§ 2-1-202 - Board qualifications and terms. - Arkansas Statutes

2-1-202. Board qualifications and terms.

(a) The Arkansas Young and Beginning Farmer Advisory Board shall consist of members appointed under 2-1-203 who are residents and electors of this state.

(b) (1) The membership of the board shall be made up of young persons interested in the preservation and development of agriculture in Arkansas and the preservation of the agricultural way of life.

(2) Each member shall be under the age of forty-five (45) at the beginning of the member's term.

(3) (A) At least sixteen (16) of the members shall be full-time farmers having eighty percent (80%) or more of their personal incomes from farming or agricultural activities.

(B) The remainder of the board's membership may be less-than-full-time farmers or persons employed in an agriculture-related business.

(c) (1) (A) Except for the initial terms of the board, each member shall serve for a term of two (2) years.

(B) The term of office of each member shall begin on January 15 following the expiration date of his or her predecessor's term and shall end on January 14 of the second year following the year in which the term began.

(C) The terms of the initial members shall be staggered evenly between one (1) year and two (2) years as may be determined by lot at the board's first meeting.

(2) Any vacancies arising in the membership of the board for any reason other than the expiration of the regular terms shall be filled by appointment by the appointing authority effective until the expiration of the regular term.