Section 0080-03-07-.05 - REPRESENTATION AND NUMBER OF MEMBERS(1) There shall be eleven (11) voting members of the Committee and one (1) non-voting ex-officio member, who shall be the Commissioner of Agriculture.(2) The Committtee shall be comprised of producers appointed for representation in proportion to the method of marketing, either through agricultural dairy cooperatives or by direct sale based upon a percentage of total yearly income derived from each marketing method.(3) The Commissioner shall annually review the proportional number of producers that market through agricultural dairy cooperatives and those that market through direct sales, so that appointments to the Committee can be made in accordance with this rule to insure fair representation.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0080-03-07-.05
Original rule filed September 20, 1984; effective October 20, 1984. Amendment filed October 14, 1991; effective November 28, 1991.Authority: T.C.A. § 44-19-120; Public Chapter 948 of 1984, §§14 (b) and 20.