2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 106 - Agriculture.
§ 106-831. (For expiration date, see note) The North Carolina Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council; creation; membership; terms.

§ 106‑831.  (For expiration date, see note) The North Carolina Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council; creation; membership; terms.

(a)        Council Established; Membership. – The North Carolina Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council is hereby created within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The Council shall consist of 27 members as follows:

(1)        The Commissioner of Agriculture or the Commissioner's designee, ex officio.

(2)        The State Health Director or the State Health Director's designee, ex officio.

(3)        The Secretary of Commerce or the Secretary's designee, ex officio.

(4)        Two local organic food producers, one of which is an organic animal producer and one of which is an organic crop producer, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(5)        Two local conventional food producers, one of which is an animal producer and one of which is a crop producer, to be appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture.

(6)        Two local sustainable food producers, one of which is an animal producer and one of which is a crop producer, to be appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture.

(7)        One representative of the commercial fishing industry, to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

(8)        One representative of the NC State Grange, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(9)        One representative of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, Inc., to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(10)      One representative of the Sea Grant College Program at The University of North Carolina, to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

(11)      One representative of the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, to be appointed by the Governor.

(12)      One representative of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems, a partnership among North Carolina State University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, to be appointed by the Governor.

(13)      One representative of the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers' Land Loss Prevention Project, Inc., to be appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture.

(14)      One representative of the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project, to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

(15)      One representative of the Center for Community Action, Inc., to be appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture.

(16)      One representative of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

(17)      One representative of the Department of Public Instruction, Child Nutrition Services Section, to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

(18)      One representative of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, jointly administered by North Carolina State University and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, to be appointed by the Governor.

(19)      One representative of the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

(20)      One representative of a food bank located in North Carolina, to be appointed by the Governor.

(21)      One representative of the food retail or food service industry, to be appointed by the Governor.

(22)      One representative of the North Carolina Farm Transition Network, Inc., to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(23)      One representative of the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center, Inc., to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(24)      One representative of a business engaged in the processing, packaging, or distribution of food, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in consultation with the NC Agribusiness Council.

(b)        Terms. – Appointments to the Council shall be for a term of three years. Terms shall be staggered so that eight terms shall expire on June 30 of each year, except that members of the Council shall serve until their successors are appointed and duly qualified as provided by G.S. 128‑7.

(c)        Chair. – The Council shall have one chair. The Council shall, by a majority of the members, select the chair every other year from among those members of the Council.

(d)        Vacancies. – Any vacancy on the Council resulting from the resignation of a member or otherwise shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made, and the term shall be for the balance of the unexpired term of the member who created the vacancy.

(e)        Compensation. – The Council members shall receive no salary as a result of serving on the Council but shall receive per diem, subsistence, and travel expenses in accordance with G.S. 120‑3.1, 138‑5, or 138‑6, as applicable.

(f)         Removal. – Members may be removed in accordance with G.S. 143B‑13 as if that section applied to this Article.

(g)        Meetings. – The chair shall call the meetings and shall notify the members of each meeting being called at least seven days before the date on which the meeting is to occur. Meetings shall be held as often as the chair deems necessary but not less than four times each calendar year. The chair shall arrange for the location and staffing of the meetings, the costs of which shall be borne by the Council from funds made available to the Council to conduct business.

(h)        Quorum. – A quorum of the Council shall consist of 13 members of the Council for the transaction of business.

(i)         Meeting Space. – The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall provide without compensation meeting space in Raleigh for use by the Council.  (2009‑530, s. 1.)