2022 New York Laws
AGM - Agriculture and Markets
Article 15 - Bee Diseases
173 - Apiary Industry Advisory Committee.

§ 173. Apiary   industry   advisory  committee.  1.  There  is  hereby
  established within the department an apiary industry advisory  committee
  which  shall  consist of no more than fifteen members to be appointed by
  the commissioner based on their experience and expertise in  the  apiary
  industry.  Of  the  members  so  appointed,  at  least two members shall
  represent each of the three sectors of the apiary  industry,  commercial
  beekeepers,  part-time  beekeepers and hobbyist beekeepers; at least one
  member shall represent the horticulture or vegetable  industry  and  one
  member  shall  be  an  officer  or  employee  of the Cornell cooperative
  extension service or the New York state college of agriculture and  life
  sciences at Cornell university. Members shall be appointed for a term of
  three  years  and  may serve until their successors are chosen provided,
  however, that of the members first appointed, five  shall  serve  for  a
  term  of  one  year,  five shall serve for a term of two years, and five
  shall serve for a term of  three  years.  Members  shall  serve  without
  salary. The commissioner or his or her designee shall be the chairperson
  of the committee.
2.  The  duties  and  responsibilities of the apiary industry advisory
  committee shall include providing advice, comments  and  recommendations
  to  the  commissioner  regarding  state  government  plans, policies and
  programs affecting the apiary industry and such  other  matters  as  the
  commissioner may request in relation to this article.
3.  The advisory committee shall meet at least once annually, at times
  and places set by the commissioner.
4.  The  commissioner  may  ask  other  individuals  to   attend   the
  committee's meetings or work with it as needed.