New Jersey Statutes 54:47E-11. Sweet potato industry commission; membership; appointments; terms; vacancies
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54:47E-11
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
The representatives of the distributors and of the sweet potato processing industry shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. The Dean of the College of Agriculture or his designee and the Secretary of Agriculture or his designee shall serve for indefinite terms.
The State Board of Agriculture shall appoint the members of the commission from lists submitted by the organizations listed hereafter. Grower members of the commission shall be nominated by the New Jersey State Sweet Potato Industry Association, Inc. The processing member of the commission shall be nominated by the New Jersey Canners and Food Processors Association. The distributor member shall be nominated by the Garden State Branch of the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association.
No person shall serve more than 2 full successive terms as a member of the Sweet Potato Industry Commission.
Each member shall hold office after the expiration of his term until his successor shall be duly appointed and qualified. Vacancies in the membership of the commission, however created, shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the unexpired term only. If for any reason the list required for this section is not submitted within 30 days of the effective date of this act or of the development of a vacancy however caused, the State board shall appoint qualified persons to those vacancies.
L.1966, c. 283, s. 11.