(a) The commissioner shall appoint a sour cherry advisory committee, consisting of nine members, to advise with him on the administration of this marketing order. Five members of the committee shall be growers, three of the members shall be processors, and one shall be a representative of consumers and shall be neither a processor nor a grower.

(b) Grower and processor members of the sour cherry advisory committee shall be selected by the commissioner from nominations as provided in section 202.4 of this Part.

(c) To fill any vacancy caused by the failure of any person selected as a committee member to qualify, or in the event of the death, removal, resignation or disqualification of any member, a successor for his unexpired term may be selected by the commissioner from previously unselected nominations made in the manner specified in section 202.4 of this Part.