Establishment of board - 27 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 702

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     § 702.  Establishment of board.
        (a)  Creation.--There is hereby established in the department
     the Agricultural Advisory Board.
        (b)  Members.--The following persons shall comprise the
     board:
            (1)  Representatives of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, the
        Pennsylvania State Grange, PennAg Industries Association and
        the Pennsylvania Farmers Union. Each of these organizations
        shall annually name one person to represent it under this
        paragraph.
            (2)  A dairy producer, a livestock producer, a poultry
        producer, a grain producer, a fruit producer, a vegetable
        producer, a representative of the ornamental horticultural
        industry, a producer engaged in sustainable agriculture, a
        representative from the agricultural chemical manufacturers
        industry and a representative from the agribusiness industry.
        The Governor shall appoint these representatives to sit for a
        three-year term. Representatives appointed under this
        paragraph must receive a majority of their gross income from
        the activity which they represent.
            (3)  Representatives of the Pennsylvania Association of
        Conservation District Directors and The Pennsylvania State
        University. Each of these organizations shall annually name
        one person to represent it under this paragraph.
            (4)  Representatives of the Federal Farm Service Agency
        and the Federal Natural Resources Conservation Service. Each
        of these organizations shall annually name one person to
        represent it under this paragraph ex officio.
            (5)  Representatives of the Department of Agriculture and
        the department. Each department shall name a deputy secretary
        to represent it under this paragraph ex officio. If a named
        deputy secretary is unable to serve on the board, the deputy
        secretary must be replaced by another deputy secretary or by
        the secretary of that same department.
            (6)  The chairman and the minority chairman of the
        Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the Senate or
        their designees and the chairman and the minority chairman of
        the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the House of
        Representatives or their designees to represent the General
        Assembly.
        (c)  Chairman.--The board shall annually elect a board
     chairman from among those members designated or appointed under
     subsection (b)(1) and (2). No member shall serve as chairman for
     more than two consecutive years.
        (d)  Staff.--The department shall furnish the board with
     administrative support.

        Special Provisions in Appendix.  See section 4(3) of Act 220
     of 2002 in the appendix to this title for special provisions
     relating to continuation of prior law.
        Cross References.  Section 702 is referred to in section 701
     of this title.

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