---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1215.25"
title: "7"
number: "1215.25"
heading: "Vacancies."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1215.25"
---

# §1215.25. Vacancies.

- (a) To fill any vacancy occasioned by the death, removal, resignation, or disqualification of any member of the Board, the Secretary may appoint a successor from the most recent nominations submitted for positions on the Board or the Secretary may obtain nominees to fill such vacancy in such a manner as the Secretary deems appropriate.
- (b) Each such successor appointment shall be for the remainder of the term vacated.
- (c) A vacancy will not be required to be filled if the unexpired term is less than six months.
- (d) If an unexpired term is less than 1.5 years, serving the term shall not prevent the appointee from serving two successive three-year terms.
- (e) A Board member shall be disqualified from serving on the Board if such individual ceases to be affiliated with the processor the member represents.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7481-7491 and 7 U.S.C. 7401.

### Source

Source: 62 FR 39389, July 22, 1997, unless otherwise noted.