50 CFR § 270.6 - Sector participants eligible to vote.

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title: "50 CFR § 270.6 - Sector participants eligible to vote."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "270.6"
section_name: "Sector participants eligible to vote."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "FISH AND SEAFOOD PROMOTION"
part_number: "270"
part_name: "SPECIES-SPECIFIC SEAFOOD MARKETING COUNCILS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "16 U.S.C. 4001-4017"
regulatory_source: "72 FR 18111, Apr. 11, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
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# 270.6 Sector participants eligible to vote.

(a) Any participant who meets the minimum requirements as measured by income, volume of sales or other relevant factors specified in the approved charter may vote in a referendum.

(b) Only one vote may be cast by each participant who is eligible to vote, regardless of the number of individuals that make up such “participant” and how many sectors the participant is engaged in. The vote may be made by any responsible officer, owner, or employee representing a participant.