---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 900.83"
title: "7"
number: "900.83"
heading: "Conducting Meetings via Electronic Communication or Otherwise."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/900.83"
---

# §900.83. Conducting Meetings via Electronic Communication or Otherwise.


Notwithstanding any other provisions of a marketing order in this part, administrative bodies of fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop marketing orders, and their committees/subcommittees may, upon due notice to all members and the public:

- (a) Conduct meetings by any means of communication available, electronic or otherwise, that effectively assembles members and the public, and facilitates open communication.
- (b) Vote by any means of communication available, electronic or otherwise; Provided, That votes cast are verifiable and that quorum and other procedural requirements of each respective marketing order are met.
- (c) With the approval of the Secretary, each administrative body may prescribe any additional procedures necessary to carry out the objectives of paragraphs [(a)](#a) and [(b)](#b) of this section.

## Notes

### Amendments

[83 FR 22832, May 17, 2018]

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601-674.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 20717, May 8, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601-674; 7 U.S.C. 7401; 5 U.S.C. 301, 552; and 44 U.S.C. Ch. 35.

### Source

Source: 25 FR 5907, June 28, 1960, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[83 FR 22832, May 17, 2018]