TITLE 22

AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE

CHAPTER 2

COUNTY FAIR BOARDS

22-202.  Hearing of objections — Order creating board — Appointment and selection of members. The board shall meet on the day fixed, at which time any voter or taxpayer residing within the county may appear and object to the form of the petition, the genuineness of the signatures, or may make any other objection as to the legality of the proceedings of the board; or, any pertinent objection or objections to the creation of the county fair board.

After hearing and considering the objections, if any, made to the proceedings or to the creation of a county fair board, the board shall, if it deems it for the best interests of the county that a county fair be conducted by the county, create a county fair board by an order duly spread upon its minutes.

(A)  If the board in a county with a population of two hundred thousand (200,000) persons or less orders the creation of a county fair board, it shall immediately appoint either five (5) or seven (7) persons to membership thereof, and shall fix the place within the county at which such fair shall be held, and make its action a matter of record. The members shall as nearly as possible be selected from the different industries and localities of the county. If seven (7) persons are appointed on January 18, 1988, appointments shall be made as follows: four (4) members shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years and three (3) members shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years. Thereafter, each appointment shall be made for terms of four (4) years. Appointments shall expire on the third Monday in January.

If five (5) persons are appointed on January 18, 1988, appointments shall be made as follows: three (3) members shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years and two (2) members shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years. Thereafter, each appointment shall be made for terms of three (3) years. Appointments shall expire on the third Monday in January. Any vacancy occurring on such county fair board shall be filled by appointment by the county commissioners at their first regular meeting after the occurrence of such vacancy.

(B)  In a county with a population of two hundred thousand one (200,001) or more persons, the board, if it orders the creation of a county fair board, shall immediately appoint either five (5) or seven (7) persons to membership thereon, in the manner provided herein.

If seven (7) persons are appointed on January 17, 1977, appointments shall be made as follows: four (4) members shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years and three (3) members shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years. Thereafter, each appointment shall be made for terms of four (4) years. Appointments shall expire on the third Monday in January.

If five (5) persons are appointed on January 17, 1977, appointments shall be made as follows: three (3) members shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years and two (2) members shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years. Thereafter, each appointment shall be made for terms of three (3) years. Appointments shall expire on the third Monday in January.

County fair boards created after the effective date of this act shall be appointed for staggered terms assuming that the appointments are made on the third Monday in January.

History:

[(22-202) 1929, ch. 208, sec. 2, p. 411; I.C.A., sec. 22-202; am. 1963, ch. 113, sec. 1, p. 336; am. 1976, ch. 347, sec. 1, p. 1155; am. 1987, ch. 184, sec. 1, p. 363; am. 2000, ch. 347, sec. 1, p. 1172.]