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<section article="gag" article_name="Agriculture" number="2-203" title_number="2" title_name="Department of Agriculture" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Maryland Agricultural Commission">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Commission consists of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>One member who is ex officio and is the principal administrative official for agricultural affairs at the University System of Maryland as designated by the Chancellor of the University; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The following members appointed by the Governor:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>One representative of the dairy industry;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>One representative of the poultry industry;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>One representative of the livestock industry;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>One representative of the nursery, landscape, and greenhouse industry;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>One representative of the fruit industry;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>One representative of the field crops industry;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>One representative of the vegetable industry;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>One representative of the veterinary profession;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ix">
        <text>One representative of the Maryland State Grange;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="x">
        <text>One representative of the Maryland Farm Bureau;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xi">
        <text>One representative of services related to agriculture;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xii">
        <text>One representative of the turf industry;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xiii">
        <text>One representative of the equine industry;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xiv">
        <text>One representative of the food processing industry;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xv">
        <text>One representative of the general public to be the consumer member;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xvi">
        <text>One representative of the organic farming industry;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xvii">
        <text>One representative of direct farm marketing;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xviii">
        <text>One representative of viticulture;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xix">
        <text>One representative of agriculture education in primary or secondary schools;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xx">
        <text>One representative of agri–business;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xxi">
        <text>One representative of the forestry industry;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xxii">
        <text>One representative of the aquaculture industry;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xxiii">
        <text>One representative of value–added agriculture and agritourism;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xxiv">
        <text>One representative of the biofuel industry;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xxv">
        <text>One representative of the hemp industry;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xxvi">
        <text>One representative of the controlled environmental agriculture industry;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xxvii">
        <text>One representative of socially disadvantaged farmers;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xxviii">
        <text>One representative of veteran farmers;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xxix">
        <text>One representative of the Committee on Young Farmers;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xxx">
        <text>One representative of urban and small farmers; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="xxxi">
        <text>One representative of new and beginning farmers.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The consumer member of the Commission:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Shall be a member of the general public;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>May not be involved in any way with the activities on which the Commission advises the Secretary; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>May not, within 1 year before appointment, have had a financial interest in or have received compensation from a person who is involved in any way with the activities on which the Commission advises the Secretary.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>While a member of the Commission, the consumer member may not have a financial interest in or receive compensation from a person who is involved in any way with the activities on which the Commission advises the Secretary.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The term of membership is 3 years.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A person may not serve more than two consecutive terms.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
