2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 22-54s. Apple Marketing Board.
Sec. 22-54s. Apple Marketing Board. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4-9a, on or before the fifteenth day of the month after the issuance of a market
order the commissioner shall appoint an Apple Marketing Board consisting of six apple
producers, a member of the general public and the Commissioner of Economic and
Community Development, or his designee, who shall be a nonvoting member of the
board. The members who are apple producers shall be appointed from nominations
submitted by the Connecticut Pomological Society or any apple producer. Three of the
apple producers shall be from the area west of the Connecticut River and three shall be
from the area east of said river. The commissioner shall also appoint three alternate
members of the commission, one from the area west of the Connecticut River, one from
the area east of said river and one who is a member of the general public. Alternates
may attend all meetings of the board. If a regular member of the board from an area is
absent, the chairperson may designate the alternate from such area to act. The members
shall serve terms of three years, provided of the members first appointed, two members,
one from each district, shall serve for a term of one year; two members, one from each
district shall serve for a term of two years, and two members, one from each district,
shall serve for a term of three years. The alternates and the member representing the
general public shall be appointed for terms of three years. Members of the board shall
receive no compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses in the performance of their duties. Such expenses shall be paid from money
collected by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of section 22-54r. At
its first meeting the board shall elect a chairperson and such other officers as it deems
necessary. Four members who are apple producers and the member representing the
general public shall constitute a quorum.
(c) Each apple producer shall file with the board, on forms provided by the board, information on the harvested crop of such producer, including the number of first sale units and the disposition of such units at fresh markets, cold storage or other destinations. The board shall provide the commissioner with such information as the commissioner deems necessary to fulfill the purposes of sections 22-54p to 22-54t, inclusive.
(P.A. 91-77, S. 5; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6.)
History: P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Economic Development with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development.
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