Sec. 22-26e. Governor's Council for Agricultural Development.
Sec. 22-26e. Governor's Council for Agricultural Development. (a) There is
hereby established a Governor's Council for Agricultural Development for advisory
purposes only, consisting of not more than thirty members. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall be chairman of said council. The Governor shall appoint twelve council
members from a list provided by the Commissioner of Agriculture of persons representative of agricultural activities in the state, including agricultural production, processing,
marketing, sales, education and trade associations. The speaker of the House of Representatives, the president pro tempore of the Senate and the majority leader and minority
leader of each house of the General Assembly shall each appoint two council members.
(b) The council shall provide advice to the Department of Agriculture concerning
the development, diversification and promotion of agricultural products, programs and
enterprises in this state and shall provide for an interchange of ideas from the various
commodity groups and organizations represented.
(c) The council shall meet at least once each calendar quarter. Any vacancy in the
membership may be filled by the Governor. The members shall serve without compensation or reimbursement for expenses. Any member absent from more than two meetings
in a year shall be deemed to have resigned.
(P.A. 91-307, S. 2, 4; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e), (f); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner and Department of Agriculture with Commissioner and
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.
Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June
1, 2004.