(1) There is created a field bean advisory committee within the department of agriculture. The committee shall review the standards, tolerances, methods, procedures, and protocols to be used by the department as well as standards utilized in other states and provinces and advise the director of its findings.
  (2) Members of the committee shall be appointed by the director and shall consist of 1 individual from the following groups:

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 286.711a

  • Director: means director of the department of agriculture and rural development or his or her authorized representative. See Michigan Laws 286.702
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  (a) The Michigan bean commission.
  (b) The Michigan state university department of botany and plant pathology.
  (c) The Michigan state university department of crop and soil sciences.
  (d) The Michigan department of agriculture.
  (e) Field bean producers.
  (f) Field bean processors.