There is hereby created in the Department of Agriculture the Poultry Products Promotion Council to consist of 11 members, who shall be citizens of the State of New Jersey, of whom, 6 shall be growers, 3 shall be distributors of poultry feed, 1 shall be a representative of the New Jersey State Agricultural Experiment Station and 1 shall be the Secretary of Agriculture ex officio or his designee. Appointments to the council shall be made by the State Board of Agriculture for a term of 2 years except that of the first appointees 5 shall be for a term of 1 year and 5 shall be for a term of 2 years as designated by the board. The board in making its appointments to the council shall provide for equal representations from the 3 major growing areas of the State. Among the grower members of the council there shall be at all times at least 2 members representing the leading poultry product of the State, which poultry product shall be determined by the board from the annual statistical values of the several poultry products. The appointment of the grower members shall be made from a list containing not less than 12 names of growers submitted to the board by the New Jersey State Poultry Association, Inc. The appointment of the feed distributor members shall be made from amongst the co-operative and independent distributors of poultry feed who have registered pursuant to the provisions of chapter 4 of Title 4 of the Revised Statutes, so that at least 1 shall represent the co-operative feed distributors and at least 1 shall represent the independent distributors. If for any reason the list required by this section is not submitted within 30 days after the effective date of this act or after the occurrence of any vacancy however caused, the board may make appointments from among the growers at large. The appointment of the representative of the New Jersey State Agricultural Experiment Station shall be made on the recommendation of the director of said station from amongst the staff members thereof. Each member shall hold office after the expiration of his term until his successor shall be duly appointed and qualified. Vacancies in the membership of the council, however created, shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the unexpired term only.

The members of the council shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

L.1957, c. 47, p. 87, s. 12.