Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Chapter 40-12 - SEED DIVISION
Subject 40-12-6 - SEED ARBITRATION
Rule 40-12-6-.03 - Council Members' Tenure
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through September 23, 2024
(1) In order to provide continuity of experience within the Seed Arbitration Council, members and alternates appointed in 1994 by the Georgia Cooperative Extension Service, the University of Georgia Experiment Stations and the Georgia Department of Agriculture shall have four (4) year terms expiring December 31, 1997. Members and alternates appointed in 1994 by the Georgia Farm Bureau Federation and the Georgia Seedsmen's Association shall have two (2) year terms expiring December 31, 1995. Thereafter, terms of all members and alternates shall be four (4) years. Notwithstanding the above, each member and alternate shall serve at the pleasure of and until their replacement is recommended by their appointing official.
(2) Each alternate may attend any council meeting or hearing but shall serve only in the absence of the member for which he or she is the designated alternate.
(3) Unexpired terms of members or alternates shall be refilled as soon as possible through appointment by their appointing official.
(4) Members and alternates may be reappointed after completion of any specified term.
O.C.G.A. Sec. 2-11-77.
