There is hereby created in the department of self-governing agencies an Idaho grape growers and wine producers commission, to be thus known and designated. The commission shall be composed of three (3) grape growers and two (2) wine producers.
The three (3) grower members shall be citizens and residents of this state, over the age of twenty-one (21) years, each of whom is and has been actively engaged in the growing and producing of grapes within the state of Idaho.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 54-3602

  • Commission: means the Idaho grape growers and wine producers commission. See Idaho Code 54-3603
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Grower: means any person who owns, operates or plants a native vineyard of four (4) or more acres. See Idaho Code 54-3603
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Producer: means any person who owns, operates or conducts a bonded winery within this state where at least five hundred (500) cases of wine per year are vinified in whole or in part for sale. See Idaho Code 54-3603
  • 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
The two (2) wine producer members shall be persons who, either individually or as executive officers of a corporation, firm, partnership, association or cooperative organization are and have been actively engaged as producers of wine within the state of Idaho, are citizens and residents of this state; and are over the age of twenty-one (21) years.
The qualifications of members of the commission must continue during their term of office. No member of the commission shall receive any salary or other compensation, but each member of the commission, when commission funds are duly appropriated, shall be compensated as provided in section 59-509(d), Idaho Code.