[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 8]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR915.30]

[Page 87]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
      Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 915_AVOCADOS GROWN IN SOUTH FLORIDA--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart_Order Regulating Handling
 
Sec.  915.30  Procedure.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, six members 
of the committee, including alternates acting for members, shall 
constitute a quorum and any decision, recommendation or other action of 
the committee shall require not less than five concurring votes 
including one by a handler, or an alternate acting as such: Provided, 
That if the committee is increased by one, the quorum requirement shall 
be increased to seven and any decision, recommendation or other action 
of the committee shall require not less than six concurring votes 
including one by a handler, or an alternate acting as such.
    (b) The committee may provide for simultaneous meetings of groups of 
its members assembled at two or more designated places: Provided, That 
such meetings shall be subject to the establishment of telephone 
communication between all such groups and the availability of loud 
speaker receivers for each group so that each member may participate in 
the discussions and other actions the same as if the committee were 
assembled in one place.
    (c) For any recommendation of the committee for an assessment rate 
exceeding $0.20 per bushel to be applied pursuant to Sec.  915.41, the 
quorum requirement shall be eight members or alternates acting for 
members and eight concurring votes shall be required.

[19 FR 3439, June 11, 1954, as amended at 22 FR 3513, May 21, 1957. 
Redesignated at 26 FR 12751, Dec. 30, 1961, and amended at 43 FR 39322, 
Sept. 5, 1978]