Iowa Code 267.5 – Duties and objectives of council
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The livestock health advisory council shall do all of the following:
1. Elect a chairperson and such other officers as it deems advisable. Officers of the council shall serve for terms of one year. A member shall not serve in any one office for more than two terms.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 267.5
- College of veterinary medicine: means the Iowa state university of science and technology college of veterinary medicine. See Iowa Code 267.1
- Council: means the livestock health advisory council created pursuant to section 267. See Iowa Code 267.1
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Fund: means the livestock disease research fund created in section 267. See Iowa Code 267.1
- Livestock: means the same as defined in section 717. See Iowa Code 267.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
- year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. Hold a meeting twice each year at Iowa state university of science and technology. The council shall meet with the faculty of the college of veterinary medicine. The council may hold other such meetings as the council may determine necessary, or as required by section 267.6. An action taken by the council shall not be valid unless agreed to by a majority of the council members.
3. a. By the beginning of each fiscal year, make recommendations to the college of veterinary medicine concerning the expenditure of moneys in the fund.
b. The college of veterinary medicine shall not obligate moneys in the fund for a fiscal year until the council makes timely recommendations for the expenditure of those moneys for that fiscal year as required in paragraph “a”.
4. File an annual report with the secretary of agriculture.