Montana Code 2-15-1516. Fertilizer advisory committee
2-15-1516. Fertilizer advisory committee. (1) There is a fertilizer advisory committee.
Terms Used In Montana Code 2-15-1516
- Department: means a principal functional and administrative entity that:
(a)is created by this chapter within the executive branch of state government;
(b)is one of the 20 principal departments permitted under the constitution; and
(c)includes its units. See Montana Code 2-15-102
- Director: means a department head specifically referred to as a director in this chapter and does not mean a commission, board, commissioner, or constitutional officer. See Montana Code 2-15-102
- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)The committee is composed of seven members, appointed jointly by the director of the Montana agricultural experiment station and the director of the Montana cooperative extension service of Montana state university-Bozeman, as follows:
(a)five members involved in agriculture that includes the use of fertilizer in production; and
(b)two members from the fertilizer industry.
(3)The director of the department of agriculture shall serve as an ex officio member.
(4)The members shall serve staggered 5-year terms, except that members shall be initially appointed so that no more than two terms expire in any year.