Nomination Procedures

(1) The Committee shall be appointed by the Commissioner from nominations received from Agricultural Dairy Cooperatives and independent producers who are not members of the Agricultural Dairy Cooperatives. (2) All nominations shall be in writing and shall contain the following information: (a) The name, address and telephone number of the person nominated; (b) The name and address of the person submitting the nomination; TENNESSEE DAIRY PROMOTION COMMITTEE CHAPTER 0080-03-07 (c) Whether the person nominated markets milk through an agricultural dairy cooperative (and if so, which one), or by direct sale, and; (d) The signature of the person submitting the nomination. (3) Only those producers that market milk by direct sale may nominate persons to the Committee to represent those who market by direct sale. Only agricultural dairy cooperatives may nominate persons to the Committee to represent those producers who market through agricultural dairy cooperatives. (a) Members of the Committee who cease to be producers as defined in this chapter, or Committee members who change their method of marketing shall cease to be members of the Committee, and their vacancies may be filled based upon previous nominations. (4) The Commissioner may publish and/or give written notice, to the extent practicable, to dairy producers that nominations for appointment to the Committee will be accepted for a period of two (2) weeks beginning on the date of such notice. If given, such notice shall state that the nominations shall be in writing and shall contain the information set forth in paragraph (2)(a)(b)(c)(d) of this rule. All appointments of members to fill vacancies, whenever and/or however they may occur, may be made by the Commissioner based upon previous nominations; or, he may fill the vacancies from new nominations made pursuant to the provisions set forth in this rule. Current members may be reappointed to the Committee based on their previous nominations.