(a) The commission shall meet at least once per year and may hold additional meetings necessary for the purpose of transacting business that properly comes before it. All members of the commission must be duly notified of the time and place of each meeting.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 43-13-105

  • Agriculture: means :
    (i) The land, buildings and machinery used in the commercial production of farm products and nursery stock. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Commission: means the Tennessee equine health advisory commission, created by §. See Tennessee Code 43-13-102
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The commissioner of agriculture, or the commissioner’s designee, shall call the initial meeting of the commission. The members of the commission shall elect a chair and a secretary during the initial meeting. The chair of the commission shall call all subsequent commission meetings.
(c) A simple majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business or the exercise of its powers.
(d) The members of the commission serve without compensation or travel expenses.