Notwithstanding other provisions of this article, the director shall, with or without nominations, appoint one member and one alternate member to the council to represent the general public, in addition to the 20 members of the council otherwise provided for. Such persons shall not be affiliated in any way with the production or marketing of beef and shall have all of the rights and privileges, including voting, of any other member or alternate member of the council. The regular term of office of any member or respective alternate member appointed pursuant to this section shall be as close as possible to three full years and shall terminate on December 31 of the year which will provide for more than two but not more than three full years in office.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1007.)