Chapter 60, Section 4004, Subsection (d) · 16 U.S.C. Chapter 60 — FISH AND SEAFOOD PROMOTION

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(d)

(1)The voting members of the National Council shall be—

(A)three members who reside in or do substantial fishing industry business in the Northeast region;

(B)three members who reside in or do substantial fishing industry business in the Southeast region;

(C)three members who reside in or do substantial fishing industry business in the Pacific region;

(D)three members who reside in or do substantial fishing industry business in the Alaska region;

(E)two members-at-large with demonstrated expertise in fresh-water and inland commercial fisheries, at least one of whom is not a resident of the States of the Alaska, Pacific, Southeast, and Northeast regions; and

(F)one member-at-large who is either a person professionally engaged in the dissemination of information pertaining to the nutritional benefits and preparation of fish and fish products or a person who is a member of an organized labor union and has expertise in the United States fisheries.

(2)Of the members appointed pursuant to each of paragraphs (1)(A) through (D) of this subsection, one shall be a harvester, one shall be a processor or a receiver, and one shall be a marketer.

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consumer education
means actions undertaken to inform consumers on matters related to the consumption of fish and fish products;
council
means a seafood promotional council established under section 4009 of this title;
fish
means finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and all other forms of aquatic animal life used for human consumption;
Fund
means the Fisheries Promotional Fund established in section 4008 of this title;
harvester
means any individual who is in the business of catching or growing fish for purposes of sale;
importer
means any person in the business of importing fish or fish products into the United States from another country for commercial purposes or who acts as an agent, broker, or consignee for any person or nation that produces, processes or markets fish or fish products outside of the United States for sale or other commercial purpose in the United States;
marketer
means any person who is in the business of selling fish or fish products in the wholesale, retail, or restaurant trade, but whose primary business function is not the processing or packaging of fish or fish products in preparation for sale;
marketing and promotion
means an activity aimed at encouraging the consumption of fish or fish products or expanding or maintaining commercial markets for fish or fish products;
member
means any person serving on the National Council or on any council;
National Council
means the National Fish and Seafood Promotional Council established in section 4004 of this title;
person
means any individual, group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative, or any private entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States or any State, commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States;
processor
means any person who is in the business of preparing or packaging fish or fish products (including fish of the processor’s own harvesting) for sale;
receiver
means any person who owns fish processing vessels and any person in the business of acquiring fish directly from harvesters;
research
means any type of research designed to advance the image, desirability, usage, marketability, production or quality of fish and fish products;
Secretary
means the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary’s designee;
sector
means—
United States
means the several States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands and any other territory, possession, or commonwealth of the United States.