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15.203 - AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ADVISORY COUNCIL -- DUTIES.

        15.203  AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ADVISORY COUNCIL --
      DUTIES.
         1.  The department shall establish, in consultation with the
      department of agriculture and land stewardship, an agricultural
      products advisory council for the purpose of advising the two
      departments in relation to the promotion, marketing and export of
      agricultural commodities and value-added agricultural products
      processed in Iowa and for the purpose of assisting in the
      coordination of the respective agricultural marketing programs of the
      two departments.  The council shall seek to promote the agricultural
      commodities and products of the state by providing advice in the
      development of and by monitoring the implementation of a program and
      plan which provide for the participation and cooperation of the two
      departments.  The council shall consist of five members appointed by
      the secretary of agriculture, and five members appointed by the
      director, who are experienced in marketing or exporting agricultural
      commodities or products, financing the export of agricultural
      commodities or products, or adding value to and processing of
      agricultural products.
         2.  The agricultural products advisory council shall seek to
      maximize the resources of the programs of the two departments,
      eliminate the unnecessary duplication of efforts, and successfully
      promote the state's agricultural commodities and products.
         3.  The agricultural products advisory council shall evaluate the
      current role of the private sector in promoting and marketing
      agricultural commodities and products and make recommendations for
      the utilization of the private sector programs in the state
      agricultural products promotion plan.
         4.  The agricultural products advisory council may employ or
      contract with a consultant or specialist to assist in developing and
      implementing the program and plan of the departments and the council.

         5.  The agricultural products advisory council shall review
      applications for financial assistance under the value-added
      agriculture component of the grow Iowa values financial assistance
      program established in section 15G.112.  

         Section History: Recent Form

         86 Acts, ch 1245, § 811; 89 Acts, ch 219, § 1; 2006 Acts, ch 1100,
      §3, 4; 2009 Acts, ch 123, §23
         Referred to in § 15G.115