Establishment and membership.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) A Hass Avocado Board, called the Board elsewhere in this part, is hereby established to administer the terms and provisions of this subpart. The Board shall consist of 12 members nominated by the Hass avocado industry and appointed by the Secretary as provided in this subpart, each of whom shall have an alternate nominated and appointed in the same manner as members of the Board are nominated and appointed. Board members and alternates shall be domiciled in the United States. (b) The membership of the Board shall be divided as follows: (1) Seven members and their alternates shall be producers of Hass avocados that are subject to assessments under this subpart; (2) Two members and their alternates shall be importers of Hass avocados that are subject to assessments under this subpart; and (3) Three members shall be producers of Hass avocados that are subject to assessments under this subpart or importers of Hass avocados that are subject to assessments under this subpart. Producers and importers shall be allocated to these positions so as to assure as nearly as possible that the composition of the 12-member Board reflects the proportion of domestic production and imports supplying the United States market. Such proportion shall be based on the Secretary's determination of the average volume of domestic production and the average volume of imports into the United States market over the previous three years, based on all information available to the Secretary. (c) Three years

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 1219.30