2005 California Food and Agricultural Code Sections 52291-52298 Article 2.5. Seed Advisory Board

52291.  There is in the department a Seed Advisory Board consisting
of 11 members appointed by the secretary, nine of whom shall be
labelers  registered under the provisions of this chapter and two of
whom shall be members of the public.  The members of the board who
are labelers registered under the provisions of this chapter shall be
representative of the functions of seed production, conditioning,
marketing, or utilization.
52291.1.  It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative
determination, that labelers appointed to the Seed Advisory Board
pursuant to this article are intended to represent and further the
interest of a particular agricultural industry concerned, and that
such representation and furtherance is intended to serve the public
interest.  Accordingly, the Legislature finds that, with respect to
persons who are appointed to such board, the particular agricultural
industry concerned is tantamount to, and constitutes, the public
generally within the meaning of Section 87103 of the Government Code.
52292.  The term of office for each member of the board is three
years.  Vacancies shall be filled by the secretary for an unexpired
term.
52295.  Members of the board shall receive no salary but may be
allowed per diem in accordance with State Board of Control rules for
attendance at meetings and other board activities authorized by the
board and approved by the director.
52296.  The board shall be advisory to the secretary and may make
recommendations on all matters pertaining to this chapter including,
but not limited to,  seed law and regulations, enforcement, seed
laboratory diagnostics and annual budgets required to accomplish the
purposes of this chapter.  The board shall be advisory as to the
scope of the program funded by industry and recommend the dollar
volume assessments, which, when combined with the registration fee
required by this chapter, shall provide adequate funds to support the
program.
52297.  The board shall annually elect a chairman from its
membership, and from time to time such other officers as it may deem
advisable.
52298.  The board shall meet at the call of its chairman or the
director, or at the request of any four members of the board.  The
board shall meet at least once a year to review budget proposals and
fiscal matters related to such proposals.