587.810 - Advisory Council for Organic Agricultural Products: Creation; members; powers. - Nevada Statutes

587.810  Advisory Council for Organic Agricultural Products: Creation; members; powers.

      1.  An Advisory Council for Organic Agricultural Products is hereby created in the Department. The Advisory Council consists of:

      (a) Four members who are producers or handlers of organic agricultural products;

      (b) One member who is a purchaser, consumer, or wholesale or retail seller of organic agricultural products; and

      (c) One member who represents an agricultural interest other than organic agricultural products.

      2.  The Director shall nominate members for the Advisory Council, and the State Board of Agriculture shall appoint the members.

      3.  The Advisory Council may:

      (a) Advise the Director and the State Board of Agriculture concerning the provision of information and educational services to the public and to producers and handlers of organic agricultural products concerning the program for the certification of producers and handlers of organic agricultural products established by the Director pursuant to NRS 587.800, if such a program is established; and

      (b) Provide information and educational services to the public and to producers and handlers of organic agricultural products.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 1635; A 1999, 3732; 2003, 399)