22-3602. COMMISSION CREATED — QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS. There is hereby created in the department of self-governing agencies an Idaho apple commission, to be thus known and designated. The commission shall be composed of three (3) practical apple growers and two (2) practical apple dealers.

The three (3) grower members shall be citizens and residents of this state, over the age of twenty-five (25) years, each of whom is and has been actively engaged in the growing and producing of apples within the state of Idaho, and a major portion of his income from apples has been derived from growing apples.

The two (2) dealer members shall be persons who, either individually or as executive officers of a corporation, firm, partnership, association or cooperative organization are and have been actively engaged as dealers of apples within the state of Idaho, are citizens and residents of this state; are over the age of twenty-five (25) years, and a major portion of their income from apples has been derived from handling, packing, shipping, buying or selling apples, or acting as sales or purchasing agent, broker or factor of apples.

The qualifications of members of the commission as herein set forth must continue during their term of office. The commission shall elect its chairman. Each member of the commission shall be compensated as provided by section 59-509(d), Idaho Code.

History:

[22-3602, added 1966 (2nd E.S.), ch. 17, sec. 2, p. 39; am. 1974, ch. 13, sec. 4, p. 138; am. 1980, ch. 247, sec. 17, p. 594.]