Eligibility
10. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a producer who produces beans in a district is eligible to, (a) vote in an election of producers from the district to the local board or to the District Bean Committee; (b) be elected to the local board as a member from the district or to the District Bean Committee; and (c) be appointed to fill a vacancy on the local board as a member from the district or as a member at large under subsection 11 (1), (3) or (4). O. Reg. 162/13, s. 10 (1). (2) If a producer produces beans in more than one district, the following rules apply: 1. The producer is eligible to vote in respect of only one district. 2. The producer shall designate the district in respect of which the producer intends to vote by filing a designation with the local board at least six weeks before the annual meeting of producers. 3. The designation shall be in a form provided by the local board. 4. A producer is eligible to vote, stand for election or be appointed as a board member only in respect of the district the producer designates under paragraph 2. 5. A designation is not valid unless, i. in respect of an election to the local board, the designation is filed at least six weeks before the annual meeting of producers, ii. in respect of an appointment to fill a vacancy on the local board under section 11, the designation is filed before the appointment is made, iii. in respect of an election to a District Bean Committee other than at a special meeting held under subsection 12 (7), the designation is filed at least six weeks before the annual meeting of producers, and iv. in respect of an election to a District Bean Committee at a special meeting held under subsection 12 (7), the designation is filed before the election. 6. A producer may change districts by filing a further designation with the local board, but the designation is not valid in respect of an election or an appointment unless the designation is filed in accordance with the applicable timeline described in paragraph 5. O. Reg. 162/13, s. 10 (2). (3) No individual shall hold more than one seat on the local board at the same time. O. Reg. 162/13, s. 10 (3). (4) No individual shall be a member of the local board and a member of a District Bean Committee at the same time. O. Reg. 162/13, s. 10 (4). (5) Subject to subsection (6), an individual is not eligible to be elected or appointed as a member of the local board if, on the day of the election or appointment, (a) the individual has served for more than twelve years in total as a member of the local board; or (b) the individual has served for more than fifteen years in total as any one or more of the following: (i) a member of the local board, (ii) a member of the Ontario Bean Producers’ Marketing Board, or (iii) a director of the Ontario Coloured Bean Growers’ Association. O. Reg. 162/13, s. 10 (5). (6) For the purposes of counting the total years of service referred to in subsection (5), years served as a member appointed to the local board by the Commission under section 6 or under subsection 11 (6) to replace a member appointed under section 6 shall not be included. O. Reg. 162/13, s. 10 (6). (7) If a member of the local board reaches the maximum total years of service mentioned in subsection (5) during his or her term, the member may complete the remainder of his or her term. O. Reg. 162/13, s. 10 (7).