Section 290.102. Marketing period of agricultural commodities.

The determination of the marketing period shall be stated in the agricultural marketing and bargaining board's preliminary declaration of accreditation of an association and,  although  it   may  subsequently  be changed by the board in view of the evidence than  an  alternative    period would be more appropriate, it will generally be determined as follows:

(a)    The first day of the marketing period of an agricultural commodity that is delivered for sale shall be the earliest date in the previous 5 years when the commodity was first  delivered   by  a  producer  in   the bargaining unit to a handler. The last day of the  period   shall  be  the latest date of the preceding  5   years  when the  last   delivery  of  the commodity by a producer in the bargaining unit was made.

(b)   The first day of the marketing period of an agricultural commodity, produced and marketed under contract for future delivery of substantially all of a crop or periodic production of the commodity, shall be a date 150 days prior to the earliest date in the preceding 5 years when the commodity was first delivered by a producer in the bargaining  unit   to  a handler. The last day of the period  shall   be  the  latest  date   in the preceding 5 years when the last delivery of the commodity by a producer in the bargaining unit was made.

History: 1979 AC.