two copies of each such report shall be furnished to the Secretary 
and a copy of each such report shall be made available at the principal 
office of the Board for inspection by producers, handlers, and 
importers;
    (h) To investigate violations of the Plan and report the results of 
such investigations to the Secretary for appropriate action to enforce 
the provisions of the Plan;
    (i) To periodically prepare, make public, and make available to 
producers, handlers, and importers reports of its activities carried 
out.
    (j) To give the Secretary the same notice of meetings of the Board 
and its subcommittees as is given to its members;
    (k) To act as intermediary between the Secretary and any producer, 
handler, or importer;
    (l) To furnish the Secretary such information as the Secretary may 
request;
    (m) To notify watermelon producers, handlers, and importers of all 
Board meetings through press releases or other means;
    (n) To appoint and convene, from time to time, working committees 
drawn from producers, handlers, importers, and the public to assist in 
the development of research and promotion programs for watermelons; and
    (o) To develop and recommend such rules and regulations to the 
Secretary for approval as may be necessary for the development and 
execution of programs or projects to effectuate the declared purpose of 
the Act.

[54 FR 24545, June 8, 1989, as amended at 60 FR 10798, Feb. 28, 1995]

                         Research and Promotion