OAR 644-030-0020: Qualifications of Commissioners

(1) For purposes of this rule: (a) A producer member of the Commission must have paid the commission assessment, if any, on the commodity in each of the preceding three calendar years. (b) A handler member of the Commission must have collected the commission assessment, if any, each of the preceding three calendar years. (2) Members of the Commission will have the following qualifications, which will continue during the term of office of the member: (a) One member of the Commission will be a member of the public with an active interest in the positive economic development, production and/or marketing of the commodity, but who is not associated with the production or handling of sheep, (b) One member will be a handler; (c) The remaining members will be producers.