2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 106-168.5. Duties of Commissioner upon receipt of application; inspection committee.

§ 106‑168.5.  Duties of Commissioner upon receipt of application; inspection committee.

Upon receipt of the application, the Commissioner shall promptly cause the rendering plant and equipment, or the plans, specifications, and selected site, of the applicant to be inspected by an inspection committee hereinafter called the "committee," which shall be composed of three members: One member who shall be designated by the Commissioner of Agriculture and who shall be an employee of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, one member who shall be designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and who shall be an employee of the Department of Health and Human Services, and one member who shall be designated by the director of the North Carolina Division of the Southeastern Renderers Association, and who shall be a person having practical knowledge of rendering operations. Each member may be designated and relieved from time to time at the discretion of the designating authority. No State employee designated as a member of the committee shall receive any additional compensation therefor and no compensation shall be paid by the State to any other member. (1953, c. 732; 1957, c. 1357, s. 13; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1989, c. 727, s. 219(31); 1997‑261, s. 109; 1997‑443, s. 11A.42.)