196.941. State milk board, membership, qualifications, appointment. - Missouri Statutes

State milk board, membership, qualifications, appointment.

196.941. There is hereby created a board to be known as the "State MilkBoard" to consist of twelve members to be nominated by the director of thedepartment of agriculture and shall be appointed by the governor, with theadvice and consent of the senate, four of whom shall be representatives andactive members of the staff of each of four local health jurisdictionsincluding St. Louis County, Missouri, health department; St. Louis City,Missouri, health division; Kansas City, Missouri, health department;Springfield, Missouri, health department. Four grade A milk producers shallrepresent dairy producers through a registered milk producer organization orfarm organization with no more than one representing any one organization; onemember shall represent dairy processors through a recognized processororganization; and one member shall be a consumer at large. Not more than sixof the twelve board members shall be members of the same political party. Theconsumer at large or his spouse shall not be affiliated with any of theabove-mentioned groups. The director of the state department of health andsenior services or his designated representative and the state director of thedepartment of agriculture or his designated representative shall serve asmembers. The term of service of each board member shall expire Septembertwenty-eight of the fourth year after appointment. However, the term of thefirst members appointed shall expire September twenty-eight of the first tofourth year after appointment as specified by the governor and as equally aspossible. Provisions of sections 196.931 to 196.959 shall be implementedwithin one year of August 13, 1972. Board members shall serve withoutfinancial compensation.

(L. 1972 H.B. 1280 § 7, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1554 Revision)