Ohio § 901.71

§ 901.71.

(A) There is hereby created the advisory committee on livestock exhibitions consisting

of not more than twenty-one members, as follows: (1) The director of agriculture, or the director's designee; (2) The state veterinarian, or the state veterinarian's designee; (3) A representative of the Ohio cattlemen's association, the Ohio purebred dairy cattle

association, the Ohio pork producers council, the Ohio poultry association, the Ohio

sheep improvement association, the Ohio fair managers association, the Ohio farm bureau

federation, the Ohio farmers union, the Ohio department of education and workforce's

agricultural education service, the Ohio state university extension, the national

farmers organization, and the Ohio state grange, or their designees.  Each of these members shall be chosen by the organization the member represents. (4) The chairperson of the Ohio expositions commission, or the chairperson's designee; (5) Three persons who shall be appointed by the director, each of whom shall serve as

a member of a board of directors of a county or independent agricultural society organized

under section 1711.01 or 1711.02 of the Revised Code .  Of the initial appointments made by the director, one shall be for a term ending

on December 31, 1996;  one shall be for a term ending on December 31, 1997;  and one

shall be for a term ending on December 31, 1998. (6) Not more than three additional members appointed at the option of the director.  If the director appoints one or more additional members, the first additional appointment

shall be for a term ending on December 31, 1996, the second additional appointment

shall be for a term ending on December 31, 1997, and the third additional appointment

shall be for a term ending on December 31, 1998. Following the completion of the initial terms of the appointments made by the director,

each term of office shall be three years, commencing on the first day of January and

ending on the thirty-first day of December.  A member appointed by the director shall hold office from the date of the member's

appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed.  Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.  Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the

term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder

of the unexpired term.  Any member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's

term until the member's successor takes office or until a period of ninety days has

elapsed, whichever occurs first. Members may be removed from the committee only for misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance.  A vacancy on the committee shall not impair the right of the other members to exercise

all of the functions of the committee.  A simple majority constitutes a quorum for the conduct of business of the committee.  On request, each member shall be reimbursed for the actual and necessary expenses

incurred in the discharge of the member's duties as a committee member. (B) The committee shall be considered a part of the department of agriculture for the

administrative purposes required by this section, including the payment of expenses

authorized to each member of the committee under this section.  The director or the director's designee shall serve as chairperson of the committee.  The director shall designate an employee or official of the department to act as

the secretary of the committee.  The secretary shall keep the minutes of the committee's meetings and a permanent

journal of all meetings, proceedings, findings, determinations, and recommendations

of the committee, including an itemized statement of the expenses allowed to each

member of the committee under this section.  The committee may request from the director, and the director shall provide, meeting

space, assistance, services, and information to enable the committee to carry out

its duties. (C) The committee shall meet at least once annually after the fifteenth day of October

and before the first day of December.  The committee may meet at other times as the chairperson or a majority of the committee

members considers appropriate, provided the chairperson gives members written notice

of any meeting at least seven days prior to the meeting. (D) The committee may propose rules and may advise and counsel the director on all matters

relating to the administration of exhibitions and any other matters that the committee

and the director consider appropriate in carrying out sections 901.71 to 901.76 of the Revised Code .