(a) The secretary shall appoint to the council three range cattle producers, three cattle feeders, three dairy producers, one processor, and one public member to represent the general public.
(b) (1) Each member appointed as a range cattle producer, at the time of initial appointment, shall be a resident of a different county from the county in which any other range cattle producer members reside.
(2) Each member appointed as a dairy producer, at the time of initial appointment, shall be a resident of a different county from the county in which any other dairy producer members reside.
(c) The secretary shall use the same formula described in subdivisions (a) and (b) in the appointment of alternates.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 410, Sec. 2. (SB 965) Effective January 1, 2019. Provisions operative or inoperative as prescribed in Sections 65061, 65066, 65068, and 65069. Repealed conditionally pursuant to Section 65066.)