Utah Beef Council created -- Composition -- Nomination and selection of appointed members -- Terms of appointed members -- Qualifications for nomination.

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  • (1) There is created an independent state agency known as the Utah Beef Council.
  • (2) The Utah Beef Council consists of 10 members as follows:
    • (a) the commissioner of the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, or the commissioner's designee;
    • (b) the president of the Utah Cattlemen's Association;
    • (c) the vice president of the Utah Cattlemen's Association;
    • (d) a member of the Utah Cattlemen's Association board of directors, chosen by the Utah Cattlemen's Association;
    • (e) the appointee from Utah on the national beef checkoff Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board, appointed by the United States Secretary of Agriculture;
    • (f) the president of the Utah Cattlewomen's Association;
    • (g) a member of the Utah Dairy Commission, chosen by the Utah Dairy Commission; and
    • (h) three at-large producers from the state of Utah, appointed as described in Subsection (4).
  • (3) In addition to the members listed in Subsection (2), the council may appoint nonvoting members.
  • (4)
    • (a) At-large candidates for appointment to the council shall be nominated by a formal written request signed by two or more producers and submitted to the council no later than October 1.
    • (b) A membership committee, consisting of the commissioner or the commissioner's designee, the council member representing the Utah Dairy Commission, and the president of the Utah Cattlemen's Association shall:
      • (i) select candidates for appointment to the council from the nominees submitted by producers; and
      • (ii) present the candidates to the governor for review and appointment on or before December 1.
  • (5)
    • (a) The governor shall appoint the at-large members to three-year terms beginning on January 1 of the year following appointment to the council.
    • (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (5)(a), the governor shall, at the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of at-large members are staggered so that one at-large member is appointed each year.
  • (6) Each at-large member shall be:
    • (a) a citizen of the United States;
    • (b) 18 years of age or older;
    • (c) an active producer; and
    • (d) a resident of Utah.




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