(a) The Arkansas Wheat Promotion Board is created.
(b) (1) The board shall be composed of seven (7) producer members to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.(2) All of the seven (7) members of the board shall:(A) Represent Arkansas wheat farmers at large; and(B) Be practical producers of wheat in the State of Arkansas.(3) Each member selected shall serve for a term of two (2) years and until his or her successor is duly selected as provided in this section.
(1) The board shall be composed of seven (7) producer members to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.
(2) All of the seven (7) members of the board shall:(A) Represent Arkansas wheat farmers at large; and(B) Be practical producers of wheat in the State of Arkansas.
(A) Represent Arkansas wheat farmers at large; and
(B) Be practical producers of wheat in the State of Arkansas.
(3) Each member selected shall serve for a term of two (2) years and until his or her successor is duly selected as provided in this section.
(c) (1) The members of the board shall meet and organize immediately after their appointment and shall elect a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary-treasurer from the membership of the board, whose duties shall be those customarily exercised by those officers or specifically designated by the board.(2) All officers shall serve for a period of one (1) year and until their successors are elected.
(1) The members of the board shall meet and organize immediately after their appointment and shall elect a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary-treasurer from the membership of the board, whose duties shall be those customarily exercised by those officers or specifically designated by the board.
(2) All officers shall serve for a period of one (1) year and until their successors are elected.
(d) The Department of Agriculture shall provide administrative support to the board.