4-21-103. Utah Beef Council created — Composition — Nomination and selection of appointed members — Terms of appointed members — Qualifications for nomination.
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There is created an independent state agency known as the Utah Beef Council. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 4-21-103
- Agriculture: means the science and art of the production of plants and animals useful to man, including the preparation of plants and animals for human use and disposal by marketing or otherwise. See Utah Code 4-1-109
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture and food. See Utah Code 4-1-109
- Council: means the Utah Beef Council created in Section 4-21-103. See Utah Code 4-21-102
- Department: means the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food created in Section 4-2-102. See Utah Code 4-21-102
- Producer: means a person who owns and raises or owns and feeds cattle. See Utah Code 4-21-102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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The Utah Beef Council consists of 10 members as follows:
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the commissioner of the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, or the commissioner’s designee; |
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the president of the Utah Cattlemen’s Association; |
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the vice president of the Utah Cattlemen’s Association; |
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a member of the Utah Cattlemen’s Association board of directors, chosen by the Utah Cattlemen’s Association; |
| (e) |
the appointee from Utah on the national beef checkoff Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board, appointed by the United States Secretary of Agriculture; |
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the president of the Utah Cattlewomen’s Association; |
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a member of the Utah Dairy Commission, chosen by the Utah Dairy Commission; and |
| (h) |
three at-large producers from the state of Utah, appointed as described in Subsection (4). |
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In addition to the members listed in Subsection (2), the council may appoint nonvoting members. |
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At-large candidates for appointment to the council shall be nominated by a formal written request signed by two or more producers and submitted to the council no later than October 1. |
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A membership committee, consisting of the commissioner or the commissioner’s designee, the council member representing the Utah Dairy Commission, and the president of the Utah Cattlemen’s Association shall:
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select candidates for appointment to the council from the nominees submitted by producers; and |
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present the candidates to the governor for review and appointment on or before December 1. |
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The governor shall appoint the at-large members to three-year terms beginning on January 1 of the year following appointment to the council. |
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Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (5)(a), the governor shall, at the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of at-large members are staggered so that one at-large member is appointed each year. |
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Each at-large member shall be:
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a citizen of the United States; |
| (b) |
18 years of age or older; |
| (c) |
an active producer; and |
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Enacted by Chapter 393, 2018 General Session
