[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: 7CFR948.56]

[Page 390]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
      Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 948_IRISH POTATOES GROWN IN COLORADO--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart_Order Regulating Handling
 
Sec.  948.56  Nomination and selection.

    (a) Each area committee shall hold or cause to be held, not less 
than 15 days prior to the expiration date of respective terms of office, 
meetings of producers and handlers for each subdivision in which terms 
expire or in which vacancies otherwise occur.
    (b) At each such meeting one or more nominees shall be designated 
for each impending vacancy as member or alternate. Such designation may 
be by ballot or by motion at the option of those present in voting 
capacity.
    (c) Only producers may participate in designating producer nominees; 
only handlers may participate in designating handler nominees; and only 
duly authorized representatives of producers' cooperative marketing 
associations may participate in designating nominees to represent such 
associations. If no separate representation is provided for producers' 
cooperative marketing associations, duly authorized representatives of 
such associations may participate in designating handler nominees.
    (d) Each producers' cooperative marketing association shall be 
entitled to cast only one vote in designating nominees to represent such 
associations. Each producer and each handler shall be entitled to cast 
only one vote on behalf of himself, his agents, subsidiaries, 
affiliates, and representatives.
    (e) If a producer, handler, or producers' cooperative marketing 
association is engaged in producing or handling potatoes in more than 
one area, or in more than one subdivision of an area, such producer, 
handler, or producers' cooperative marketing association shall elect the 
area or subdivision in which he may participate in designating nominees. 
In no event shall there be participation in more than one area or 
subdivision.