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<section article="gag" article_name="Agriculture" number="10-1101" title_number="10" title_name="Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Seafood Marketing Advisory Commission">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Seafood Marketing Advisory Commission.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Commission consists of 13 members.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Of the 13 Commission members:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>1 shall be the Secretary of Agriculture or the designee of the Secretary of Agriculture, as an ex officio nonvoting member;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>1 shall be the Secretary of Natural Resources or the designee of the Secretary of Natural Resources, as an ex officio nonvoting member;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>5 shall represent the seafood packers in this State, at least 3 of whom shall be members of the Chesapeake Bay Seafood Industries Association;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>2 shall be licensed Maryland watermen;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>1 shall represent the retail food industry in this State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>1 shall represent the aquaculture industry in this State; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>2 shall be consumer members.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Governor shall appoint the 3 members representing the Chesapeake Bay Seafood Industries Association from a list of names submitted to the Governor by the Chesapeake Bay Seafood Industries Association. The names on the list shall be three times the number of vacancies;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Except for the ex officio members and the members representing the Chesapeake Bay Seafood Industries Association, the Governor shall appoint each member with the advice of the Secretary; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Except for the ex officio members, each member appointed by the Governor shall be appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>Before taking office, each appointee to the Commission shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The term of a member is 4 years.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>A member may not serve more than 2 terms on the Commission.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>The terms of the initial voting members of the Commission expire as follows:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>2 in 1988;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>3 in 1989;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>3 in 1990; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>3 in 1991.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <text>A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <text>The Governor may remove a member for incompetence or misconduct.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="l">
    <text>The Commission shall assist the Seafood and Aquaculture Products Marketing Program in the Department in:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Promoting increased consumption and distribution of Maryland seafood; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Seeking efficient methods to reduce cost and improve the quality and marketability of Maryland seafood.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
