Section 78857 Of Article 3. The Mendocino Winegrape And Wine Commission From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 22. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 24.5. >> Article 3.
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. Any individual serving as a producer member and his or her
alternate member shall be a producer who is not also a vintner, or a
management-level employee or representative of a producer who is not
also a vintner, who has a financial interest in producing, or causing
to be produced, winegrapes for market. The qualifications of
producer members and alternate members shall be maintained during the
entire term of office. No more than one member and his or her
alternate member shall be employed by, represent, or be connected in
a proprietary capacity with the same producer. However, producer
membership in an agricultural nonprofit cooperative association or
trade organization shall not be considered employment or being in a
proprietary capacity.