TITLE 22

AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE

CHAPTER 37

CHERRY COMMISSION

22-3702.  Commission created. There is hereby created in the department of self-governing agencies an Idaho cherry commission to be thus known and designated. The commission shall be composed of three (3) practical cherry growers and two (2) practical cherry dealers.

The three (3) grower members shall be citizens and residents of this state over the age of twenty-five (25) years, each of whom is and has been actively engaged in the growing and producing of cherries within the state of Idaho and a major portion of his income from cherries has been derived from growing cherries.

The two (2) dealer members shall be persons who, either individually or as executive officers of a corporation, firm, partnership, association or cooperative organization are and have been actively engaged as dealers of cherries within the state of Idaho, are citizens and residents of this state, are over the age of twenty-five (25) years and a major portion of their income from cherries has been derived from handling, packing, shipping, buying or selling cherries or acting as sales or purchasing agent, broker, or factor of cherries.

The qualifications of members of the commission as herein set forth must continue during their term of office. The commission shall elect its chairman. Each member of the commission shall be compensated as provided by section 59-509(d), Idaho Code.

History:

[22-3702, added 1967, ch. 70, sec. 2, p. 157; am. 1974, ch. 13, sec. 13, p. 138; am. 1980, ch. 247, sec. 18, p. 595.]