2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 3 — Agriculture and forestry
RS 3:1432 — Seed commission; creation; members; employment of necessary personnel
§1432. Seed Commission; creation; members; employment of necessary personnel
A. The Seed Commission is created and shall be composed of the following five members: commissioner of agriculture and forestry, director of Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, director of Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, president of Louisiana Ag Industries Association, and president of Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, or their designees. Each designee shall have the same rights as the member by whom he or she was designated, including voting rights. The commission shall elect a chairman from among its members.
B. The commission shall employ a director and assistant director who shall be appointed by the commission, subject to the approval of the commissioner. The director and assistant director shall be in the unclassified service. The commissioner is hereby vested with the authority to employ all other personnel necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this Chapter and such rules, regulations, and ordinances as may be adopted by the commission. All employees of the commission shall be under the direction and supervision of the commissioner.
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 272, §1; Acts 1977, No. 149, §2; Acts 1986, No. 474 §1; Acts 1986, No. 447, §1, eff. July 1, 1986; Acts 2003, No. 175, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2008, No. 920, §1, eff. July 14, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009.
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