247.804 Agritourism Advisory Council -- Membership. An Agritourism Advisory Council shall be established within the Department of Agriculture to advise and assist the Office of Agritourism. The Agritourism Advisory Council shall be composed of: (1) One (1) representative from each of the following entities: (a) Department of Agriculture, appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture; (b) Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, appointed by the secretary of the cabinet; (c) Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, appointed by the secretary of the cabinet; (d) Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission, appointed by the commissioner of the department; (e) University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service; (f) Kentucky Tourism Council; (g) Kentucky Farm Bureau; (h) Kentucky Association of Fairs and Horse Shows; (i) Southern and Eastern Kentucky Tourism Development Association; (j) Licking River Valley Resource Conservation and Development Council; (k) Buffalo Trace Covered Bridge Authority; (l) Kentucky Chamber of Commerce; (m) Kentucky Council of Area Development Districts; and (n) Jackson Purchase Resource Conservation and Development Foundation, Inc.; (2) The Governor, or a designee; (3) Two (2) members of the General Assembly who hold an interest in agriculture, one (1) appointed by the President of the Senate and one (1) appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and (4) Nine (9) representatives of agriculture or the agritourism industry, appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture from a list of candidates compiled by the tourism regions as set forth in KRS 247.802(4). Each tourism region shall submit three (3) candidates with a business interest in agritourism who reside within that region, and the Commissioner shall appoint one (1) candidate from each region from those names submitted. Effective: June 25, 2009 History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 64, effective June 25, 2009; and ch. 16, sec. 65, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 66, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006; and ch. 211, sec. 126, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 95, sec. 50, effective June 20, 2005. -- Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 250, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2002. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/25/2009). This section was amended by 2009 Ky. Acts chs. 11 and 16, which do not appear to be in conflict and have been codified together.