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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE

SPECIALTY CROPS PROGRAM

COOPERATIVE’S CERTIFIED RESOLUTION

ON PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF THE MARKETING ORDER, AS AMENDED,

REGULATING THE HANDLING OF DRIED PRUNES PRODUCED IN CALIFORNIA

At a duly convened meeting, the Board of Directors of ___________________________________ met in 

_______________________ on the _____ of ____________ 20__, and adopted the following resolution:

RESOLVED, That we □ FAVOR □ DO NOT FAVOR issuance of the proposed amendment of 

Marketing Order No 993, as amended, Regulating the Handling of Dried Prunes Produced in California, 

and it is further,

RESOLVED, that _____________________________________________________________________

Name of Individual Title

and/or ________________________________________________________________________ who are

Name of Individual Title

of the __________________________________________ are hereby authorized, severally or jointly, to 

cast the Cooperative’s Official Ballot in accordance with this resolution.

CERTIFICATION

I, _____________________________________, Secretary of __________________________________,

do hereby certify this is a true and correct copy of the resolution adopted at the above-name meeting as 

said resolution appears in the minutes thereof.

________________________________________ _______________________________________

Date of Execution Signature

_______________________________________

Address of Cooperative

Corporate Seal:

if none, so state

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its 

Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on 

race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, 

family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in 

any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by 

program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American 

Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA 

through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. 

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at 

http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of 

the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to 

USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW 

Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, 

employer, and lender.