2005 Arizona Revised Statutes - Revised Statutes §49-248  Agricultural best management practices advisory committees

A. Two agricultural best management practices advisory committees are established, one to develop and recommend best management practices for applying nitrogen fertilizer and the other to develop and recommend best management practices for concentrated animal feeding operations. The directors, or the directors' designees, from the department of environmental quality, the Arizona department of agriculture and the department of water resources and the dean of the college of agriculture of the university of Arizona, or the dean's designee shall serve on both advisory committees.

B. The governor shall appoint seven members to the advisory committee on nitrogen fertilizer as follows:

1. One person actively engaged in the production of citrus.

2. One person actively engaged in the production of vegetables.

3. One person actively engaged in the production of cotton.

4. One person actively engaged in the production of alfalfa.

5. One person actively engaged in the production of grain.

6. One hydrologist from the university of Arizona college of agriculture.

7. One person representing an irrigation district.

C. The governor shall appoint eight members to the advisory committee on concentrated animal feeding operations as follows:

1. Two persons actively engaged in dairying.

2. Two persons actively engaged in commercial livestock operations.

3. One person actively engaged in the production of swine.

4. One person actively engaged in the production of poultry.

5. One hydrologist from the university of Arizona college of agriculture.

6. One person actively engaged in the aquaculture industry.

D. Appointive members shall be appointed to terms of six years and may be reappointed to one additional term. No more than four appointive members of each advisory committee may belong to the same political party. Members are not entitled to compensation for their services as such but are entitled to reimbursement for expenses as provided by law for travel on, and attending, official business. Each committee shall elect a chairman from among the appointive members to serve a two year term as chairman. The chairman may be reelected. Each committee shall meet on the call of its chairman or at the request of a majority of its appointive members. The department of environmental quality, the Arizona department of agriculture, the department of water resources and the college of agriculture of the university of Arizona shall cooperate with, provide technical and expert assistance and supply data and other necessary information to the advisory committees. The department of environmental quality shall furnish necessary staff support and meeting facilities to the advisory committees.

E. The advisory committees shall develop and recommend to the director best management practices for discharges from a regulated agricultural activity considering the requirements of section 49-247.

F. The advisory committees may appear or be represented at any administrative proceeding for adopting the agricultural best management practices.

G. The advisory committees shall periodically reexamine, evaluate and propose any modification to agricultural best management practices necessary to meet the requirements of this article. An advisory committee may recommend modifications to agricultural best management practices at any time on its own initiative.

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