11-2-102. Composition; qualifications; appointment and removal of members; quorum.

(a) The board shall consist of thirteen (13) members, including the governor and the dean of the University of Wyoming college of agriculture or his designated representative as ex officio nonvoting members. Eleven (11) voting members shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate and may be removed by the governor as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.

(b) One (1) member shall be appointed from each of the seven (7) appointment districts pursuant to W.S. 9-1-218. Appointments in each appointment district shall be rotated among the several counties comprising the district.

(c) Members appointed in accordance with subsection (b) of this section from appointment districts shall be appointed for a term of six (6) years.

(d) The seven (7) members appointed from the appointment districts:

(i) Shall be selected to represent a cross-section of the agricultural industry;

(ii) Shall be engaged chiefly in agricultural work; and

(iii) Not more than seventy-five percent (75%) shall be members of the same political party.

(e) One (1) member shall be appointed from each of the four (4) board of agriculture youth leadership quadrants as follows:

(i) The northeast quadrant shall consist of Campbell, Crook, Johnson, Niobrara, Sheridan and Weston counties;

(ii) The northwest quadrant shall consist of Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park, Teton and Washakie counties;

(iii) The southeast quadrant shall consist of Albany, Converse, Goshen, Laramie, Natrona and Platte counties; and

(iv) The southwest quadrant shall consist of Carbon, Fremont, Lincoln, Sublette, Sweetwater and Uinta counties.

(f) The four (4) members appointed from the board of agriculture youth leadership quadrants:

(i) Shall be selected by considering a cross-section of the agricultural industry;

(ii) Shall be engaged chiefly in agricultural work;

(iii) Shall be between eighteen (18) and thirty (30) years of age at the time of submitting the application for board membership; and

(iv) Shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years.

(g) A majority of the appointed members of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.

(h) Appointments and terms shall be in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103.