I. General Information
II. Membership Classification Please choose only one.
This category includes members who ship fruits and vegetables that are either DOMESTIC or IMPORTED. Dues are computed at the rate of $0.065 per 1,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables shipped in the past year. (Dues shall not be less than $675 nor more than $4,200 per year.) If a member is both a shipper and a grower, he shall join as a shipper member and simply list crops grown in the profile section.
Please check all that apply to you as a Shipper/Importer Member:
This classification includes members who are strictly growers of fruits and/or vegetables. Grower members shall pay fifty cents ($0.50) per acre of production. Dues shall be no less than $50 and no greater than $1,000.
This classification includes shippers who have less than $600,000 in gross annual sales (i.e. gift fruit shipper, fund raiser, etc.).
Please check the one that applies to you as an Allied Industry Member.
Please list your type of business:
This classification includes any individual employee of a government agency, the Extension Service, a college, a university, a trade school, or other organization involved in education.
Please specify your type of affiliation:
III. Payment Options
Shippers who are also growers shall not pay Grower Member dues in addition to Shipper Member dues.
IV. Authorized Representative Article III of the By-laws provides that each member shall appoint an Authorized Representative to represent it in all matters pertaining to the Association. Such Authorized Representative shall have one vote on all matters requiring balloting by members of the Association at general and special meetings of the membership. The Authorized Representative shall be eligible to serve on the Board of Directors or to serve as a Division Chairperson.
Authorized Representative:
V. Divisions Members of any classification can choose to be a part of the Shipper, Transportation and/or International Trade Divisions. List an organization representative for each chosen Division. Your organization's representative may be the same person for each chosen Division or may be a different person. Your chosen representative is eligible to serve on the Division Council. Each Division will elect a representative Council as defined by the Policy & Procedure Manual.
The Shipper/Importer Division will generally address matters concerning harvesting, transportation, packing, marketing, post-harvest handling and diseases, environmental concerns, grade and quality standards, insurance, taxes, finance, labor, applicable laws and regulations, packaging and unitization/palletization, as examples.
Division Representative:
The International Trade Division will primarily focus upon matters relating to importing and exporting fruits and vegetables. Examples of topics that may be addressed by this Division include tariffs and duties, border crossing fees and related costs, sanitary and phytosanitary concerns, insurance, foreign country restrictions limiting exports, applicable laws and regulations, transportation, packaging, marketing, NAFTA and WTO.
The Transportation Division will address matters concerning the transportation sector, including hours of service regulations, palletization, and any other issues that arise. The Association will bridge issues between transportation companies and shippers. It will represent the transportation industry in state and federal matters with DPS, DOT and other regulating agencies.
VI. Profile Information For Membership Directory
VII. Business Type (Please check all the apply to your organization.)
VIII. Produce Handled and/or Shipped (Please check all fruits and vegetables that you handle.)
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