(1) In order to maintain close contact between the department and the nursery and florist industry, there is hereby created a state nursery and florist advisory committee which shall consist of six (6) members appointed by the director of the department of agriculture from a list provided by the Idaho nursery association. Said list will name at least two (2) persons as eligible for each vacancy on the committee. The term of each member shall be for three (3) years beginning on July 1 of the year of appointment. A member shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed and qualified. Vacancies in office shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term.
(2)  No member of the committee shall receive any salary or other compensation, but each member of the committee shall be reimbursed for each day spent in actual attendance in meetings of the committee at the same rate as is allowed state employees for travel expenses.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 22-2304

  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • 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 District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
(3)  The functions of the committee shall be to advise and counsel with the department in the administration of the provisions of this chapter.
(4)  The committee shall meet at the call of the chairman or the director of the Idaho department of agriculture. A majority of the members present at any meeting shall constitute a quorum, and a majority vote of the quorum at any meeting shall constitute an official act of the committee.
(5)  At the first meeting after July 1 in each year, the committee shall select a chairman. The dean of the school of agriculture at the University of Idaho and the director of the Idaho department of agriculture, or their representatives, shall be ex-officio members without the right to vote.