Idaho Code § 69-261

69-261. Advisory committee — Terms — Compensation. (1) There is hereby created a commodity indemnity fund advisory committee consisting of nine (9) members to be appointed by the director. Appointments shall be for up to three (3) year terms, each term ending on the same day of the same month as did the term preceding it. 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 predecessor's term.

(2) The committee shall be composed of six (6) producers primarily engaged in the production of commodities, and three (3) licensed bonded warehousemen or licensed commodity dealers.

(3) The committee shall meet at such places and times as it shall determine and as often as necessary to discharge the duties imposed upon it, provided, it shall meet not less than twice per year. Each committee member shall be compensated in accordance with section 59-509(o), Idaho Code, for travel and subsistence expense. The expenses of the committee and its operation shall be paid from the commodity indemnity fund.

(4) The committee shall have the power and duty to advise the director concerning assessments, administration of the commodity indemnity fund, and payment of claims from the fund. Every two (2) years the committee will review the maximum limits of the fund and give advice to the director.

History:

[69-261, added 1988, ch. 350, sec. 2, p. 1037; am. 1989, ch. 320, sec. 6, p. 830; am. 1998, ch. 124, sec. 1, p. 461; am. 2002, ch. 259, sec. 42, p. 777; am. 2004, ch. 172, sec. 1, p. 550.]