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<section article="gbr" article_name="Business Regulation" number="11-626" title_number="11" title_name="Horse Racing" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Harness Racing">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Advisory Committee consists of members appointed by the Commission with the approval of the Secretary.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Of the members of the Advisory Committee:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>1 shall be nominated by the chairman of the Commission and be another member of the Commission;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>1 shall be nominated by the chairman of the Commission to represent each harness racing licensee;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>2 shall be nominated by a majority vote of the organization that represents a majority of Standardbred Breeders in the State, and 1 of those recommended shall be a commercial breeder as defined by the Commission; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>1 shall be nominated by a majority vote of the Cloverleaf Standardbred Owners Association, Inc.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A member of the Advisory Committee shall be a resident of the State.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>This subsection does not apply to the chairman of the Advisory Committee.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The term of a member of the Advisory Committee is 4 years and begins on June 1.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A member of the Advisory Committee may serve multiple but not consecutive complete terms.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms in effect for members of the Advisory Committee on October 1, 1992.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>If a member other than the 2 members nominated by the chairman of the Commission has not been nominated by June 1, the Commission, with the approval of the Secretary, shall nominate the member.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <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.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Governor may remove a member of the Advisory Committee for incompetence or misconduct.</text>
  </level>
</section>
