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§ 10-1101. Seafood Marketing Advisory Commission

West's Annotated Code of MarylandAgricultureEffective: July 1, 2017

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Agriculture
Title 10. Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products
Subtitle 11. Seafood Marketing Advisory Commission (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2017
MD Code, Agriculture, § 10-1101
Formerly cited as NAT RES § 4-11E-01
§ 10-1101. Seafood Marketing Advisory Commission
Currentness
Established
(a) There is a Seafood Marketing Advisory Commission.
Number of Members
(b) The Commission consists of 13 members.
Composition of members
(c) Of the 13 Commission members:
(1) 1 shall be the Secretary of Agriculture or the designee of the Secretary of Agriculture, as an ex officio nonvoting member;
(2) 1 shall be the Secretary of Natural Resources or the designee of the Secretary of Natural Resources, as an ex officio nonvoting member;
(3) 5 shall represent the seafood packers in this State, at least 3 of whom shall be members of the Chesapeake Bay Seafood Industries Association;
(4) 2 shall be licensed Maryland watermen;
(5) 1 shall represent the retail food industry in this State;
(6) 1 shall represent the aquaculture industry in this State; and
(7) 2 shall be consumer members.
Governor appointed members
(d)(1) The Governor shall appoint the 3 members representing the Chesapeake Bay Seafood Industries Association from a list of names submitted to the Governor by the Chesapeake Bay Seafood Industries Association. The names on the list shall be three times the number of vacancies;
(2) Except for the ex officio members and the members representing the Chesapeake Bay Seafood Industries Association, the Governor shall appoint each member with the advice of the Secretary; and
(3) Except for the ex officio members, each member appointed by the Governor shall be appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Oath
(e) Before taking office, each appointee to the Commission shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution.
Term
(f) The term of a member is 4 years.
Multiply terms
(g) A member may not serve more than 2 terms on the Commission.
Length of terms
(h) The terms of the initial voting members of the Commission expire as follows:
(1) 2 in 1988;
(2) 3 in 1989;
(3) 3 in 1990; and
(4) 3 in 1991.
Continuation of service
(i) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
Member appointed after term begun
(j) A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
Removal of member
(k) The Governor may remove a member for incompetence or misconduct.
Commission shall assist Program
(l) The Commission shall assist the Seafood and Aquaculture Products Marketing Program in the Department in:
(1) Promoting increased consumption and distribution of Maryland seafood; and
(2) Seeking efficient methods to reduce cost and improve the quality and marketability of Maryland seafood.

Credits

Added as Agriculture § 10-1101 by Acts 1987, c. 308, § 1, eff. July 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1988, c. 6, § 1, eff. Feb. 18, 1988; Acts 2005, c. 25, § 12, eff. April 12, 2005. Transferred to Natural Resources § 4-11E-01 by Acts 2011, c. 411, § 2, eff. July 1, 2011. Transferred to Agriculture § 10-1101 by Acts 2017, c. 101, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017. Amended by Acts 2017, c. 101, § 2, eff. July 1, 2017.
MD Code, Agriculture, § 10-1101, MD AGRIC § 10-1101
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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