Section 10-1101 - Seafood Marketing Advisory Commission. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-1101. Seafood Marketing Advisory Commission.
 

(a)  Established.- There is a Seafood Marketing Advisory Commission. 

(b)  Composition - Number.- The Commission consists of 13 members. 

(c)  Composition - Members.- Of the 13 Commission members: 

(1) 1 shall be the Secretary of Agriculture or the designee of the Secretary of Agriculture, as an ex officio nonvoting member; 

(2) 1 shall be the Secretary of Natural Resources or the designee of the Secretary of Natural Resources, as an ex officio nonvoting member; 

(3) 5 shall represent the seafood packers in this State, at least 3 of whom shall be members of the Chesapeake Bay Seafood Industries Association; 

(4) 2 shall be licensed Maryland watermen; 

(5) 1 shall represent the retail food industry in this State; 

(6) 1 shall represent the aquaculture industry in this State; and 

(7) 2 shall be consumer members. 

(d)  Appointment of Chesapeake Bay Seafood Industries Association members.-  

(1) The Governor shall appoint the 3 members representing the Chesapeake Bay Seafood Industries Association from a list of names submitted to the Governor by the Chesapeake Bay Seafood Industries Association. The names on the list shall be three times the number of vacancies; 

(2) Except for the ex officio members and the members representing the Chesapeake Bay Seafood Industries Association, the Governor shall appoint each member with the advice of the Secretary; and 

(3) Except for the ex officio members, each member appointed by the Governor shall be appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate. 

(e)  Oath.- Before taking office, each appointee to the Commission shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution. 

(f)  Length of term.- The term of a member is 4 years. 

(g)  Number of terms.- A member may not serve more than 2 terms on the Commission. 

(h)  Expiration of term.- The terms of the initial voting members of the Commission expire as follows: 

(1) 2 in 1988; 

(2) 3 in 1989; 

(3) 3 in 1990; and 

(4) 3 in 1991. 

(i)  Service until appointment and qualification of successor - In general.- At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies. 

(j)  Service until appointment and qualification of successor - Member appointed after term has begun.- A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. 

(k)  Removal.- The Governor may remove a member for incompetence or misconduct. 

(l)  Assistance of Commission.- The Commission shall assist the Seafood Marketing and Aquaculture Development Program and the Division of Market Development in the Department of Agriculture in: 

(1) Promoting increased consumption and distribution of Maryland seafood; and 

(2) Seeking efficient methods to reduce cost and improve the quality and marketability of Maryland seafood. 
 

[1987, ch. 308; 1988, ch. 6, § 1; 2005, ch. 25, § 12.]