Section 38-33-2 - South Dakota Pork Commission established--Members--Terms of office--Elections--Meetings. - South Dakota Statutes

38-33-2. South Dakota Pork Commission established--Members--Terms of office--Elections--Meetings. There is hereby established the South Dakota Pork Commission. The commission shall be composed of five members who:
(1) Are landowning residents of South Dakota;
(2) Are at least twenty-five years of age and residents of South Dakota;
(3) Have been actually engaged in raising swine in this state for a period of at least five years;
(4) Derive a substantial portion of their income from raising swine; and
(5) Are participating sellers.
The initial members shall be appointed by the secretary from a list of recommendations submitted to the secretary by the pork producers of the state. The terms of members are three years; the initial appointments shall be for staggered terms. The secretary is an ex officio, nonvoting member of the commission.
Each successor to the initial members shall be elected by the pork producers of the state under rules promulgated by the secretary pursuant to chapter 1-26. No member may serve for more than two consecutive elected terms.

Source: SL 2001, ch 219, § 2, 3, 4.