RS 3:558.3 Louisiana catfish promotion and research board
§558.3. Louisiana Catfish Promotion and Research Board
A. The Louisiana Catfish Promotion and Research Board is hereby created within the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. The board shall be domiciled in Baton Rouge.
B. The board shall consist of the following nine members, eight members are appointed by the commissioner in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) Five members who are engaged in catfish farming appointed from a list of eight persons nominated by the Louisiana Catfish Farmers Association.
(2) Two members who are engaged in catfish farming appointed from a list of four persons nominated by the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation.
(3) One member who has knowledge of the catfish farming industry, appointed from the state at large.
(4) The commissioner of agriculture and forestry or his designee shall serve as an ex officio member with the same rights and privileges, including voting rights, as other members.
C. Each appointment by the commissioner shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.
D. Members shall be appointed for terms concurrent with the term of the commissioner making the appointment. Members shall serve until their successors are appointed and sworn into office.
E. Vacancies in the offices of the members shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments for the unexpired portion of the term of office vacated.
F. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All official actions of the board shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the board.
G. Members of the board shall not receive any salary for their duties as members. Members may receive a per diem for each day spent in actual attendance of meetings of the board. The amount of the per diem shall be fixed in an amount not to exceed forty dollars. Members may receive a mileage allowance for mileage traveled in attending meetings. The mileage allowance shall be fixed by the board in an amount not to exceed the mileage rate for state employees.
H. The board shall meet quarterly and may meet on the call of the chairman. The board shall not receive per diem or mileage for more than twelve meetings in any calendar year.
I. The board, by a vote of a majority of the members, may expel a member for good cause shown. Good cause shall include but shall not be limited to three consecutive unexcused absences. The expulsion of a member creates a vacancy in the office of the expelled member.
Acts 1990, No. 189, §1; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008.