Michigan Laws 287.603 – Commission; creation; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; lists
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(1) The state beef industry commission is created within the department. The commission shall be composed of 11 members, 2 of whom shall be ex officio and without vote. The following voting members shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate for terms of 3 years:
(a) Two members engaged in the raising, breeding, or growing of cattle or calves for beef production.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 287.603
- Cattle: means ruminating and nonruminating bovine animals sold for slaughter, ruminating and nonruminating bovine animals produced in this state to be fed for slaughter, and ruminating and nonruminating bovine animals to be fed for slaughter and sold in this state more than 30 days after arrival in this state. See Michigan Laws 287.602
- Commission: means the state beef industry commission. See Michigan Laws 287.602
- Department: means the state department of agriculture. See Michigan Laws 287.602
- Director: means the director of the state department of agriculture. See Michigan Laws 287.602
- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- 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
(b) Three members engaged in the feeding of cattle for beef production.
(c) One member engaged as a dairyman in the production of fluid milk.
(d) One member who is an executive of a meat packing company which purchases cattle and processes beef.
(e) One member engaged in the operation of a public livestock marketing firm.
(f) One member engaged in retail sales of beef.
(2) One ex officio member shall be selected by the director and 1 by the chairperson of the animal science department of Michigan state university.
(3) The governor shall select a minimum of 2 of the members engaged in the feeding of cattle for beef production from a list submitted by the Michigan cattlemen’s association, inc. The list submitted shall contain twice the number of names required to fill the available positions. The governor shall solicit similar lists of qualified candidates for other commission vacancies from appropriate industry organizations.