[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: 7CFR932.36]

[Page 297-298]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
      Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 932_OLIVES GROWN IN CALIFORNIA--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart_Order Regulating Handling
 
Sec.  932.36  Procedure.

    Decisions of the committee shall be by majority vote of the members 
present and voting, and a quorum must be present: Provided, That 
decisions requiring a recommendation to the Secretary on matters 
pertaining to grade and size regulations shall require at least 10 
affirmative votes, at least 5 of which must be from producer members and 
at least 5 of which must be from handler members and, if the committee 
is increased by the addition of a public member, at least 11 affirmative 
votes shall be required, at least 5 of which must be from producer 
members and at least 5 of which must be from handler members. A quorum 
shall consist of at least 10 members of whom at least 5 shall be 
producer members and at least 5 shall be handler members and, if the 
committee is increased by the addition of a public member, a quorum 
shall consist of at least 11 members of which at least 5 shall be 
producer members and at least 5 shall be handler members. Except in case 
of an emergency, a minimum of 5 days advance notice shall be given with 
respect to any meeting of the committee. In case of an emergency, to be 
determined within the discretion of the chairman of the committee, as 
much advance notice of a meeting as is practicable in the circumstances 
shall be given. The committee may vote by mail or telegram upon due 
notice to all members, but any proposition to be so voted upon first 
shall be explained accurately, fully, and identically by mail or 
telegram to all members. When voted on by such method, at least 14 
affirmative votes, of which seven shall be producer member votes and 
seven shall be handler member votes, shall be required for adoption and, 
if the committee is increased by the addition of a public member, votes 
by mail or telegram shall require at least 15 affirmative votes, of 
which at least 7 shall be producer member votes and at least 7 shall be 
handler member votes. The committee may recommend for the Secretary's 
approval changes in the number of affirmative votes required for 
adoption of any proposition voted upon by means of a mail or telegram 
ballot: Provided, That the number of affirmative votes required for 
adoption shall

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not be less than ten, and in any case an equal number of producer member 
and handler member votes shall be required for adoption and, if the 
committee is increased by the addition of a public member, the number of 
affirmative votes required for adoption shall be increased by one.

[47 FR 32908, July 30, 1982]