§ 106-407.1. North Carolina Public Livestock Market Advisory Board created; appointment; membership; duties.
§ 106‑407.1. NorthCarolina Public Livestock Market Advisory Board created; appointment;membership; duties.
There is hereby created the North Carolina Public Livestock MarketAdvisory Board composed of eight persons, all of whom shall be residents of NorthCarolina, who shall be appointed and the chairman designated by theCommissioner of Agriculture on or before August 1, 1967. Two members of saidBoard shall be livestock producers, two shall be licensed livestock marketoperators, one shall be a meat packer, one shall be the State Veterinarian, oneshall be a duly licensed and practicing veterinarian and one shall be anemployee of the markets division of the North Carolina Department ofAgriculture and Consumer Services. On the initial Board, two members shall beappointed for terms of one year, two members for terms of two years, twomembers for terms of three years, and two members for terms of four years.Thereafter, all members shall serve four‑year terms. Any vacancy on theBoard caused by death, resignation, or otherwise shall be filled by theCommissioner of Agriculture for the expiration of the term. The terms of allmembers of the initial and subsequent boards shall expire on June 30 of theyear in which their terms expire.
It shall be the duty of the members of the Board to attend all hearingson applications for licenses to operate public livestock markets. The Board maymeet once each year, or more often if directed by the Commissioner, in Raleighor such other place in North Carolina as directed by the Commissioner for thepurpose of (i) discussing problems of the livestock market industry, (ii)proposing changes in the rules and regulations of the Department of Agricultureand Consumer Services relative to public livestock markets, and (iii) makingsuch other recommendations to the Commissioner and the Board of Agriculture asit deems in the best interest of the livestock industry of North Carolina.
Members of the Board, except members who are employees of the State,shall receive as compensation, subsistence and travel allowances, such sums asby law are provided for other commissions and boards. Compensation, subsistenceand travel allowances authorized for the Board members shall be paid from feescollected pursuant to this Article. (1967, c. 894, s. 3; 1977, c. 132, s. 4; 1981, c. 337; 1997‑261,s. 109.)