2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 120-70.61. Membership; cochairs; vacancies; quorum.

§ 120‑70.61.  Membership; cochairs; vacancies; quorum.

(a)       The Joint Legislative Commission on Seafood and Aquaculture shall consist of 15 members: four Senators appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; four Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; four members appointed by the Governor; and three members appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture. The members shall serve at the pleasure of their appointing officer.

(b)       The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall designate one Senator to serve as cochair, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate one Representative to serve as cochair.

(c)       Except as otherwise provided in this section, a member of the Commission shall continue to serve for so long as the member remains a member of the General Assembly and no successor has been appointed. A member of the General Assembly who does not seek reelection or is not reelected to the General Assembly may complete a term of service on the Commission until the day on which a new General Assembly convenes. A member of the Commission who resigns or is removed from service in the General Assembly shall be deemed to have resigned or been removed from office on the Commission. Any vacancy that occurs on the Commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

(d)       A quorum of the Commission shall consist of eight members. (1989, c. 802, s. 12.1; 1991, c. 689, s. 184.1; 2005‑386, s. 6.)