7 CFR 1230.39 : Agriculture (§ 1.1 To Parts 4291-4299) — (§ 1200.1 To § 1599.17) — Regulations Of The Department Of Agriculture (Continued) (§ 1200.1 To § 1599.17) — Agricultural Marketing Service (Marketing Agreements And Orders; Miscellaneous Commodities), Department Of Agriculture (§ 1200.1 To Parts 1292-1299) — Pork Promotion, Research, And Consumer Information (§ 1230.1 To § 1230.639) — Pork Promotion, Research, And Consumer Information Order (§ 1230.1 To § 1230.91) — National Pork Producers Delegate Body (§ 1230.30 To § 1230.39) — Powers and duties of the Delegate Body.

The Delegate Body shall have the following powers and duties:

(a) To meet annually;

(b) To recommend the rate of assessment prescribed by the initial order and any increase in such rate;

(c) To determine the percentage of the net assessments attributable to porcine animals produced in a State that each State association shall receive; and

(d) To nominate not less than 23 persons, including producers from a minimum of 12 States or importers, for appointment to the initial Board and not less than one and one-half persons (rounded up to the nearest person) for each vacancy on the Board that requires nominations thereafter. Each nomination shall be by a majority vote of the Delegate Body voting in person in accordance with § 1230.36.