2015 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 2. Agriculture
§2-18-33. Board of the Oklahoma Beef Council.
A. The Board of the Oklahoma Beef Council shall consist of nine (9) members and shall be composed as follows:
1. The Governor shall appoint three members as follows:
a.one member representing a general farm organization which represents more than 150,000 members in the state,
b.one member representing the dairy producers in the state, and
c.one member of an Oklahoma association representing livestock auction markets and livestock dealers in which the member’s primary responsibility is the collection and remittance of assessment funds;
2. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint three members as follows:
a.one member from a women’s auxiliary group of a general farm organization representing more than 150,000 members in the state,
b.one member of a statewide women’s beef cattle association, incorporated in Oklahoma, whose primary purpose is beef product promotion and education, and
c.one member representing a general farm organization which represents more than 100,000 members in the state;
3. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint three members as follows:
a.one member of an Oklahoma association representing livestock auction markets and livestock dealers,
b.one member of a statewide beef cattle producer-owned association, incorporated in Oklahoma, comprised of more than 5,000 Oklahoma-based producer members organization representing cattle producers in the state, and
c.one member from an women’s auxiliary group of a general farm organization representing more than 100,000 members in the state;
B. The initial appointments for each gubernatorial and legislative member shall be for progressive terms of one (1) through three (3) years; subsequent appointments shall be for three-year terms. Members shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. No member shall serve more than two consecutive terms.
Added by Laws 2004, c. 34, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.
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