§ 928.20 - Establishment and membership.

There is hereby established a Papaya Administrative Committee consisting of 13 members, each of whom shall have an alternate who shall have the same qualifications as the member. Ten of the members and their alternates shall be growers and are referred to as “grower” members of the committee. Seven of the grower members and their alternates shall be producers of papayas in District 1, two grower members and their alternates shall be producers of papayas in District 2, and one grower member and alternate shall be producers of papayas in District 3. No grower organization shall be permitted to have more than three members on the committee. Three of the members and their alternates shall be representatives of handlers and are referred to as “handler” members of the committee. The three handler members and their alternates shall be selected from the production area at large. No handler organization shall be permitted to have more than one handler member on the committee. The number of grower and handler members and alternates on the committee, and the composition of the committee between growers and handlers may be changed as provided in § 928.31(o). The committee also may be increased by one public member and one alternate public member nominated by the committee and selected by the Secretary. The committee, with the approval of the Secretary, shall prescribe the qualifications of, and the nominating procedure for, the public member and alternate.