1.    No sooner than sixty days before the term of the commission’s member at large is to expire, the agriculture commissioner, serving as the chairman, shall convene a nominating committee consisting of the following individuals:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 4.1-13-09

  • Commissioner: means the agriculture commissioner or the designee or authorized representative of the commissioner. See North Dakota Code 4.1-01-01
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

a.    The agriculture commissioner; b.    The director of the North Dakota agricultural experiment station; c.    The president of the North Dakota crop improvement association; d.    The president of the North Dakota farm bureau; e.    The president of the North Dakota farmers union; f.    The president of the North Dakota grain dealers association; g.    The president of the North Dakota grain growers association; h.    The director of the North Dakota state university extension service; and

i.    A resident of this state who is a member of, and selected by, the United States durum growers association.

2.    The committee shall submit to the governor the names of three individuals who are qualified to serve as a member at large.

3.    Before the member’s term is to expire, the governor shall appoint one of the three individuals to serve as the member at large.

4.    Any member of the nominating committee may appoint a designee to carry out the requirements of this section.