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 Title 7 - Agriculture
 Subtitle B - Regulations of the Department of Agriculture
 Chapter IX - Agricultural Marketing Service (Marketing Agreements and Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), Department of Agriculture
 Part 946 - Irish Potatoes Grown in Washington
 Subpart - Order Regulating Handling
 Administrative Committee

§ 946.22 - Establishment and membership.  

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  • § 946.22 Establishment and membership.

    (a) The State of Washington Potato Committee consisting of fifteen members, of whom ten shall be producers and five shall be handlers, is hereby established. For each member of the committee there shall be an alternate who shall have the same qualifications as the member.

    (b) The Secretary, upon recommendation of the committee, may reestablish districts, may reapportion members among districts, may change the number of members and alternate members, and may change the composition by changing the ratio of members, including their alternates. In recommending any such changes, the following shall be considered:

    (1) Shifts in acreage within districts and within the production area during recent years;

    (2) The importance of new production in its relation to existing districts;

    (3) The equitable relationship between committee apportionment and districts; and

    (4) Other relevant factors.

    [17 FR 2912, Apr. 4, 1952. Redesignated at 26 FR 12751, Dec. 30, 1961, as amended at 70 FR 41133, July 18, 2005]