[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: 7CFR1219.31]

[Page 167]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XI--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND 
      ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1219_HASS AVOCADO PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart A_Hass Avocado Promotion, Research, and Information Order
 
Sec.  1219.31  Initial nomination and appointment of producer members and alternates.

    (a) The Association will nominate producer members and alternates to 
serve on the Board in accordance with the following procedures.
    (1) The Association shall establish a list of producers in the 
United States who are eligible to serve on the Board and notify all 
producers that they may nominate persons to serve as members and 
alternates on the Board.
    (2) After names are received from the producers, the Association 
shall prepare a ballot with the names of all persons nominated and mail 
it to all producers to allow them the opportunity to vote for the 
persons who will represent their interests on the Board.
    (3) After tabulating the vote, the Association shall announce the 
results and submit two names for each producer member and two names for 
each alternate producer member to the Secretary from the persons 
receiving the highest number of votes.
    (b) The Secretary shall select the producer members and alternates 
of the Board from the names submitted by the Association. Following the 
selection of the producer members, the Secretary shall select the 
alternate producer members. In selecting the alternate members, the 
Secretary shall consider the names submitted by the Association for each 
alternate member position along with the individuals whose names were 
submitted by the Association for each Board member position but were not 
selected for that position.