May 10, 2007, Introduced by Senators GARCIA, VAN WOERKOM, GILBERT and JELINEK and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
A bill to amend 1972 PA 291, entitled
"An act relating to bovine meat animals; to create a beef
promotion, consumer marketing, industry information, research and
education program; to prescribe the powers and duties of the
governing commission; to prescribe the method of obtaining moneys
to implement and administer the provisions of the act; to provide
for penalties; and to provide for termination of the program,"
by amending section 3 (MCL 287.603), as amended by 1984 PA 143.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 3. (1) The state beef industry commission is created
within the department. The commission shall be composed of 11
members, 2 of whom shall be ex officio and without vote. The
following
voting members shall be appointed by the governor
director
with the consent of the senate commission of agriculture
for terms of 3 years:
(a) Two members engaged in the raising, breeding, or growing
of cattle or calves for beef production.
(b) Three members engaged in the feeding of cattle for beef
production.
(c) One member engaged as a dairyman in the production of
fluid milk.
(d) One member who is an executive of a meat packing company
which purchases cattle and processes beef.
(e) One member engaged in the operation of a public livestock
marketing firm.
(f) One member engaged in retail sales of beef.
(2) One ex officio member shall be selected by the director
and 1 by the chairperson of the animal science department of
Michigan state university.
(3)
The governor director shall select a minimum of 2 of the
members engaged in the feeding of cattle for beef production from a
list submitted by the Michigan cattlemen's association, inc. The
list submitted shall contain twice the number of names required to
fill
the available positions. The governor director shall solicit
similar lists of qualified candidates for other commission
vacancies from appropriate industry organizations.