(1) The conservation species advisory panel is created within the department. The conservation species advisory panel shall consist of the following members selected by the director of the department and approved by the commission of agriculture:

  (a) Two representatives of the department as follows:

  (i) One individual from the pesticide and plant management division or its successor agency.

  (ii) One individual from the environmental division or its successor agency.

  (b) One individual representing the department of natural resources.

  (c) One individual representing the natural resource conservation service.

  (d) Two representatives from Michigan state university as follows:

  (i) One individual from the department of horticulture or its successor department.

  (ii) One individual from the department of forestry or its successor department.

  (e) One individual representing conservation districts.

  (f) One individual from a statewide organization representing nursery and landscaping interests in the state.

  (g) One individual from a statewide organization representing seedling growers’ interests in the state.

  (2) By December 1 of each year, the conservation species advisory panel shall establish a list of conservation species for the following calendar year that may be propagated, planted, harvested, sold, or rescued as part of a plant rescue operation. However, conservation species on this list that are propagated, planted, or rescued during that calendar year may be sold, removed, or reestablished in subsequent years even if the species is removed from the list in a subsequent year.