§ 1230.39 - Powers and duties of the Delegate Body.

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The Delegate Body shall have the following powers and duties:

To meet annually;

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

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

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.