{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1221.104","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1221.104","heading":"Term of office.","body":"(a) The term of office for the representatives of the Board shall be three years, except for the initial term, pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section.\n(b) Representatives may serve a maximum of 2 consecutive 3-year terms.\n(c) When the Board is first established, the Secretary shall establish staggered terms as follows:\n(1) Largest Production State—2 representatives shall serve a 2-year term, 1 representative shall serve a 3-year term, and 2 representatives shall serve a 4-year term.\n(2) Second Largest Production State—1 representative shall serve a 2-year term, 1 representative shall serve a 3-year term, and 1 representative shall serve a 4-year term.\n(3) Third Largest Production State—The representative shall serve a 3-year term.\n(4) At-large national—1 representative shall serve a 2-year term, 2 representatives shall serve a 3-year term, and 1 representative shall serve a 4-year term.\n(5) States with multiple representatives shall have their staggered terms assigned by the Secretary. At-large national representatives shall also have their staggered terms assigned by the Secretary.\n(6) Representatives serving initial terms of 2 or 4 years shall be eligible to serve a single term of 3 years after their initial 2- or 4-year term.\n(d) Each representative shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed by the Secretary and has accepted the position.\n(e) Any successor appointed pursuant to § 1221.105 serving 1 year or less may serve two consecutive 3-year terms.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XI—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 1221—SORGHUM PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION ORDER","Subpart A—Sorghum Promotion, Research, and Information Order"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"9411dc3f9cc447be6af4566fe0723bba5db51f933b31dbe23adda1f157b78427","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1221.103","next":"us/7-cfr-1221.105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}