(a) Producer members and alternate producer members on the commission shall have a financial interest in producing, or causing to be produced, avocados for market. In order to be elected a member or alternate member, a producer shall, at the time of the election, have a financial interest in the production of avocados within the district in which the producer stands for election.
(b) A producer may stand for election in any district in which the producer has a financial interest in the production of avocados.
(c) Handler members and the alternate handler members shall have a financial interest in handling avocados for markets. To be nominated and elected, a handler or alternate handler shall handle no less than 1 percent of the total industry volume of avocados in the preceding marketing year. Any handler elected to the commission pursuant to this section shall be required to maintain his or her eligibility under this section during his or her entire term of office.
(d) The public member shall not have any financial interest in the avocado industry. Except for the nomination of another public member, the public member and his or her alternate member on the commission shall have all the powers, rights, and privileges of any other member on the commission.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 451, Sec. 10. (AB 1976) Effective January 1, 2017.)