There is hereby created in the Department of Agriculture the White Potato Industry Council to consist of 8 members, of whom 5 shall be growers of white potatoes, 1 shall be a wholesale dealer in white potatoes, 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 3 shall be for a term of 1 year and 4 shall be for a term of 2 years as designated by the State board. The appointment of the grower members and the wholesale dealer member shall be made from lists containing not less than 15 names of growers and not less than 3 names of wholesale dealers, respectively, submitted to the State board by the New Jersey State Potato Association. If for any reason any list required by this section is not submitted, the State board may make appointments from among the growers and dealers 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 the said station. 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, but the list of nominees to be submitted by the New Jersey State Potato Association need contain but 3 names for each vacancy to be filled.

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. 169, p. 603, s. 11.